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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    PFL Direct Mail Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APFL helps businesses deliver authentic moments by creating impactful direct mail that is data-driven, bringing measurement, personalization, and predictability from digital to direct mail. PFL offers direct mail that is... Simplified: PFL simplifies direct mail execution by managing the entire process under one roof from strategy and production to delivery and measurement. Engaging: Supports engagement that results in action by paring digital tactics with memorable…

    $40,000

    per year

    ZoomInfo Marketing

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AZoomInfo MarketingOS helps Demand Generation and Account-Based Marketers target, engage, and convert leads to buyers by giving them data, insight-driven orchestration, and personalized engagement across multiple channels such as display and social advertising, email, website chat and onsite conversion.N/A
    Pricing
    PFL Direct Mail PlatformZoomInfo Marketing
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PFL Direct Mail PlatformZoomInfo Marketing
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$10,000No setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PFL Direct Mail PlatformZoomInfo Marketing
    Considered Both Products
    PFL
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    ZoomInfo
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    90%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    28 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    19 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    81%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    21 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    PFL Direct Mail PlatformZoomInfo Marketing
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of PFL Direct Mail Platform and ZoomInfo Marketing
    Feature
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    -
    Ratings
    ZoomInfo Marketing
    7.3
    17 Ratings
    10% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings6.816 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings7.816 Ratings
    Engagement data tracking00 Ratings7.316 Ratings
    Ad Campaigns
    Comparison of Ad Campaigns features of PFL Direct Mail Platform and ZoomInfo Marketing
    Feature
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    -
    Ratings
    ZoomInfo Marketing
    7.7
    16 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Ad campaign creation00 Ratings8.214 Ratings
    Display advertising00 Ratings7.615 Ratings
    Contextual advertising00 Ratings7.911 Ratings
    Social advertising00 Ratings7.416 Ratings
    Ad reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.616 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of PFL Direct Mail Platform and ZoomInfo Marketing
    Feature
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    -
    Ratings
    ZoomInfo Marketing
    7.9
    19 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.019 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings7.318 Ratings
    ABM sales intelligence00 Ratings8.418 Ratings
    Intent Data
    Comparison of Intent Data features of PFL Direct Mail Platform and ZoomInfo Marketing
    Feature
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    -
    Ratings
    ZoomInfo Marketing
    6.9
    18 Ratings
    12% below category average
    3rd party intent signals00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Downstream intent signals00 Ratings6.917 Ratings
    Account identification00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    ABM Integrations
    Comparison of ABM Integrations features of PFL Direct Mail Platform and ZoomInfo Marketing
    Feature
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    -
    Ratings
    ZoomInfo Marketing
    7.0
    18 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Automated workflow & orchestration00 Ratings7.018 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    PFL Direct Mail PlatformZoomInfo Marketing
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    No answers on this topic
    Terminus ABM Platform
    Score8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sendoso
    Score9.4 out of 10
    6sense
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sendoso
    Score9.4 out of 10
    6sense
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    PFL Direct Mail PlatformZoomInfo Marketing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (33 ratings)
    7.1
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (20 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    6.3
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.3
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.9
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PFL Direct Mail PlatformZoomInfo Marketing
    Likelihood to Recommend
    PFL
    The reason it's not a seven or above is purely because of the timing of a solution we had requested originally back in August 2023. It's now February 2024, and we're waiting for a wow-factor pitch deck. Previously, we only received a demo recording and an order form quote. These truthfully aren't helpful enough to convince and sway our senior leaders into spending the $35k+ investment into the PMC.
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    ZoomInfo
    ZoomInfo Marketing can be used to re-target companies already in your sales process or familiar with you (i.e., have been to your website or engaged with you in some way). You may not get a large number of conversions through a cold display campaign, but ZI Marketing is a great way to stay at the top of your buyers' minds and provide them with bottom-of-the-funnel content through advertising.
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    Pros
    PFL
    • Personalization: It allows us to create highly personalized direct mail pieces tailored to individual recipients. For instance, we can include the recipient's name, relevant product recommendations, or even custom images that resonate with their preferences.
    • Multi-Channel Integration: The platform seamlessly integrates with our existing digital marketing tools and CRM systems. It enables us to orchestrate cohesive campaigns that combine email, social media, and direct mail to reach our target audience through multiple touchpoints.
    • Automated Workflows: PFL offers robust automation capabilities, streamlining the entire direct mail process. We can set triggers, such as website visits or email engagement, to automatically trigger the sending of personalized direct mail pieces, ensuring timely and relevant outreach.
    • Variable Data Printing: The platform simplifies variable data printing, enabling us to print custom content for each recipient efficiently. This is particularly useful for A/B testing different messaging or designs within a single campaign.
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    ZoomInfo
    • The ease of campaign creation is amazing! I can get a campaign set up in just a few minutes.
    • The reporting allows us to easily see the performance of our ads. There is no guesswork.
    • I love being able to create audiences from ZoomInfo tools such as Websights, intent, workflows and lists. This allows us to target a very specific audience that we otherwise would not have access to.
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    Cons
    PFL
    • There is no built-in functionality to automate direct mail; this has to be created through triggers in Salesforce.
    • The sales cloud integration didn't give us the syncing or reporting we thought would be available.
    • We would like to see more support from team members in the post-onboarding process.
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    ZoomInfo
    • Does not fully integrate sales and marketing, so some work and translation is still required.
    • this is a complicated tool, and requires a rather long time to train employees to use properly.
    • no training included, and the price is a bit high
    • Does not integrate the same across all internet browser programs
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    Likelihood to Renew
    PFL
    I will continue to use the platform as long as my employer provides access, but I do not have purchasing power myself.
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    ZoomInfo
    It just complements every effort that our sales and marketing team go through. We also use other zoom products, and this meshes so well with them. It has cut down the time we need for results in marketing and sales, as well as increasing the success rate of the actions we choose. We're seeing greater ROI on efforts since we started.
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    Usability
    PFL
    The UI is friendly, clear, and accessible, and I access it directly through the interface (Salesforce) that I perform my function in every day. It is intuitive to navigate, and I am able to find most functionalities I need without the need to consult an admin and/or support teams.
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    ZoomInfo
    I think it's great for marketing and sales alignment and it gives great insights and data that we can translate over to our LinkedIn advertising, but I think the reporting limitations aren't great. The discrepancies don't provide full confidence in the numbers. But, as a tool to become more targeted based on websights and sales goals it's great!
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    Support Rating
    PFL
    Only thing holding me back from a perfect 10 would be the timelines for involving the technical team on occasion. There have been a few times where the PFL technical support team has been booked up for days or more than a week out which can delay our project timelines. This doesn't happen often, let me be clear. But when it does, it's usually at the worst time for our campaigns.
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    ZoomInfo
    They spend most of their time pontificating on rudimentary matters. They tried to blame their own mistakes and shortcomings on the client rather than themselves.
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    Online Training
    PFL
    No answers on this topic
    ZoomInfo
    Calls using Zoom remote sessions, emails chat.
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    Implementation Rating
    PFL
    No answers on this topic
    ZoomInfo
    They never ended up uploading the custom intent topics until months after we submitted them. It was difficult to select the custom intent topics in the first place as well.
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    Alternatives Considered
    PFL
    JourneyMail is one I have evaluated. It did not seem as full featured as PFL Direct Mail Platform, nor did it integrate with the rest of the Salesforce products like PFL Direct Mail Platform (journeymail ONLY integrates to marketing cloud). My customers tend to be cross-cloud and own multiple products and want solutions that can integrate across their stack easily.
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    ZoomInfo
    We have ZoomInfo Sales as well. We decided we needed to have both Sales and Marketing to marry them together. We are so happy we did! We really needed to have the entire package together. We are able to research our customers within sales and then we are able to serve them ads.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    PFL
    No answers on this topic
    ZoomInfo
    No, it was clear.
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    Scalability
    PFL
    It does take a while to launch or re-launch a campaign, which can make it difficult to pivot quickly. However, if you're integrated with Marketo, then PFL is as scalable as your database and marketing strategy! The sky is the limit in terms of creativity. Post launch, the program is hands-off apart from report monitoring and potential optimization tweaks.
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    ZoomInfo
    Enable scalable process and implementation to use for marketing and sales.
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    Return on Investment
    PFL
    • We've sometimes struggled to maintain a positive ROI due to some issues with packages not arriving, arriving broken, or including the wrong items.
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    ZoomInfo
    • We have found a lower CPC across our pages
    • Tracking characteristics on types of businesses on our pages - also very close to our dream persona
    • Build a weekly workflow internally between sales and marketing to use the incoming contacts and increasing number of qualified leads to hand off to sales
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    PFL Direct Mail Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Custom kits available for useScreenshot of Entering the sender addressScreenshot of Personalization at scale with custom messaging and signaturesScreenshot of Product selection with product details, template data, and advanced options