Iterable
Iterable: The Intuitive Platform That Makes Data Actionable
Marketing workflows have become smoother and data-driven, but segmentation still needs improvement
What is our primary use case?
The primary use cases with Iterable are end-to-end Iterable uses, where I integrate data from outside through events, such as from our product to Segment or our product to Kafka, then Kafka to Iterable. I send the data through events, set up preprocess lists, create segments, set up ad-hoc batch campaigns, marketing campaigns, set up transactional workflows, do analytics, and import reports, so everything is end-to-end Iterable.
What is most valuable?
Using Iterable has helped me manage my customer workflows very well, as the process is smooth and quick, and whenever I set up the workflows, the data events trigger immediately, making it a user-friendly workflow setup.
I utilize Iterable's A/B testing on a daily basis.
The campaign insights I discover include setting up experiments for opens, clicks, subject lines, email body, copy, and preheader, where I have an experiment option within Iterable that allows treatment and baseline tests to be cross-verified with the data I have tested. The experiment gives me the result based on opens or clicks to decide the winner whenever I have enough volume for that particular test.
Iterable's advanced analytics and reporting features help enhance my data-driven decision-making because Iterable has tracking limitations up to email click, so after reaching our website, Iterable cannot track from that page. However, it provides sufficient tracking for email delivery, SMS delivery, email open, email click, and SMS click. I rely on Iterable up to that level, while anything beyond that, such as after email click, relies on our dashboards to track campaign performance for ROI. I compare how many policies are created from each campaign and the success of those campaigns, tracking these success rates from Iterable campaigns.
What needs improvement?
Iterable can be improved regarding handling attributes, as it has limited limitations on event attributes and profile attributes. When I hit those limits, I reach out to them only to find that they cannot delete or increase the limit, so I need to be cautious about the number of attributes sent to Iterable. Segmentation rules could be significantly better, as from my experience with ten or more marketing automation tools, Iterable has limited options to create segments, which should be addressed immediately.
For how long have I used the solution?
How are customer service and support?
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
What other advice do I have?
I would rate Iterable a seven because it is smooth, user-friendly, and provides enough options to run my business. I did not give it a ten due to the limitations I previously experienced and the lack of good options to host images, which has recently been fixed. Overall, I would rate it between seven to eight.
Regarding the pricing of Iterable, I find it fair, which is one of the reasons I am still sticking with Iterable, as it offers reasonable pricing compared to other tools in the market.
I think Iterable is a strong option in the market as it competes with legacy tools such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud and HubSpot. With changing trends in marketing automation, Iterable seems to give good competition to other tools. I gave this review an overall rating of seven out of ten.
Campaign Folders Keep Client Projects Organized
A feature set several years behind the competition
I found our account management representatives to be particularly unflexible and difficult to work with, and contrasting to other providers, Iterable is comparatively a small cost savings, but not nearly enough to justify the significant downgrade in quality and features. It's, generally, a few years behind its larger competitors.