PRunderground.com vs. WordStream

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
PRunderground.com
Score 2.0 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
PRUnderground is a media distribution tool for public relations, from the company of the same name headquartered in New York.
$74.99
Per press release distribution
WordStream
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Wordstream, the eponymous offering from the company in Boston, MA, provides a free tool for analyzing performance "grading" an Adwords campaign, beyond which, Wordstream Advisor provides (for a fee, though a free trial is available) recommendations to optimize a paid advertising campaign on Google, Bing, and Yahoo! search engines, and place ads. Beyond the platform, Wordstream also offers full account management services, for outsourcing one's campaign, and white labeling for…N/A
Pricing
PRunderground.comWordStream
Editions & Modules
BAsic
$74.99
Per press release distribution
US National
$419.99
Per press release distribution
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
PRunderground.comWordStream
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
PRunderground.comWordStream
Likelihood to Recommend
2.0
(7 ratings)
9.1
(23 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
9.6
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
PRunderground.comWordStream
Likelihood to Recommend
PRUnderground
PRUnderground is an excellent choice for small to medium-sized businesses and solopreneurs who want to get their news out there without spending a fortune.
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Gannett
Do you currently use Google AdWords to drive new business for your website? Then you need WordStream. The best scenario where it has helped me is time. I used to spend easily 20 hours a week analyzing data, making minor changes, adjusting budgets, trying to just master Google AdWords! But now I'm able to spend maybe 2-3 hours a week on Google AdWords and put the rest of my attention on other responsibilities. WordStream has mastered making my time more efficient.
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Pros
PRUnderground
  • PRUnderground offers exceptional customer service. When I e-mail their team with a question or concern, I always receive a response within a few hours.
  • PRUnderground offers an unbeatable value. I've researched various distribution platforms, and this one offers the best of both worlds: effectiveness and affordability.
  • PRUnderground is a white-label distribution service with proven reach. My clients enjoy receiving 12-page placement reports with live links.
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Gannett
  • Definitely go with a consultant. It amazed me how quickly our consultant was able to understand our business and what we sell. He was the best resource for our newly-digitized marketing team.
  • The negative keywords section was a hugely helpful tool. It saved us from so much unnecessary spend while making it easy to add negatives.
  • How quickly changes implemented were updated on AdWords was amazing. It's live, so no lag and unnecessary spend.
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Cons
PRUnderground
  • PRUnderground has always been very responsive when I have had an issue with their platform. They constantly endeavor to streamline the process.
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Gannett
  • While the basic tools are pretty simple to use, the platform is actually pretty expansive and I don't feel like I've taken advantage of it (yet) as much as I could. It does require some training to get up to speed.
  • Support for Display ad campaigns is limited - this is mainly used as a way to optimize Search campaigns.
  • Reporting. I find the reporting setup to be a bit confusing and still rely on other sources for building out reports on our Adwords performance (Adwords itself and Google Analytics).
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Likelihood to Renew
PRUnderground
No answers on this topic
Gannett
Affordable, useful, informative, easy to use, continually updating and staying current
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Support Rating
PRUnderground
They go beyond what is expected and resolve issues quickly.
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Gannett
I have not had any experience with the customer support team for platform issues, but the account representative checks in with us often and is always available to answer questions. We will usually get on quarterly review calls so that she can share any new updates to the platform and answer questions.
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Alternatives Considered
PRUnderground
EIN Newswire PR Newswire All super expensive options that have very little traction in the overall market this day and age, spending more on releases is a bad investment
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Gannett
WordStream is a little different from the competition. There are much more expensive solutions that manage the account for you with more features (Kenshoo, Marin, etc) and there are cheaper solutions out there that offer some of the features that WordStream provides; however, if a marketer wants to personally manage an account with some aided help than WordStream provides a great, cost-effective solution
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Return on Investment
PRUnderground
  • We are a training company and the press releases have increased enrollments in our classes.
  • They have increased our website traffic.
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Gannett
  • I've already noted the time savings that WordStream has provided - at leats 5 hours a week (and I like to think that my time is pretty expensive/worth it).
  • Wordstream has paid for itself already, simply in removing junk from our AdWords account - junk keywords, junk AdWords groups, junk matching.
  • I think we'll find, over more time, that Wordstream will continue to provide outstanding value in dropping our CPA - once Google register sthe lack of junk, our CPC will continue to go down.
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