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    SAP Emarsys

    Score4.8 out of 10
    N/AEmarsys is a customer engagement platform that allows users to automate personalized campaigns across channels, based on each individual consumer’s behavior. The suite's capabilities include marketing automation, email marketing, customer engagement, customer intelligence and predictive recommendations. Emarsys is now part of SAP, since the December 2020 acquisition.N/A

    SmartFocus, now part of Actito

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ASmartFocus offers real-time interaction management software. Their messaging cloud marketing platform encompasses email, social, mobile and analytics capabilities. Founded in 1999 as EmailVision, SmartFocus has grown to serve customers across the globe; SmartFocus boasts over 2,500 customers of its Message Cloud, including HP, Mercedes-Benz, and others. It's features are relatively broad and encompassing, though central to it is the ability to build and launch email marketing campaigns. It also…N/A
    Pricing
    SAP EmarsysSmartFocus, now part of Actito
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    Pricing Offerings
    SAP EmarsysSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    SAP
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    SAP EmarsysSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of SAP Emarsys and SmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Feature
    SAP Emarsys
    6.5
    8 Ratings
    16% below category average
    SmartFocus, now part of Actito
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    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content4.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting6.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management4.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences7.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of SAP Emarsys and SmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Feature
    SAP Emarsys
    6.5
    5 Ratings
    18% below category average
    SmartFocus, now part of Actito
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    Lead nurturing automation6.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SAP Emarsys and SmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Feature
    SAP Emarsys
    6.9
    8 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SmartFocus, now part of Actito
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    Dashboards7.78 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of SAP Emarsys and SmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Feature
    SAP Emarsys
    7.0
    7 Ratings
    6% below category average
    SmartFocus, now part of Actito
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    API7.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals6.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability6.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    SAP EmarsysSmartFocus, now part of Actito
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    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SAP EmarsysSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (10 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    SAP EmarsysSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SAP
    Emarsys is well suited for any company with an established list of contacts and an interest in email marketing. It's easy to manage, scalable, and has plenty of customization features to make your emails your own. If you're ever stuck, the responsive customer service team will help you out. I recommend Emarsys for medium to large size companies.
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    Actito
    Before we used SmartFocus we had a simple bespoke drag and drop builder, where we could add as many "templates" as we wanted. In SmartFocus, the drag and drop builder is smoother and better, but you can't add your own templates. If you are happy with the provided templates, then building newsletters will be really good experience.
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    Pros
    SAP
    • It has the ability to reach maximum market chains.
    • It helps to keep our customer’s data confidential in any means.
    • It encourages one-to-one customer engagement which has helped us developing more trust in our customers.
    • It is targeting the required and interested audience for the organization.
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    Actito
    • Push newsletters to customers
    • Managing campaigns
    • Drag and drop builder
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    Cons
    SAP
    • The email and content builder is significantly worse than other email marketing platforms I've used
    • Emails campaigns cannot be used in more than one automation flow
    • Amount of emails collected and being sent for smart insight are inaccurate
    • I've rarely completed a task without some type of user interface error
    • Customer service mostly directs you to help center on website
    • You have to pay extra for training
    • You have to pay extra for reporting in which the system cannot provide
    • Lengthy contract with a high price tag
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    Actito
    • Drag and drop builder
    • 2-factor authentication
    • Internal integration (the system is too big for an average user what make it hard to use sometimes)
    • Image gallery reliability
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SAP
    We have no intention of changing Emarsys
    Incentivized
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    Actito
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    SAP
    Emarsys is the email specialist service giver for our whole association. We use it to send custom and mass messages to our clients across three distinct business divisions. Email advertising is one of our greatest income driving channels due to focusing on limitations from deals regions. We can arrive at our clients through email with pertinent data and advancements, all driving income for the business. I have not used any other product marketing automation services.
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    Actito
    We need a service where we can have support when necessary and a system that will handle a high amount of campaigns, with the functionality where even a junior member of the team can create a campaign from assets provided by the graphic team. SmartFocus has that.
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    Return on Investment
    SAP
    • From proficient and fast information assortment and converging to changing crude data into significant experiences, Emarsys gives you an answer that allows you to associate with your clients at an extremely close to home level and utilize that to additionally develop your business.
    • Reliable and giving cost effective services.
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    Actito
    • By using Smart Focus we massively cut the cost of creating a new e-mail campaign
    • On the other hand, the cost of SmartFocus is much higher than a competitor
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