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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Swag Pro

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/APrintfection is a swag management platform that aims to simplify the buying, managing, and distribution of swag and branded merchandise, from the company of the same name in Denver. They offer a suite of online swag management tools and APIs alongside custom printing, inventory management, and distribution. The vendor states their customers use the platform to drive more leads, reward customers, and engage employees.N/A

    Vbout

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AVbout is a marketing automation solution focused on agencies. Features include email marketing, lead scoring, social media management, and behavioral marketing.N/A
    Pricing
    Swag ProVbout
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Swag ProVbout
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Swag ProVbout
    Considered Both Products
    Printfection
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    Vbout.com
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    68 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    80 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    56 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
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    Features
    Swag ProVbout
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Swag Pro and Vbout
    Feature
    Swag Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    11% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Swag Pro and Vbout
    Feature
    Swag Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
    Lead segmentation and distribution00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Swag Pro and Vbout
    Feature
    Swag Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Swag Pro and Vbout
    Feature
    Swag Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Swag Pro and Vbout
    Feature
    Swag Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Swag Pro and Vbout
    Feature
    Swag Pro
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    20% above category average
    API00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Swag ProVbout
    Small Businesses
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    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Swag ProVbout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (83 ratings)
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (82 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Swag ProVbout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Printfection
    B2B companies, SaaS companies, larger or important swag or customer gifting motions, ABM strategies, large customer thank you motions, certification programs where earners are thanked or rewarded, lean teams, ample budgets, field sales teams with agency of gifting and swag, marketing teams that don't have room or space for holding or managing inventory
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    Vbout.com
    To Automate your social media presence by bulk scheduling content. Create multiple drip email marketing campaigns to support different marketing promotion initiatives. Visualize your marketing funnel. Learn what is your best referral traffic source per each initiative (for example, I learned that Quora was bringing us highly qualified leads). Create lead scores and start qualifying your prospects. Create multiple landing pages to promote your product to different audiences.
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    Pros
    Printfection
    • The swag catalogue has lots of items to choose from and they try to source anything else you need
    • Takes care of the logistical challenges of getting swag to offices, events and to customers
    • Their customer team are really hands on and helpful
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    Vbout.com
    • On email marketing, it has petty good recommendation for sending methods.
    • The landing pages can be fully customized with code editor and works with Bootstrap frameworks.
    • The automation comes in handy since it works on all Vbout tools.
    • We can also install the Tracking Code on external websites to utilize Vbout tools.
    • Awesome support team!
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    Cons
    Printfection
    • Their Giveaway feature was made some improvements but I would like to see it be more flexible
    • Being able to get more samples of products and printing prior to ordering
    • Swag photography/ items in stock in our closet- we had to provide photos of these items
    • Better updates on swag items that are low in stock
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    Vbout.com
    • Since their team is so focused on being the best, they occasionally have small feature appearance issues
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Printfection
    We are currently extremely satisfied with printfection. The quality of swag is very good, but the customer service ranks high above any other swag company. I have been working closely with my Printfection manager (Tyler Rowland) and he has been more than helpful from the start.
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    Vbout.com
    The better relation quality / features / pricing in the market
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    Usability
    Printfection
    I think they do their work well. It's just not amazing or a company I feel a necessity to keep. If someone had the same service with the same cost, I might suggest asking both about the level of customer service.
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    Vbout.com
    Great experience so far. Vbout has low learning curve. It's a user-friendly product with comprehensive knowledge base. Even if we meet a blocker, their team is ready to help us solve the issue. Their keep the dashboard straightforward that contains all tools, so we can access each one of them right away.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Printfection
    Prinfection's availability has been great. There was one time when a product we needed wasn't available, but our Printfection rep made sure to get what we needed.
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    Performance
    Printfection
    Printfection's performance has been top-notch. We have been using Printfection for only about 8 months, and have not had any issues with performance.
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    Vbout.com
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    Support Rating
    Printfection
    They're willing to help and do what is necessary, even when unnecessary. This is the case when I don't need service at that level, but I'd rather have excellent service always than wonder if it will be there when I need it. Overall, they are perfect, and they have good intentions.
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    Vbout.com
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    In-Person Training
    Printfection
    Tyler led some of our staff through training and was very helpful. Tyler was also always available for any questions after training was complete.
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    Vbout.com
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    Online Training
    Printfection
    We completed online training with a Printfection rep leading us through the process. This made the whole experience easy and helpful.
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    Vbout.com
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    Implementation Rating
    Printfection
    Their team is very helpful in getting set up and we felt like they worked with us on price and also getting our previous inventory we had at our offices set up in Printfection. The only down side of shipping in your items to Printfection is the photography of the items (which clients can see) is pretty terrible if you don't have clear product photos prior to sending the items to Printfection warehouse.
    **All items purchased through Printfection the product photos look better (so this issue won't be the case with those who aren't shipping existing swag to their warehouse)
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    Alternatives Considered
    Printfection
    I reserached swag platforms and narrowed it down to 3 that I wanted to learn more about. I based my choices on response time to demo requests, customer service, items, ability to meet the needs of my supervisor, etc. I learned that 2 out of the 3 platforms I found were both under Custom Ink which I have used in the past. So I know the items are of good quality. The main deciding factor was the staff. Both companies had nice staff. But Printfection did a superb job of not making me feel like a cutomer but a friend. I didn't fee like I was a sale but a partner.
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    Vbout.com
    Vbout offers a very robust overall solution, with a more basic solution, and a much lower price point than the Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM solution.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Printfection
    Simple pricing and easy to pitch to stakeholders
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    Vbout.com
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    Scalability
    Printfection
    Only two departments use this product effectively. Ideally we have two other departments would use it, but they kept getting confused on how to navigate through it.
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    Vbout.com
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    Professional Services
    Printfection
    There aren't many professional services besides what is related to their product. What would have been great was to get design services included in our membership since we dont have one in house
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    Return on Investment
    Printfection
    • Printfection is far more expensive than what we were previously using and we haven't seen a huge ROI yet in terms of influence on pipeline.
    • Our employees are more engaged using Printfection than they were with our previous tool.
    • Printfection helps with product design and research which saves me a ton of time when selecting new items.
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    Vbout.com
    • The platform has saved us a lot of money
    • It's highly functional and allows us to do a lot more than Marketo
    • It's easy to manage, and it saves us a lot of time on a regular basis.
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