Aspire.io vs. Awario

I used Aspire to find influencers for my fashion business and most of the influencers who signed up for my project were unreliable and did not fulfill their contract terms. For example, of 5 influencers I sent products to, only one completed the work that was agreed upon under the Terms. The others received a $195 product and disappeared, even though we signed a contract called Terms that is monitored by Aspire. The main downfall with Aspire is that it doesn't have a system in place to control this. For instance, they don't have a way for brands to leave a review for influencers and they don't block bad influencers (many just want free product) from applying for future projects. Aspire doesn't take responsibility for anything. What is the point of paying money to Aspire if they don't vet their influencers and control the quality of influencers who use their platform?

If you're looking to stay on top of your brand's online presence and reputation, Awario is an essential tool. You never know where or when someone may be discussing your company, products, or services, so it really helps to have a service scanning the internet at all times to let you know when you're being talked about. Or if you're looking to find weaknesses with competitors you can monitor for negative mentions, and reach out to offer a better solution for these potential leads.

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• Conversation management through using automated messaging.
• Collaboration organization by putting influencers in the correct stage/status they currently are at.

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• Monitor brand mentions & keywords across a number of platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, and blogs/websites).
• Advanced filtering by date range, country, negative keywords, domains, and more.

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• Filtering Messages - things seem to get cluttered easily
• "Deleting" people in campaigns you don't want to work with instead of dismissing

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• A better onboarding process would've gotten me hooked earlier
• Better ongoing training and support, perhaps a certification process, would make this easier to customize for niche use cases.
• Using advanced functionality would be easier with more hand-holding

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We've done countless trainings with them and have done every step as outlined. In my experience, the site does not perform at all and there are no results that ever come. I think Aspire.io seems to have no ideas on how to get a response from their influencers and to get them to do what they are suppose to do.

I have bi-weekly calls with my AspireIQ rep which has been very helpful. Anytime I have a question, notice a bug, etc, she is quick to respond.

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I haven't had any actual issues with Awario, but the few times I have had questions the live chat agents were extremely helpful and quick to respond. They were polite, courteous, and patient when explaining different settings and/or pointing me to articles in the help center/knowledge base. I couldn't have asked for a better experience when it came to getting the help and answers I was looking for.

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Aspire.io was the first product we have used like this. I can't imagine any of the other platforms being worse than Aspire.io is for us. We are actively searching for a platform that will be able to help our company reach its goals. In my opinion, Aspire.io is only interested in their bottom line - we ended up losing thousands of wasted dollars and time.

There are a lot of excellent options, but Awario has it all. I also originally got it as a lifetime deal, so I don't have to worry about paying for it ongoing.

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• Making our brand more fun!
• While our account is "small" we believe investing in influencers has broadened our brand and gotten in front of people we didn't have the capability of

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• Awario helps me stay on top of all positive and negative brand mentions
• Awario helps me find backlink opportunities with unlinked brand mentions
• Awario helps me find potential leads for various projects

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