A marcomm professional's virtual assistant
Updated September 30, 2015
A marcomm professional's virtual assistant
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
not sure
Modules Used
- event registration
- survey
- conditional e-mailing
- database management
Overall Satisfaction with 7Sheep
I recommend 7Sheep to my clients whenever they need to generate or manage a large group of contacts, and interact with them again in future, to create a contacts list or to organise an event or a survey. Most recently it was used to capture the interest of potential event participants via a social media campaign, and build a manageable database of contacts which was easily segmented - and all automated.
- It's extremely reliable - I have never lost any data and rely on the automated features to only contact the right people at the right time.
- It's usable directly by communications/PR people like me - and does not need IT experts to get involved.
- It's super easy to just "collect" the information which has been gathered. I love the way I can export my contacts to excel (and other formats) whenever I want.
- The terminology used is not always obvious to people who are not marketing automation experts, but it's essentially a personal learning curve - and 7Sheep does take user suggestions onboard and works to improve these things all the time.
- Design flexibility already outclasses some of the other systems I have used, but even more flexibility/adaptability would obviously make my marcomms job even easier.
- At the beginning, the wiki was a little too technical for me, when I just wanted answers to a "how do I make it do this" question.
- Definitely increased efficiency! In terms of event organisation and contacts management, I'd say around 70% time is saved in the medium/long run (after getting to grips with the system - but definitely worth the initial time investment).
- Better service and engagement rate - some of the things which I had to remember to do (like respond to emails or send follow up information) can be taken care of automatically. Often a simple acknowledgement will go a long way...
I've mostly used survey monkey and google forms and doodle for small inexpensive jobs - anything more sophisticated always seemed to cost more than the actual fee I charge. 7sheep does everything they do, but it automates a lot of the processing, for a cost which is affordable and makes me more efficient - as I can use my subscription for different clients.
7Sheep Feature Ratings
Using 7Sheep
7Sheep Implementation
- Implemented in-house