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    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AOptimizely Content Marketing Platform brings teams together in a single, AI-powered workspace to share plans, collaborate on assets and execute campaigns.N/A

    Skyword

    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    The Skyword Platform is designed to make it easy to produce, optimize, and promote content at any scale. The platform serves as the technical infrastructure for the content marketing process, providing a space for ideation, editorial and review, publishing, amplification, and measurement. According to the vendor, the platform’s robust marketing calendar, integration with Google Analytics, pitching and RFP capabilities, and customizable workflows, allows marketers to create a sustainable…N/A
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    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformSkyword
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformSkyword
    Considered Both Products
    Optimizely
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    Skyword, Inc
    Chose Skyword
    SkyWord distinguishes itself by its efficiency and the capabilities it has with web design and management. It also has a strong variety of content production capabilities like video, social media, etc. Our procurement team has found SkyWord to be fair when it comes to prices, …
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    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    23 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    34 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    18 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformSkyword
    Content Creation
    Comparison of Content Creation features of Optimizely Content Marketing Platform and Skyword
    Feature
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
    7.1
    37 Ratings
    12% below category average
    Skyword
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    Ratings
    Ideation8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
    Approval workflows7.334 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content collaboration8.133 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content calendar6.130 Ratings00 Ratings
    Network for content licensing/production6.017 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Publishing
    Comparison of Content Publishing features of Optimizely Content Marketing Platform and Skyword
    Feature
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
    6.7
    33 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Skyword
    8.2
    3 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Content hub7.326 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Forms / Gated content3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embedded CTAs8.019 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content distribution8.227 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Content promotion6.021 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Content automation7.822 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Optimizely Content Marketing Platform and Skyword
    Feature
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform
    7.5
    27 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Skyword
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Audience profiling and targeting8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Closed-loop tracking and reporting6.620 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Content performance analytics6.924 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard7.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analytics8.612 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformSkyword
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (38 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    6.4
    (33 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Optimizely Content Marketing PlatformSkyword
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Optimizely
    A 7 only because I think there's question marks around customization. However, I've seen very similar tools in the past where stakeholders have been skeptical, but as you get to know it and use it, you'll find actually you realize those benefits. I just think Optimizely could help its stakeholders and clients see those benefits early on versus later on. However, that's not to say it's not possible, so a 7 at this stage, but I think it's got potential in future. If you are a marketing firm who wants a centralized system for managing workflows and campaigns, it's great. It does that. However, there are better competitors fill in some of the gaps better than optimized leaders does. It could do better. I think for me, visually when I see, when I create a workflow or a campaign, I can see all the tasks associated with it and I've seen the way that our parent company uses it. It's just a list of all the tasks you see in one view. I think visually it needs improving. However, the purpose that it serves fundamentally, it's got potential, if that makes sense. It's going in the right direction, but I think competitors are doing some of it better than Optimizely is. I think they, like I was saying earlier, if they really want to realize the benefits of the product visually there needs to be some improvement. And then the controls element that I mentioned earlier as well, hopefully that answers both of your questions.
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    Skyword, Inc
    It's a great platform for freelance writers to use because everything - the brief, deadline, notes, edits along the way etc, are all in one handy location; which is easy to access. It's great to get picked up by one client, following the recommendation of another too. It's almost like a networking site in this respect too, where companies get matched or paired with the right writers.
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    Pros
    Optimizely
    • The CMP really is useful for us not only to manage the processes behind how we create content that we serve in different platforms like websites, landing pages, emails, social media, but it also help us as a team that is scattered around the globe to be able to be connected all the time to be able to see what we're working on, to be able to share assets as well. We are not reinventing the wheel to be able to show to other people within the organization what is happening at any given point. We use it not only for assets now, but we use it also for things like planning our webinars, planning our face-to-face events, so it truly is the heart of our marketing organization within the business.
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    Skyword, Inc
    • Creating a lot of content quickly and efficiently
    • Identifying new and important topics and content areas to explore
    • Providing timely and helpful account service
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    Cons
    Optimizely
    • One thing that could be improved is some of the promotions that happen in platform. For example, there's a Opal AI little bubble at the bottom right of the corner, which you can't move across the screen. So if you're trying to change the status of a step or you're trying to update a description within a step, that can be a bit challenging and as it seems to be quite an easy fix.
    • I would love to see a capability in terms of having visual representation that we can share out with stakeholders that don't necessarily need access to CMP. But for that level of detail, we don't want it to go too granular, but we do want to be able to share in a quick and visual manner some of the activities that are happening so we can keep everybody in the loop without having to create different variations via different tools.
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    Skyword, Inc
    • No current cons or issues with their services and platform.
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    Usability
    Optimizely
    As a Content Operations Manager, I find the customizable task views and calendar views to be most helpful in the Plan Module. This allows me to have visibility into each team's overdue tasks, and determine where my time is best allocated to help in content production. The Library is a easy to access and highly used function as well for sharing assets across teams
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Reliability and Availability
    Optimizely
    I have not experienced any prolonged outages. From time to time there will be errors but nothing that significantly slows down production
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Performance
    Optimizely
    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform's performance is generally good. Nothing that has impacted production. Page load speed doesn't typically lag longer than a few seconds. Reports take some time but not any longer than we're used to with other platforms. We have not experienced lag when integrating with other platforms
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    Support Rating
    Optimizely
    The NewsCred team is very responsive and helpful with any technical issues.
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    Skyword, Inc
    Very responsive to our requests. Always make themselves available. We also have a standing weekly status with their team, which keeps us on the same page.
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    Online Training
    Optimizely
    Training was clear and concise. It was intuitive and helped me understand how to navigate the platform. Options to dive in on each action or skip to learn about areas of regular use. Resource links available to when I had additional questions or needed more training in a specific area. Overall, the training allowed me to use the platform without interruption
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    Alternatives Considered
    Optimizely
    Honestly, I'd rather use Smartsheet paired with a digital asset management tool. It’s more flexible, easier to navigate, and better suited for mid-size teams that need to move quickly without the overhead and complexity that comes with Optimizely. We currently have Optimizely because an investment has been made in the tool.
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    Skyword, Inc
    SkyWord distinguishes itself by its efficiency and the capabilities it has with web design and management. It also has a strong variety of content production capabilities like video, social media, etc. Our procurement team has found SkyWord to be fair when it comes to prices, and this showed when we evaluated them against competitors.
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    Scalability
    Optimizely
    Optimizely is generally a reliable platform for A/B testing and digital experience management. It's helpful for it's stability, flexibility, and comprehensive features, which is helpful when managing an enterprise website
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    Skyword, Inc
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    Return on Investment
    Optimizely
    • The program has allowed us to meet our content goals more easily (e.g.: we publish X articles per month and track where each article is at).
    • It's helped us improve the accuracy of our information. We have SEO, content strategists, and legal teams involved in the workflow now because it's easy to manage.
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    Skyword, Inc
    • High quality leads that increased our bottom line
    • Increased awareness and engagement with our social and digital activities
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    ScreenShots

    Optimizely Content Marketing Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Opal, Optimizely's AI, which acts as an extension to the marketing workforce. Use cases include building comprehensive campaign and content briefs, suggesting how to best execute a campaign, creating on-brand content for any channel and providing suggestions for ongoing optimization.Screenshot of Marketing Work Request Prioritization. This streamlines and prioritizes marketing requests with dynamic intake forms, automatic routing, and integrated workflows to ensure that requested work gets completed.Screenshot of Digital Asset Management. With Optimizely Content Marketing Platform's integrated asset repository, marketers can upload, organize, and share assets within the same platform where content planning, creation, and collaboration take place.Screenshot of a Visual Calendar. Optimizely's Content Marketing Platform provides visibility into marketing activities - from content to events to campaigns - with flexibility to support changing timelines.Screenshot of the Calendar. This offers visibility into planned and scheduled content and campaigns with the ability to save and share views.

    Skyword Screenshots

    Screenshot of Review submitted articles in the queue. Articles can be pushed to the next manager for review, sent back to the content creator, or published directly to client's website.Screenshot of Each article must receive a passing score on the Scorecard before being submitted. The Scorecard can be customized for certain requirements including meeting SEO and other content standards.Screenshot of Search our network of vetted contributors and influencers by location, language, expertise, Klout score, and more.Screenshot of Robust content analytics are available within the Skyword Platform.Screenshot of Streamline your video review process with time-stamped comments.Screenshot of The Skyword Marketing Calendar is built to align your strategy with the rest of marketing, and provide other teams across your organization visibility into your content marketing game plan.