In a Nutshell
pros
- Built with powerful features
- Award-winning customer support
cons
- Service options can be overwhelming
- Price only available on request
Why Choose Oracle + Bronto
Oracle + Bronto’s software and services are specifically designed with the commerce space in mind. This means everything it offers is aligned with your needs and business goals. Because the company knows the industry, it can target and step in with software to achieve your desired results.
The software also integrates with almost any Ecommerce platform, such as Magento or Shopify Plus, and is trusted by top Ecommerce retailers like Trek and Emu Australia. The software is also straightforward and simple to use. The company has an award-winning customer service department that’s available by phone, email, or chat, and it is very people focused, making it a pleasure to work with.
Standard Features:
- Unified data storage
- Personalized email campaigns
- Drag-and-drop automation tools
- Reporting and analytics
- High uptime
- Backend-system integrations
- Full suite of useful and powerful apps
Templates
Oracle + Bronto has a library of different templates that come in different designs to suit your needs. The templates are also responsive, which means they’re not only visually appealing, but optimized to display well on mobile devices. There are over 130 different templates that are offered in 6 different layouts.
There are a wide range of themes to choose from. On top of offering several different templates, they are also designed for easy content additions and customizations.
Pricing
To get a quote for your business, you will have to contact the sales team and discuss your industry, company size, and needs. The platform has an average starting price of $20,000 per year, but that can vary greatly depending on your business.
Ease of Use
Oracle + Bronto was built with simplicity in mind. Its design is intuitive and efficient so that any marketer, no matter their level, can use it and become an expert. The platform uses simple drag-and-drop and copy-paste capabilities, that make creating emails extremely simple.
You can design a multi-faceted lifecycle campaign with different triggers, filters, and actions in minutes. All you have to do is create the email by dragging elements into the editing space. After you’re done, you just save your email or template, and you’re finished. The platform also makes automation, personalization, and analytics really simple, as all the data is laid out nicely and in an organized manner.
Features
One of the top reasons to use Oracle + Bronto is that it’s marketer-friendly. This means that it provides commerce marketers with powerful yet simple-to-use tools for segmentation, personalization, and automation. Even more than this though, it offers a full suite of apps that can be integrated if the platform isn’t enough for your needs.
App categories include personalization, Ecommerce, platform analytics, list building, and recommendations. Within each category are several apps that may suit your needs. The platform also showcases new additions on the homepage, which includes apps such as Coupon Manager and Cart Recovery.
In addition to its wide software selection, Oracle + Bronto offers services that can accelerate your time-to-revenue. Oracle + Bronto’s experts can help reduce the burden on your in-house team and expedite your marketing efforts.
Customer Support
Oracle + Bronto has an award-winning in-house customer support team that can be reached by live chat, email or phone. Working hours aren’t listed, but support doesn’t seem to be 24/7.
The company also offers an extremely in-depth resource center that’s filled with white papers, tutorials, and demos, along with a blog, AppCenter, developers’ corner, and ideas forum. The blog covers topics in product and commerce marketing, including titles such as, “5 Key Privacy Requirements to Keep in Mind for GDPR Compliance,” and “Machine Learning: The Next Wave of Email Marketing Personalization.” The AppCenter is where you can browse through commerce marketing apps that work with the Bronto Marketing Platform, while the ideas forum is a place to share your thoughts and feedback on the platform.
Oracle + Bronto’s experts can assist with both large scale and big picture projects, as well as small scale initiatives. For example, the experts can help you refine your strategy, or create one from scratch. They can help you grow your contact database, and create unique customer journeys. The company also provides developers who can help streamline the flow of customer data between your Ecommerce system and the platform.
Conclusion
The best part about Oracle + Bronto’s service offering is that it’s a full-service email marketing service. Experts can handle everything from copywriting and design, to coding and campaign deployment, and the internal team can essentially serve as an extension of your marketing team.
About Oracle + Bronto
Bronto was founded in 2002 in Durham, North Carolina by co-founders Joe Colopy and Chaz Felix. It offers a sophisticated cloud-based marketing automation platform that’s aimed to maximize revenues for mid-market organizations. It was later acquired by Oracle in 2016, leading to the combined name, Oracle + Bronto. The software was named the #1 email marketing provider to the internet retailer’s top 1,000 three years in a row, has 350 employees, and 7 offices around the world.
