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Brainstorm Automate is a marketing automation platform for colleges and universities. We help schools get more applicants, increase student engagement, and improve their bottom line with our powerful applicant tracking system.

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Convert applicants with smart automations

Use Brainstorm Automate’s visual automation builder to create fully fledged follow-up processes with applicants to drive engagement and conversions. Better reach your alumni, students and stakeholders with automated messages and Facebook retargeting.

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Take full control of user permissions

Grant your users access, the way you want, with custom permissions per feature in order to better organize team members in your organization.

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Boost your synergy

Collaborate with your team on campaigns and task boards throughout your workflows. Automate task assignment using the workflow builder and moderate social media engagement at scale.

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Get real dedicated support

Contact our devoted, friendly and personalized support who are constantly eager to answer all your questions and concerns, anytime and without any limits.

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Connect with 1000's of apps

Integrates with thousands of your favourite third party applications

We have everything covered

Full suite of powerful marketing automation features for ecommerce, startups and digital businesses.

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Automation templates

Drag and drop one of various ready-made automation templates to fit your line of business. Manage and customize these templates to perfectly match your needs and marketing objectives.

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Numerous triggers

Various triggers including: Opened Email, Clicked Link, Joined List, Reached Goal, Specific Date, Contact Update (APIs), Abandoned Cart, Completed Order, Last Order Total, Last Order Date, Ordered Product, Ordered Category, Shipping City, and more...

SMS messaging

Connect your Twilio SMS service to automatically send personalized text messages to your contacts.

Visual workflow builder

Drag and drop one of various ready-made automation templates to fit your line of business. Manage and customize these templates to perfectly match your needs and marketing objectives.

Various actions

Numerous actions such as Send Email, Browser Push Notifications, Twilio SMS, Add To List, Update Contact, Remove from List, Push to Automation, Pull from Automation, Synch to Third Party, Notify Team, Add Delay, Add Tag, Remove Tag, Create New Task, and Add to Task.

Browser push notifications

Send browser push notifications to your anonymous visitors or contacts based on their engagement.

Automation manager

Duplicate, edit, activate or deactivate your automations.

Facebook audiences sync

Add or remove contacts to or from your Facebook custom audiences based on their customer journey's stage.

UTM tracking

Activate UTM tracking for your automated emails or SMS messages to track the performance of your campaigns.

Cross-channel automation

Automate workflows between email marketing, SMS, browser push notifications, landing pages, lead management, and 3rd party APIs along with other tools to create fully integrated automations.

Google audiences sync

Add or remove contacts to or from your Google custom audiences based on their customer journey's stage.

Note writing

Leave notes on your workflow board to remind yourself or other team members of important details.

Flexible branching

You can use multiple triggers to activate the same workflow or fork one workflow to many sub-workflows.

CRM synchronization

Update your contacts data from and to other sources using native connectors with other platforms such as SalesForce, Hubspot and Zoho CRM. You can also use ZAPIER or our native API integration to synchronize your data with 3rd party apps.

Team notification

Notify your team members by email about any workflow update in real-time.

Multiple IF/THEN conditions

Add multiple and/or conditions prior to actions with over 28 engagement points to choose from.

Built-in email builder

Use Brainstorm Automate’s drag & drop builder to create your automated emails. Choose a pre-designed template, build your own design, upload or even send a plain text.

Note writing

Leave notes on your workflow board to remind yourself or other team members of important details.

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Smart audiences

Segment your contacts using smart filters to automatically populate an audience from different lists, sources and more than 28 engagement points.

Drag & drop form builder

Create customized forms by choosing from various fields to capture your leads information.

Lead scoring

Setup your lead scores by assigning different rules, values and labels to track the progress of your leads throughout your funnels and determine the various lead segments to address them in a personalized and efficient way.

List management

Add, edit, copy or merge your lists. You can also sort and search your lists based on your preference.

Form embedding

Generate a form code to embed it on your website or landing page.

Individual contact management

Manage your contacts data individually. Edit, move or copy a specific contact on your list or add him manually to an automation. You can also unsubscribe/delete contacts from a certain list or permanently delete all his Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and tracking data from all your lists on your database.

Bulk import⊕

Mass import an unlimited number of contacts by uploading your own Excel file (.csv). and (.xls).

Form API sync

Use the form API sync to capture your leads without changing your existing web forms.

Direct messaging

Send a direct email or an SMS to a specific contact.

Zapier connector

Synchronize your contacts data with over 1,000 apps using Brainstorm Automate’s Zapier connector.

GDPR compliance tool

Ready-to-use GDPR compliance fields to add to your forms targeting your European audience.

Lead assignment

Assign a specific lead to one or more team members.

Salesforce connector

Synchronize your contacts data with Salesforce using our native integration connector. (Additional cost)

Site popups

With no coding required, you can easily create lead capture popups. Set your pop up rules by choosing preferences like duration and delay, device type, audience, source and geo-location of your visitors. You can also split test your pop ups to determine the winning variant you want to keep on your website or landing page.

Contact tags

Add tags to your individual contacts for better segmentation, filtering and targeting.

Hubspot connector

Synchronize your contacts data with Hubspot using our native integration connector.

Opt-in landing page

Capture new contacts using built-in form landing page.

Team notifications

Send automatic alerts to one or more of your team members via email after each subscription.

Zoho connector

Synchronize your contacts data with ZOHO CRM using our native integration connector.

Subscription redirects

Automatically redirect your visitors to another page upon their subscription.

Profile export

Export individual contacts profile to an Excel file (.xls).

SyncSpider integration⊕

Use VBOUT - SyncSpider integration to connect your shopping cart to your VBOUT ecommerce tracking/marketing. The data that you can sync to the system are orders, activities, product search, product view, category view, and more.

Autoresponders

Set up message and email autoresponder for your contacts upon signing up to your VBOUT forms.

Export contacts

Export contacts or lists to a an Excel file (.csv).

KonnectzIT integration

Connect multiple applications using VBOUT - KonnectzIT integration. This feature is a suitable alternative to Zapier and useful when you need to connect a lot of API calls.

Lead activity timeline

Track your lead interactions with your various marketing touchpoints based on an activity timeline on his profile.

Suppression list

Add contacts to a suppression list to prevent them from receiving future communications from you.

Pabbly integration

Connect multiple applications using VBOUT - Pabbly integration. This feature is a suitable alternative to Zapier and useful when you need to connect a lot of API calls.

IP locator

Geo-locate your leads.

List analytics

Track vital information of your lists such as active contacts, unsubscribes, bounces, spam complaints and more...

Integrately integration

With VBOUT - Integrately, you will be able to connect the platform with 600+ third-party apps in just few clicks or select from 660+ ready-to-activate automations. Integrately is a suitable alternative to Zapier.

Goals

Track your conversions by setting up goals such as number of pages visited, duration of visits, source, event triggered, stage or fixed value reached.

Lead data fields consolidation⊕

Customize your contact’s fields and visualize their data in one place.

Open API integration

Use the platform’s open API integration to synchronize your data with other 3rd party apps.

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Awesome templates

Use and edit one of our various ready-to-use emails designed with great visual impact for different industries/purposes and optimized for conversion.

Dedicated IPs

Warm up your own dedicated IP address to avoid your emails ending up in your recipients spam folder.

Design preview

Preview your email on your browser or on multiple screen sizes.

Email template manager

Duplicate, edit or save your email designs and templates.

Custom SMTP

Bring your own SMTP credentials to VBOUT and continue building the reputation you already have with your existing sending partners.

Rollback to old versions

Check editing history and revert to previous versions.

Customizable layouts

Pre-designed layouts including various arrangements of columns and sections.

Hyperlink

Hyperlink any element on your email with an external link.

Campaign manager

Manage your sent or scheduled emails from one screen. You can copy, send or pause your campaigns as well as sort and filter them based on your preferences.

Ready-made design blocks

Pre-designed blocks including: top menus, headers, call-to-actions, services, social media icons, testimonials, team members, events, pricing, footers, dynamic blocks, ecommerce products, and more...

UTM tracking

Activate UTM tracking for your emails to track the performance of your campaigns.

Export sent campaigns

Export your sent campaigns to an Excel file (.xls).

Design components

Resizable components to help you design and customize your email. These include containers, spacers, dividers, images, videos, GIFs, countdowns, call-to-action and payment buttons, RSS feed and more…

Shortcodes

Add shortcodes and merge tags to personalize your emails such as first name, last name, company name, telephone number, website, city and more...

Spam score test

Check your spam score before sending your email and remove bad keywords to enhance your email deliverability.

Undo / Redo

If you make a mistake, there's an undo / redo button!

Communications preferences⊕

Give your audience the ability to choose what type of communication they want to receive from you and reduce your lists' unsubscribe rates.

Inbox preview

Check your email across different devices, browsers and email clients before publishing it.

Built-in inline editor

Edit your content in our inline editor via the email page builder

Coupon codes

Generate unique coupon codes for your promotions and allow your customers to redeem them directly from their mobile devices.

Email inbox sync

Connect your email inbox to your VBOUT account and sync conversations with your leads directly to their activity timeline.

Code editor

Use Custom HTML: Javascript, CSS styles and fonts.

Built-in photo editor

Edit your photos in our photo editor

Moderation

Share a draft with your team members to review your email internally before sending the campaign.

Domain sender verification

Verify your email sender’s domain by setting up your SPF and DKIM components to improve your email deliverability.

Free stock library

Access to thousands of royalty free images and animated GIFs.

Shareable URL

Share your email design with others using a publicly accessible URL link.

Chunk sending

Break down your target lists into smaller subsets and mitigate your sending risk across a longer period of time. This allows you to monitor the performance of your campaign and pause/resume it as you see fit.

Default email settings

Configure your default email settings and footer details including social media icons, company copyright and information, communication preferences URL and more…

Analytics

In-depth insights and metrics to help you monitor your email performance.

Drag & drop builder

Drag and drop a pre-designed template, layout or component to build your own design or move elements within your email to rearrange your layout.

Upload your own design

Upload your own HTML code and template design.

A/B testing

Optimize the performance of your email by validating which content, subject line or sender’s email/name work best with your campaign. Split your test to be randomly delivered to two equal audience portions and the winning variant will be then sent to the remaining subscribers of that list. You can determine the winning criteria (and a fallback option in case of matching results) by choosing one of the following metrics: open, click-through, fully-read, or conversion rates.

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Awesome templates

Use one of our various ready-to-use pages designed with great visual impact for different industries/purposes and optimized for conversion.

Code editor

Use Custom HTML: Javascript, CSS styles and fonts.

Free stock library

Access to thousands of royalty free images, videos and animated GIFs.

Page manager

Duplicate, edit or save your page designs and templates.

Upload your own design

Upload your own HTML code.

Design preview

Preview your landing page on your browser or on multiple screen sizes.

Drag & drop builder

Drag and drop any pre-designed template, layout or component to build your own design or move elements within your page to rearrange your layout.

Form builder

Create and customize a form then insert it into your landing page in one click . Choose from numerous field types including drop options, GDPR consent field and more...

Rollback to old versions

Check editing history and revert to previous versions.

Customizable layouts

Pre-designed layouts including various arrangements of columns and sections.

URL redirects

Redirect visitors to other pages once they fill out the form.

SEO tool

Add meta titles, descriptions and custom URLs.

Ready-made design blocks

Pre-designed blocks including: top menus, headers, call-to-actions, services, social media icons, testimonials, team members, events, pricing, footers, dynamic blocks, ecommerce products and more...

Hyperlink

Hyperlink any element on your landing page with an anchor or external link.

GDPR compliance tool

Add ready-to-use GDPR compliance fields to your forms to your European audience.

Design components

Resizable components to help you design and customize your landing page. These include containers, spacers, dividers, images, videos, GIFs, countdowns, call-to-action and payment buttons, RSS feed and more...

UTM tracking

Activate UTM tracking for your landing pages to track the performance of your campaigns.

Shareable URL

Share your landing page design with others using a publicly accessible URL link.

Undo / Redo

If you make a mistake, we have a built in undo / redo button to revert the edits.

Merge tags

Add different shortcodes to personalize your landing pages such as first name, last name, company name, telephone number, website, city, and more...

Custom pixel

Add third party tracking or retargeting codes such as Google Tag Manager and Facebook Pixel.

Built-in inline editor

We have a built-in inline editor for your landing page design

Conditional content⊕

Show different content to various audiences based on their locations, behavior or lead score.

Analytics

Insights and engagement metrics to help you monitor your landing page performance and detailed lead interactions across your various marketing channels.

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Multi networks & profiles

Connect multiple social media networks and pages and manage them all on Brainstorm Automate. Supported networks: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

Mass posting

Upload a large number of posts using an Excel file (.csv) and schedule them all at once.

Notification panel

Get all your social media updates and notifications from different channels and profiles in one place.

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Profile grouping

Organize your social media profiles into groups.

Custom posting

Set custom schedules to publish your post recurrently or at different days and times.

Twitter search

Geosearch and track hashtags and keywords to monitor your brand mentions on Twitter. You can also search for accounts and follow them from the platform.

Social media calendar

Add all your social media networks and pages to visualize all your posts on a single calendar. Use the drag & drop functionality or display your posts in a weekly, monthly or list view to easily manage your social media content.

Multimedia

Attach different media to your posts such as images, animated GIFs and videos.

Instagram search

Search Instagram hashtags directly from your Brainstorm Automation account to track the mentions of your brand and find posts relevant to your industry.

Compose posts

Compose posts across your different social media profiles from one place without having to sign in to each account separately.

Gallery posting

Upload multiple images to your Facebook or Twitter posts.

Vanity URL

Use your own domain to track link clicks instead of the built-in Brainstorm Automation link tracker.

Schedule posts

Schedule your posts ahead of time and across your different social media profiles by specifying the date and time you want them to be published in the future.

Content bank

Load your own curated and pre-approved social media content for your team members or sub-accounts to pick from, directly from their account. These templates will then be pre-populated upon selection.

Link shortener

Shorten your URL links to easily track engagement with your posts.

Instagram posting

Publish or schedule social media posts directly to your Instagram page using Brainstorm Automation’s social media suite. You can also set up email notifications to team members with the date and time of the post.

Canva design editor

Use the Canva's editor within Brainstorm Automation to build beautiful banners and graphics in minutes.

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Analytics

Insights and metrics to help you monitor your social media profiles performance in depth. Check your followers geographic and demographic data and track their engagement with your posts by looking at the number of likes, links clicked, visits, mentions, impressions, shares, comments and much more.

Engagement inbox

Monitor all your social media pages and engage with your followers across all your profiles from a central feed. Interact with all your likes, comments, direct messages, shares, and mentions across all your social media channels and profiles.

URL click counter

Track social media URL clicks to check your posts engagement and conversions per channel.

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Product feed synchronization

Import your catalog to Brainstorm Automation and access your products directly when creating email campaigns, landing pages and more.

Visual workflow builder

Drag and drop different ecommerce triggers and actions to visually build your store’s automation workflow.

SMS messaging

Connect your Twilio SMS service to automatically send personalized text messages to your shoppers.

Ecommerce-optimized templates

Drag and drop our ecommerce-ready designs that are built to display content dynamically from abandoned carts, order history and browse behavior. The content is unique to each shopper.

Ecommerce triggers

More than 40 ecommerce triggers including: Abandoned Cart, Completed Order, Total Lifetime Value, Product Visits, First Order Date, and more...

Browser push notifications

Send browser push notifications to your anonymous visitors or contacts based on their engagement.

Design components

Design and customize your landing pages and emails with ecommerce resizable components. These include store feed, related products, last viewed products, last viewed categories, last abandoned cart and last order details.

Ecommerce actions

Numerous ecommerce actions such as Send Email, Browser Push Notifications, Twilio SMS, Add To List, Update Contact, Remove from List, Push to Automation, Pull from Automation, Synch to Third Party, Notify Team, Add Delay, Add Tag, Remove Tag, Create New Task, and Add to Task.

Team notification

Notify your team members by email, in real-time, when a new ecommerce activity occurs.

Ecommerce merge tags

Add different ecommerce shortcodes to personalize your landing pages and emails such as lifetime value, last order total, last order status, last abandoned cart URL and last product search.

Built-in email builder

Use VBOUT’s drag & drop builder to create your automated ecommerce emails. Choose a pre-designed template, build your own design, or upload yours.

Ecommerce insights

Build your own personalized reporting dashboard using ecommerce widgets to display your most important store data and metrics. Drag and drop new widgets, reorder them and label your dashboard with a name of your choice.

Dynamic content

Customize your landing pages and emails with dynamic ecommerce blocks to create a more personalized experience for your shoppers and drive them to take action. No coding required.

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Multiple dashboards

Create multiple reporting dashboards for different objectives, team members and clients.

Social media analytics

Insights and metrics to help you monitor your social media profiles performance in depth.

Popups analytics

Insights and metrics to help you monitor your popups performance in depth.

Customizable dashboard

Build your own personalized reporting dashboard using widgets to display your most important data and metrics. Drag and drop new widgets, reorder them and label your dashboard with a name of your choice.

Paid ads analytics

Monitor how your paid ads are performing across channels such as Facebook and Adwords. This allows you to track all your analytics from one place without having to leave your Brainstorm Automate dashboard.

Export reports

Download or share your reports in Excel, PDF or Image formats.

29+ reporting widgets

View a full suite of reporting widgets from the dashboard. Create and customize your own dashboard, the way you want.

Twitter search

Geosearch and track hashtags and keywords to monitor your brand mentions on Twitter. You can also search for accounts and follow them from the platform.

Schedule reports

Create customized reports and have them sent on a recurrent basis to recipients of your choice. This could be a great automatic reporting tool for your clients or your team members.

Landing pages analytics

Insights and metrics to help you monitor your landing pages performance in depth.

Instagram search

Search Instagram hashtags directly from your VBOUT account to track the mentions of your brand and find posts relevant to your industry.

Report link

Share your reports with clients or other team members via a public URL link.

Landing page heatmap

Understand what content or areas on your landing page visitors are interacting or mostly attracted to. In real-time, you can visually identify your visitors behavior prints overlaid in colors on your landing page.

Automation analytics

Insights and metrics to help you monitor your automations performance in depth.

URL click counter

Allows you to view the number of times a link you shared on a certain social media profile has been clicked.

Email marketing analytics

Insights and metrics to help you monitor your email campaigns performance in depth.

Lists analytics

Insights and engagement metrics to help you monitor your lists performance in depth.

Conversion tracking

Insights and metrics to help you monitor your goals performance in depth.

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Brainstorm Automate is perfect for any company looking to grow their business, as it has many features that are necessary for success. One feature I would like to point out is the lead scoring system, which automatically creates a personalized plan based on your goals and needs.

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