Easy Functionality, but for a Hefty Fee
September 21, 2018

Easy Functionality, but for a Hefty Fee

Chandler Elmore | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Bronto Marketing Platform

When I worked using Bronto it was being deployed across the entire company. It was used primarily as a central CRM where, not only the customer's info was kept, but more importantly, their purchase history. Instead of having a lot of logins and places where the clients marketing materials and workflows were stored, it was all in Bronto.
  • It is very intuitive and easy to use by most teammates that were on the client account.
  • Like many other CRMs, it integrates pretty seamlessly with a third party or non-native platforms.
  • Its WYSYWIG editor was one of the best ones I have ever used in creating emails and workflows.
  • It is an Oracle brand, so there is going to be an Oracle price tag associated with it...
  • There are separate charges that a typical user will have to pay for. For example, we had to buy add-ons for email tracking and browsing history that were not included in the base price.
  • We increased open rates (due to personalization)
  • We decreased our unengaged audience size.
Bronto is by far one of the easiest platforms to learn and interact with, especially when compared to something like Infusionsoft. I enjoyed using the technical structure I learned from Infusionsoft and placing it into Bronto's interface. The reason we as an agency used Bronto was due to client preference and what the client saw as needed features.
We were able to very quickly get reactionary marketing pieces (bulk messaging) out to our contacts quickly and without much fuss. Besides the one-off emails, the automation that we had put in place (especially for new lead and customer onboarding) was simple to set up and manage. This helped us keep a broad check on how many contacts were moving through the buying cycle as well as easily see where contacts might be slipping through the cracks.

Bronto Marketing Platform (discontinued) Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG email editor
10
Dynamic content
6
Ability to test dynamic content
6
Landing pages
6
A/B testing
9
Mobile optimization
9
Email deliverability reporting
10
List management
8
Triggered drip sequences
10
Dashboards
6
Standard reports
6
Custom reports
7