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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Skai

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASkai (formerly Kenshoo) is a cross-channel advertising solution for search marketing, social media and online advertising. The product aims to give advertisers and agencies the control and automation needed to make better investment decisions across search marketing and online advertising.

    $10,000

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    Synthio

    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Synthio is Data as a Service software that automates the cleansing, standardization, and synthesis of data to make it actionable for immediate use. From merging non-standard or free-form data into a single usable dataset, to deduplication, standardization, strategic augmentation, or simply understanding more about data through a data health analysis, the vendor says their solution meets every data need of the modern marketer. Additionally, the vendor says they even have an automated tool that…N/A
    Pricing
    SkaiSynthio
    Editions & Modules
    Kenshoo
    $10,000
    Starting Price
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SkaiSynthio
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Features
    SkaiSynthio
    Ad Network Integration
    Comparison of Ad Network Integration features of Skai and Synthio
    Feature
    Skai
    7.1
    10 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Synthio
    -
    Ratings
    Data Transfer8.510 Ratings00 Ratings
    DSP integration5.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of Skai and Synthio
    Feature
    Skai
    6.1
    11 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Synthio
    -
    Ratings
    Ad campaign creation7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad deployment7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Display advertising4.310 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad display and retargeting segmentation4.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sequence targeting6.39 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Ad Reporting & Analytics features of Skai and Synthio
    Feature
    Skai
    7.3
    12 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Synthio
    -
    Ratings
    Ad dashboards7.612 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad performance reports9.812 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad conversion tracking6.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad attribution reporting7.611 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cross-channel ad management5.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad forecasting and optimization6.211 Ratings00 Ratings
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Skai and Synthio
    Feature
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Skai and Synthio
    Feature
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Contact information00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Skai and Synthio
    Feature
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.4
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Skai and Synthio
    Feature
    Skai
    -
    Ratings
    Synthio
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    19% above category average
    Append emails to records00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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    Score8 out of 10
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    Score9.3 out of 10
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    Score8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SkaiSynthio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (17 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SkaiSynthio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Skai
    Kenshoo would be a good tool if your client has extremely high budgets with low CPCs. For small, geo-specific accounts the capabilities have not be built out. Therefore, the tool could not budget pace our 250+ accounts. The main reason we had chosen Kenshoo was because of its budget pacing capabilities. Unfortunately, it did not save us time and created additional budget pacing issues with over pacing our accounts.
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    Synthio
    Undoubtedly this is the ideal software for the sales and marketing department, as it saves a lot of time in the search for customers and has tools that automate many processes that were previously manual. This is one of the programs we have worked with the best, that is why we recommend it.
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    Pros
    Skai
    • Kenshoo Search bid policies make bid optimization easy and automated. Optimizations are based off of sophisticated algorithms rather than simple bid rules (although Kenshoo Search also offers these). There are many different policies to choose from. Simply choose your type of goal (example: awareness vs. ROI), choose your metric, and assign to your campaign(s) and/or account.
    • Kenshoo Search reporting offers a large selection of reporting templates that are easily exported to Microsoft Excel. In addition, they also offer dashboard reporting with a variety of different widgets that are easily customizable. This feature makes it extremely easy to view metrics that may normally require manual excel work.
    • Kenshoo Search has a Desktop Editor tool similar to Google Adwords Editor that makes bulk optimizations easy and time efficient. This is a huge resource win for me and my team!
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    Synthio
    • Extensive search filters
    • Email verification prior to download/charge
    • Helpful customer service who you can work directly with to pull lists. It's great to work with someone who can tell you exactly how many verified leads you could pull without having to use credits.
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    Cons
    Skai
    • When working with large accounts, such as mine, the tool can be slow. There are a lot of times where the editor tool will freeze, and I'm not sure if I need to reboot or exit the tool. I wish it was a smooth process, much like the AdWords editor tool.
    • Kenshoo support can be slow to respond at times. In the ticketing industry, things are very much based on time of day or time of the week. If the product is down or not functioning during an on-sale or a major event, it can be difficult to get tech support on the phone.
    • Their reporting really doesn't set them a part from the competition. I've used social tools such as Marin and a few others, and they're all pretty similar as far as reporting. If possible, I think you're better off using Google Analytics for reporting, just so you have a common denominator.
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    Synthio
    • Lead quality isn't always the best - as with many databases of this nature. We have to expect that we'll have a high bounce and unsubscribe rate when using these leads.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Skai
    We received great customer service from the Kenshoo Social team, they listen to feedback, and truly work to get things fixed. The tool works well and they are always working on ways to improve it to help improve performance for our clients
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    Synthio
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Skai
    Set-up like other marketing platforms. If you know Google Ads, you know Kenshoo
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    Synthio
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Skai
    Very responsive and bring fast answers for problems
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    Synthio
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Skai
    I think Skai beats the competitors with its advanced bidding management system, this is a unique feature of them that if you implement properly, your accounts will surely benefit from this, especially if you have tons of data that the algo can learn from and optimize accordingly. In terms of reporting, they are the best we've got so far, scheduling options are great.
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    Synthio
    I feel similar about all of these list building/append services. There are good and bad aspects.
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    Return on Investment
    Skai
    • ROI is harder to track due to reporting/column & time frame default tech in my humble opinion but generally better results when compared to other products
    • Since the interface is difficult to navigate and paid search is a reactive medium, can produce barriers to change.
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    Synthio
    • Positive - We've been able to append records and add them to our targeted marketing campaigns.
    • Negative - We've added some junk to our database, as a result, which has affected our deliverability rates.
    • Negative - We did get a complaint and inquiry from one particular record about sending them an unsolicited email.
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