Integrate

Avantages

1. Highly effective, intelligent marketing app that offers better ROI. 2. Provides detailed analytics for strategic planning.

Inconvénients

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Avantages

Integrate has great communication. As an affiliate I appreciate all the "heads up" emails alerting me to new campaigns that are available.
Integrate also has great reporting that's easy to access, run and understand.
Integrate's customer service is also great. I've only had a few issues but I emailed Jenna, my account manager, about them and they were fixed within 24 hours.

Inconvénients

As someone who's not a seasoned affiliate marketer, I find Integrate Network difficult to understand. I'm used to far more basic systems like those from Partners.Mysavings.com and EscalateNetwork. Of those two, Escalate is the most user friendly, with lists of offers that are available to run immediately, easy-to-find links and easy to implement campaigns.

while there's definitely a place on the internet for sweepstakes, games and "free gift card" offers, they're not made to instill trust in users. I only endorse offers I can explain or endorse, because I have a true relationship with and respect for my readers. It would be GREAT to have a direct link to a category that's more appropriate for bloggers who connect with readers and only want to pass along valuable offers that will benefit them. Coupons.com, SavingsStar and SevenSlings are great examples of this.

Avantages

Reliable and fast. Platform works great but

Inconvénients

Very dishonest company.

My card has being charged twice, reached out to support on several occasions because I have multiple accounts with them to stop febittong me and close down the account but then again I just got charged her again.

Avantages

We've been using Marketplace for 4 years and it's been a great mix to our direct buys. The team that manages marketplace is stellar and makes everything pretty effortless. I personally enjoy the total managed service aspect where I just provide them the content and they take care of getting everything setup and sending for approvals and providing reporting.
The main reason we started using marketplace and the broader integrate platform was its ability to confirm that we're getting the leads we asked for, and rejecting those that do not meet our target criteria. Reducing this waste has saved us thousands over the years.

Inconvénients

The question I always get from my colleagues are they want to know who is in the marketplace, what vendors participate, and this is not something Integrate shares. All of the vendors are given numbers and that's how reporting is given.

Avantages

I have been using the Centralized Media Management Platform for almost half a year now and it has been meeting my needs and then some. The superlatives about this product that come to mind are "ease of use", "data-rich" and "connected." But in simpler terms, I am/was able to use this on my own without any technical support from day one. Very few platforms offer this type of quick learning curve. And when faced with client demands, it was imperative that I worked with a system so user-friendly and intuitive. I also love how I can turn on and off reporting frequency and types of communications with a flick of a button. Finally (and last but not least), the customer service I have received has been beyond exceptional. Even when we started out with a small purchase, we were treated as if we were spending a million dollars. And that level of service has only grown stronger over time. I can't say enough about the knowledge, professionalism, and attention my rep provides.

Inconvénients

As with every platform, there are some areas of opportunity. Mostly, I think this system needs help with reporting. Reporting is often a little difficult to understand and the reports are often a little hard to explain to the end-client. It's workable but I believe this is one area that could use enhancement. Also, some of the notifications need explanation. Once you learn how the media management happens, it makes sense but some of the notices can be a little confusing (what actions do I take, if any).

Avantages

The return methods provided by Integrate via their dashboard are very helpful and straight forward. I also like the reporting methods. They are clean and easy to read.

Integrate customer service is one of the best. I appreciate the emails and attention to campaigns.

Inconvénients

I find it incredibly hard to find the most relevant campaigns for my website. To be honest, I have not used integrate as I should because of the time I know it takes to dig into the dashboard to find the campaigns that my readers would find relevant to them. When I click on "Browse Campaigns" there are too many options available to me. I don't have time to click through and find what I need when other affiliate companies provide a more simple, straight forward format with what I need, available immediately.

I would prefer not to apply to run campaigns. If another affiliate company is already offering the campaign I post it immediately. The time it takes to be approved is time that I don't have. When I find a campaign that is relevant, I post it and move on. I then check the stats to see if I want to push it later in the day. I have limited, focused time to dedicate to my site each day, so that time is use in the most effective and efficient way possible.

Avantages

* Thousands of trusted brands and products that will align with virtually any target audience or market
* Most campaigns allow multiple marketing channels, including mainstays such as Facebook and banner ads
* Campaign creatives provide all the basics to promote via prominent channels
* Provides basic conversion stats and key metrics
* Works especially well for portal/review sites, offer/deal marketplaces, and blogs
* UI is very clean and easy to understand
* Excellent revenue potential for trusted SMEs and authority sites that share authentically and selectively

Inconvénients

* Lacks team/joint access and notifications
* Agency and B2B features could be extended
* Offers do not [clearly] show popularity and impressions or niche marketing purposes
* Lacks optimization for Twitter, Pinterest, and other viral/microblogging discovery/sharing engines
* Offers may be too restrictive with limited images, guidelines, and copy options
* Offers should automatically upgrade CPA/CPS/CPC rates based upon publisher-set milestones
* May experience intermittent downtime or link breaks during campaign period

Avantages

I really enjoy the layout and design. Not only is it very intuitive, it is an easy transition from any other platform I've worked with so the learning curve is cut in half. Even so, it was helpful to have the additional videos available if I had questions about managing a campaign that I was too embarrassed to ask my account rep. The ability to browse new sellers is fantastic, and I find their descriptions incredibly helpful. For the most part the reporting is fast, and does not hang, which has been the case with other similar services I've used. In addition the notification section is a great addition because it stores a much better record of correspondence from Integrate to me, as opposed to me having to search through emails to find Integrate only messages.

Inconvénients

There really aren't that many negatives about the software, they only issue I really have is that it is difficult to submit returns, especially if you aren't familiar with doing so. It would be much better if one had the ability to search for leads based on email or some other stored data than transaction id, lead id, or IP address. If it was then brought up from the search and gave you the ability to select the return disposition, I think it would make the entire process easier to complete. Only having experience as a CPL buyer this is my only suggestion/con.

Avantages

Having a designated account support representative made a world of a difference in the implementation of the platform. A two day training session was provided and encompassed all our concerns and questions.

The Integrate team was quick to jump on any suggestions we had regarding features of the platform. The customization towards our needs was outstanding, including the creative.

The automation of the platform streamlined our lead generation business greatly. No longer were manual excel files being passed around by email! The data-pass capabilities are simple and have an outstanding impact on the number of campaigns we could take on.

Housing all campaign information in one centralized location including creative, mandatory seller agreement and all reports benefited not only our business but our clients business as well.

Inconvénients

The transition from our old standard business practices to the new media platform was not as smooth as we would have liked. Getting set up fully takes a decent amount of time and work but completely pays off in the end.

There is a bit of a transparency concern. Providing a full view into our business was a bit troubling.

Avantages

Fairly intuitive interface and design. A lot of features

Inconvénients

The IT department dropped ball when integrating our site with one of the campaigns. Follow up attempts for fruitless.

Avantages

- Fully self automated platform gives reach of standard affiliate network with campaign control most networks lack
- Visibility and transparency into publishers and campaigns unlike most blackbox networks
- Ease of direct communication to publishers which is something unheard of with other platforms
- Simple upload and processing of monthly returns/scrubs
- Great client support eager to help where and when needed

Inconvénients

- Interface can be somewhat confusing; there have been times I thought I had approved something only to learn that I hadn't gone into the right area
- Everything is tied to the platform. While the platform provides great flexibility and functionality at times it seems a bit restrictive
- Lack of automated suppression file updates is cumbersome

Avantages

The customer service we receive from our representatives has been remarkable. They have proven to be very reliable, quick to respond, and always helpful. Daniel Flannery and Amanda Hunter have been exceptional and we appreciate the partnership. The integrate.com website is very easy to use, the walkthroughs are helpful with managing our campaigns as well.

Inconvénients

When returning a lead per CPL model, it is time consuming to negotiate every return with a more detailed reason on why we have to return it due to the disposition of "Does not meet Criteria". I recommend adding more return reasons such as "Direct Competitor", "Already purchased" "No longer interested"

Avantages

Integrate's technology is unique, as it allowes affiliates and advertisers to communicate and negotiate a payout rate different than what the initial posted payout is. The AM Lana Chapman is always available, helpful and ensures her affiliates get an excellent service.
Also, the system has a feed that allows for notices across the network.

Inconvénients

The only down side is that the negotiation process between the affiliate and the advertiser takes a couple of days, so the it elapses the time between your application and the possibility to go start running traffic. The upside of this is that you will have tailored terms and you'll be able to balance your volume according to the terms of the negotiation.

Avantages

Some unique things others don't have. Fast load

Inconvénients

This is some clunky software. I work with a lot of other affiliate programs, and this is difficult to use, takes too many clicks, and the alerts it sends make no sense. "You are requested to run campaign 784738473" is not English. Try: We have a new campaign that's live in your account, here are the details, and here is your direct link to copy and paste. The alerts on the side don't seem to relate to anything.

Avantages

Integrate has MANY offers to choose from. I love the variety. The payout is very competitive and I do like that we can request a higher payout on many offers. I also think the tracking is very good.

Inconvénients

I don't like having to get approved for offers. Applying and being approved is time consuming and many times the offer is over or not as hot once I get approved to run it.

I'd love to be auto-approved on more offers. I also tend to forget about the offer if I don't get approved right away.

It took awhile to understand the platform/back office as well. I think it could be easier.

Avantages

Easy to use and obvious navigation. All of the cons that I have are made up for by the excellent customer service and support I get to help me find what we are looking for.

Inconvénients

A lot of campaigns to sort through, many of which we cant run. Hard to tell when initially browsing whether a campaign is linkout or host and post.

Co-reg is technically what we fall under, yet there are very few campaigns that accept this traffic.

Avantages

* Love that you can view pub history, % returned, verticals, etc. The profile really helps you decide whether or not you think they'll be a good fit.

* My reps (Jordan Hall and Sarah Styron) are fabulous. They are very responsive, helpful, and pro-active.

* While we only work in the affiliate marketing space, I definitely like that Integrate offers about every kind of media.

Inconvénients

Sometimes it seems a bit laborious to navigate everything and communicate with pubs because you feel like you should be able to communicate directly, but it's understandable because otherwise everyone would work direct. It's a necessary aspect, but I do wish I could send and receive emails from my inbox.

Avantages

Does basic tracking and reporting.

Inconvénients

do you have an API so we can hook your reporting to our system? Your balance on account makes no sense, if I look at your system it says you owe us money I think, but really should be zeroed out. Your unpaid buyers section not sure if that is accurate, it too says we are due $5,759.04.

Avantages

Integrate offers good level of customization and features to optimize your campaigns, and a good support team to get started

Inconvénients

I would just appreciate a bit more options to personalize the layout

Avantages

I started started using this system and so far it has been great. There is so much available so it is a little intimidating at first but it's a wealth of information and will be so great to help monetize my website better.

My contact for the program is excellent and she walked me through the program and explained all the features to me. She is also very responsive and available when I need help. I would recommend this to anyone else who has an online business they are looking to grow.

Inconvénients

It's a wealth of information so can be a little intimidating at first. If you take some time and filter through you will learn the ropes and be on your way in no time.

Avantages

The Integrate platform is a robust platform that offers various options for managing our campaigns as well as reporting. It provides us the flexibility to customize per our requirements.

Inconvénients

Integrate is very good with on time notifications via the message center as well as via emails. Email notifications on the platform are plenty, so you really have to pay close attention to the emails, to ensure that important information does not get overlooked.

Avantages

Unlike other affiliate interfaces it is nice that you can communicate directly with advertisers and set your own caps and payout negotiations.

Inconvénients

I find that many advertisers don't communicate very well or in a timely manner. For instance you might ask them a question and they don't seem to respond. Also, it is a little irritating getting so many email notifications and somewhat harassing emails from buyers wanting more traffic.

Avantages

- Variety of campaign types provides ample inventory for different publishers.
- Feature rich site with ability to checkout buyer and seller profiles. With messaging system built in.
- Developer friendly tracking system with custom subIDs, global variables and default redirection.
- Stand out team at all levels

Inconvénients

From discussions with team members I learned a reporting API is available but its not visible or easy to find in the main portal of the website. Making the API easy to find and well documented would be nice.

Avantages

The ease of the platform paired with a very thorough and helpful account manager is what makes using Integrate such a successful breeze. I've used the platform in the past, as well as several others so I knew what to expect using it this time around. The improvements definitely help, and having an awesome account manager that knows what they are doing increase performance ten fold.

Inconvénients

Aside from the implementation of the client side IO, everything has been great!

Avantages

I just recently started using Integrate as an affiliate. I absolutely love the program so far. The customer service is well above and beyond anything I have ever experienced with any other affiliate company I have used. Integrate is very easy to use and the conversions track exceptionally well over any other site I have used. I am very pleased! My campaign manager Chelsie is wonderful. She always makes sure I understand things and leaves no questions unanswered! Thanks for making this so pleasant!

Inconvénients

In my experience, there are no cons. I love this site and the customer service!