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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SOCi

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASOCi, including the former Brandify (acquired July 2021) presents a range of local marketing solutions, such as store locators, local SEO driven landing pages, local advertising, and brand reputation management.N/A

    Taboola

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ATaboola is a native advertising platform from the company of the same name in New York for publishing "recommended" content in a variety of popularly visited news sites and spaces. Taboola is partnered with many publishers (the Atlantic, Tribune, MailOnline, Business Insider, etc.).

    $10

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    Pricing
    SOCiTaboola
    Editions & Modules
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    Campaigns
    $10.00
    Starting Price Per Day
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SOCiTaboola
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    SOCiTaboola
    Considered Both Products
    SOCi, Inc
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    Taboola
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
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    60%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    60%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
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    60%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    60%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    SOCiTaboola
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    2.9
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SOCiTaboola
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SOCi, Inc
    SOCi is a fantastic tool for a franchise business because it provides the ability to post in bulk while also posting localized content. So, you can share the same basic content across all of your locations, but SOCi's tagging system inserts a location's phone number or website for each individual location. This helps create a localized feel and personalized touch -- but you only schedule one post, making it easy and efficient to localize content in mass posting. This principle applies to paid ads as well. Because of these features, SOCi may not be the best platform for companies with just one location
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    Taboola
    If you want to have your company advertised on news websites across the United States then Taboola is perfect. If you're looking for clicks and impressions but not so much interested in traffic that is highly engaged and converting often then I'd suggest Taboola as an option to run traffic, too. This is the perfect platform for grey-hat offers and similar ideas. I wouldn't suggest it for running ads on your website due to some strict conditions and the fact that it might not necessarily play nice with traffic coming from Facebook.
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    Pros
    SOCi, Inc
    • Firstly, as a user of Brandify, I am really fond of their after-sales support services because as a user these services matter a lot.
    • Brandify has made the work so much easier as it avoids spending time looking for better options.
    • It is very helpful platform for the growth of a company.
    • Its analysis helps us in foreseeing situations that can be either good or bad and ensure that we think of a possible solution.
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    Taboola
    • A good value on clicks -- they have visitors for all CPCs!
    • Worldwide reach and relatability -- so many providers use Taboola. It's very easy to reach your audience wherever.
    • High quality -- their policies ensure that only enjoyable, modest content is provided.
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    Cons
    SOCi, Inc
    • Their analytics are sub-par to other tools that I use.
    • Their website can be a little clunky until you learn to navigate it.
    • It takes a long time to be fully on-boarded and running on the platform with all information syncing together.
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    Taboola
    • I would like to see an easier way to exclude irrelevant sites that our ads received impressions or clicks on.
    • Being able to bid on specific sites only.
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    Usability
    SOCi, Inc
    There are some aspects of the scheduling of posts that could be more user friendly for the less tech-savvy users.
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    Taboola
    It was pretty straightforward getting an account set up and having an account rep assigned. Compared to some other platforms Taboola is actually rather intuitive when it comes to navigating the user interface. Pixel implementation was easy and we didn't have any discrepancies tracking conversions. Also the ability to target LALs was very useful and semi-straightforward to upload.
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    Support Rating
    SOCi, Inc
    We have not had to contact support so there is nothing to say in response to this question. We are sure that if we needed to contact them we would be able to get any issues resolved quickly
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    Taboola
    We have a point of contact in Taboola and he has been really great in supporting our campaign. He helped us set up the initial campaign, answered our questions related to the campaign and even agreed when I asked for a lower CPC. Also, while he tried to encourage us to spend more, he never pushed us to the point that it gets annoying.
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    Alternatives Considered
    SOCi, Inc
    Soci is a lot better. It’s more user friendly and it makes better for one platform to have all my accounts on
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    Taboola
    Outbrain doesn't charge a fee for automatic credit card billing. Often Outbrain CPC for the same content is cheaper but not always. The Outbrain UX is not as good as Taboola but recent changes had made them better than they used to be. In Outbrain you can not change images or titles once they are submitted. You also can not clone campaigns which you can do with Taboola
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    Return on Investment
    SOCi, Inc
    • Brandify allows us to analyze the reputation of the business and how happy our customers are with us.
    • It is a affordable local marketing software.
    • It has reliable and efficient support.
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    Taboola
    • Taboola campaigns have had positive effects on top of funnel activities and engagement metrics though the traffic is not always as qualified as one would like. You will need to carefully tailor your campaign to squeeze out the most relevant traffic.
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