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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Audience Republic

    Score3 out of 10
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    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
    Audience RepublicVbout
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Audience RepublicVbout
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Features
    Audience RepublicVbout
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Audience Republic and Vbout
    Feature
    Audience Republic
    2.4
    1 Ratings
    107% below category average
    Vbout
    8.6
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor3.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Dynamic content2.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content2.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Landing pages2.01 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    A/B testing2.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Mobile optimization4.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting3.01 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    List management2.01 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences2.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Audience Republic and Vbout
    Feature
    Audience Republic
    2.0
    1 Ratings
    117% below category average
    Vbout
    8.4
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Dashboards2.01 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Standard reports2.01 Ratings7.45 Ratings
    Custom reports2.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Audience Republic and Vbout
    Feature
    Audience Republic
    1.5
    1 Ratings
    137% below category average
    Vbout
    -
    Ratings
    URL Validation2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Link Tracking2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Image Validation2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inbox Display1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spam Testing1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Audience Republic and Vbout
    Feature
    Audience Republic
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    9.7
    4 Ratings
    22% 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 Audience Republic and Vbout
    Feature
    Audience Republic
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    7.8
    5 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Audience Republic and Vbout
    Feature
    Audience Republic
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    9.4
    4 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Social profile integration00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Audience Republic and Vbout
    Feature
    Audience Republic
    -
    Ratings
    Vbout
    9.3
    5 Ratings
    22% 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
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    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Audience RepublicVbout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Audience RepublicVbout
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Audience Republic
    Audience Republic is good for data acquisition using their gamified competitions, but I think that's about the only point of difference it has from Braze, Mailchimp or Campaign Monitor. While they promise to allow you to easily segment data from ticketing outlets, in my opinion, this is a blatant falsehood. In my experience, excuses come through thick and fast from the customer service team, but nothing has been resolved in the 2.5 years of using them.
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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
    Audience Republic
    • Segmentation
    • EDM template refinements
    • Data acquisition
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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
    Audience Republic
    • Integration of ticketing agencies
    • More flexible templates
    • Better customer service
    • Not lying about the fees charged to other clients
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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
    Audience Republic
    No answers on this topic
    Vbout.com
    The better relation quality / features / pricing in the market
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    Usability
    Audience Republic
    It's easy enough to use, even for a beginner, but I think the usability is dampened by the terrible dynamics of the platform and, in my experience, how they create more manual labour and legwork instead of the optimisation they promise.
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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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    Alternatives Considered
    Audience Republic
    All of these platforms offer the same level of performance to Audience Republic, but are a lot cheaper. I didn't choose Audience Republic, it was passed down to me from a former employee. I am in the process of moving to Braze as for the exact same service they will save our company $100k a year.
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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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    Return on Investment
    Audience Republic
    • Besides from the gamified competitions to attain data to then market to, literally nothing that I couldn't get from a competitor.
    • Audience Republic lie to us about how much their services cost. They were charging us 0.0053c per email send (and they upped this price without telling us one month), and a peer told me they were paying 0.0015c per send. In my opinion, they are not trustworthy.
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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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