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What is Podium?

Podium is an all-in-one marketing and communication tool specifically built for local businesses that want to grow their business, connect with modern customers, and simplify operations. Podium's all-in-one inbox consolidates reputation management, website chat, marketing campaigns, and mobile payments into a single inbox that helps streamline outreach and campaigns efficiently.

Company Podium Corporation, Inc.
Year founded 2014
Company size 501-1000 employees
Headquarters Lehi, Utah, United States
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Capabilities
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Small Business
Mid Market
Enterprise
Deployment Cloud / SaaS / Web-Based, Mobile Android, Mobile iPad, Mobile iPhone
Support 24/7 (Live rep), Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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Languages English
Podium Features
API Access
Analytics and Insights
Automated Alerts
Brand Mention Monitoring
Competitor Analysis
Customer Feedback Management
Customizable Reports
Dashboard
Email Notifications
Mobile App
Multi-Channel Feedback
Multi-location Management
Negative Feedback Management
Reputation Protection
Reputation Scorecard
Review Aggregation
Review Filtering
Review Generation
Review Monitoring
Review Response
SEO Management
Scheduled Reporting
Sentiment Analysis
Sentiment Tracking
Social Media Integration
Survey Management
Third-party Integrations
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User Management
Workflow Automation
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1,534 Podium Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 08, 2019
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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"Today’s best deals"
What do you like best about Podium?

Everyone has a phone. Everyone wants the best deal or to know which store has what they are looking for in stock. Out comes the phone!! Time to check reviews!! Numerous current positive reviews guarantees customers coming in the door!

What do you dislike about Podium?

I wouldn’t like the opportunity to reviews would automatically be sending to my customers phone as soon as I Entered their cell number into the sale.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

People’s experiences at my store are Really ingrained in their mind when they write a good review

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 08, 2019
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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"its fast and efficient"
What do you like best about Podium?

the ease of using it, the response time is fast.

What do you dislike about Podium?

that you can see other's conversations and they can see mine.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Getting to customer's in a timely fashion.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 17, 2019
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Founder
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"Great Platform!"
What do you like best about Podium?

I like the ease of navigation and features

What do you dislike about Podium?

I don't like lack of persisting notifications

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Customers love our text capabilities! Rate of return and speed of return are greatly increased!

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Apr 01, 2019
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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"My experience using Podium"
What do you like best about Podium?

Easy to send and customize review invitations.

What do you dislike about Podium?

There does not seem to be an easy way to sort reviews by club, of which we have several. This makes it difficult to sort reviews or search by club.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benefit has definitely been being able to streamline the review process in addition to monitor which reviews become public. If a bad review comes in, we are able to contact the individual and make the service better

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 29, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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"Efficient and very useful"
What do you like best about Podium?

The product is super helpful for us to send text messages. It allows everyone in our group to view the text coming in and respond to them.

What do you dislike about Podium?

It can be a bit confusing to use but after you watch a couple tutorials its not that difficult.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is a way for us to text our employees and to communicate new job openings or any other information. It helps us get a hold of employees who cannot call.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Jun 13, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
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Founder
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"Podium is easy to use."
What do you like best about Podium?

Podium is a great, easy way to send, track,manage,& and respond to reviewa.

What do you dislike about Podium?

The link does not work for some customers more so last year then this year.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Customer concerns. Customers have checked reviews for comparison to our competion of which we have a higher rating then others.Customers have commented and choosen us in most case due to the reviews as well.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 17, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"One Stop For All!"
What do you like best about Podium?

I love the ease of being able to respond to various online review platforms within Podium.

What do you dislike about Podium?

This survey isn't a 30 second survey at all. I would also like a way to notify the customer when I respond to their survey publicly (good or bad ones). I understand why you don't want all responses to be public but I would like the option.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Great tool to monitor employees out in the field.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 16, 2018
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
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Founder
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"Messaging made easy for dental professionals"
What do you like best about Podium?

With Podium, it's easy to solicit reviews from delighted patients and address issues with patient experience in-house before a negative review makes it's way to the internet.

What do you dislike about Podium?

Reporting tools are still being developed but it's still a pretty robust system

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

We haven't tapped into its full potential at all of our practices yet but we're excited to be gaining ground or extending our lead in the google reviews department in all of our practices. There's a little training and buy-in from the team that's required but once we have that it's a really easy system to work with.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 01, 2017
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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Founder
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"Very happy with program and with customer service"
What do you like best about Podium?

The ease of use, the great website that allows me to look at our stats, and the wonderful customer support.

What do you dislike about Podium?

That there isn't a way to notify the sales associate that a customer has already received a review link within the last 90 days without asking them for one again.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have had more reviews and been able to up our rating on both Google and Facebook. It has been nice to have the feedback so that we can see where we can make improvements within our store.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
May 31, 2017
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Overall Rating:
4.5
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"Great way to increase Google reviews"
What do you like best about Podium?

Texting the customers once they leave and receiving a review whether bad or good. If bad review, we can contact the customer immediately to resolve the problem.

What do you dislike about Podium?

Not being able to use our business number as the text number going out to t;he customer.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Google reviews. Since we have been utilizing Podium, our Google reviews have increased significantly.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 17, 2016
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Overall Rating:
4.5
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great for earning reviews"
What do you like best about Podium?

This is an easy way for our customers to review us online through Social sites. We have increased the number of reviews we have across all channels (G+, Facebook, Yelp and BBB) at least double and triple in some areas in just about 4 months. The software is very easy to use.

What do you dislike about Podium?

The biggest problem we have had overall has been keeping our employees engaged with the system. Everyone was excited about it at first but it has gotten left by the wayside in time.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

The software helps to keep us in touch with how our customers are feeling about their service, identify problems as soon as they happen and ultimately helps us to gain some SEO traction by having more qualified, relevant and recent reviews.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 16, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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Founder
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"Great option for virtual credit card processing."
What do you like best about Podium?

The ablilty to refund cusotmers via text to help eliminate fraudulent refunds!

What do you dislike about Podium?

The reporting is a bit clunky; there's not one report to show all transactions each month.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Removing the liability of processing credit card transactions over the phone.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 17, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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Founder
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"Great customer outreach tool with a few hiccups"
What do you like best about Podium?

We really love the service titan integration.

What do you dislike about Podium?

It seems really difficult to get support and there isn't any clarity in billing

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Taking the review process out of our tech's hands and automating it

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 12, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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Founder
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"Office Manager using Podium"
What do you like best about Podium?

I LOVE bulk message option. It gives me alot of time back into my day. It was easy to implement coming from another provider and offers many additional benefits. I use this daily and I'm overall very happy with it. Customer support is VERY helpful and goes above and beyond to make sure they answered your questions. We also use google integrations and integrate from our websit and it is seamless.

What do you dislike about Podium?

I've noticed that my mobile app only works well if I'm connected to WIFI. However, that doesn't affect me too much.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Podium solves the problem of having all our communications in one place. It's a nice change.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 12, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
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Founder
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"Despite Some Bugs, Happy So Far ..."
What do you like best about Podium?

The working database makes it easy to request reviews and the texting feature

What do you dislike about Podium?

Sometimes the software doesn't act right and it causes extra work

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

We were using Pulse-M, switched to Podium and so far the results have been similar. Podium is less expensive and offers the texting feature, which we haven't fully taken advantage of yet.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Oct 11, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Great Software to Get Reviews from Customers"
What do you like best about Podium?

Our technicians are basically sending a text to customers through the software, multiple times a day. From the time they are on-boarded, they are in the software. Our office staff can also maneuver the software to complete their tasks as well. While we only use the review portion of the software, we have been very happy with the software so far.

What do you dislike about Podium?

So far, the only complaint we have is not being able to merge contacts. There is a work around, but a merge feature would be beneficial.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Getting reviews is much easier when using Podium.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 10, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Helps my business"
What do you like best about Podium?

Podium helps generate leads and create more positive reviews for my business.

What do you dislike about Podium?

It doesn't integrate seamlessly with all of the other apps we use in our business.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Podium lets customers contact us directly and through messaging, which helps generate business and leads for us.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 10, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"A multi-facet solution"
What do you like best about Podium?

Podium provides our company with several tools that help in different areas of our business. All the tools are easy to use, help us provide better customer support, and provide several features. The chat, text marketing/communication and review platforms are all tools we use every day.

What do you dislike about Podium?

We don't currently have any complaints about the tools were are using.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Podium provides us with the ability to receive communication from multiple platforms.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Oct 10, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"We've used Podium for customer communications, review links, and marketing for 3 years now."
What do you like best about Podium?

Ease of use. Simple cler communication shared with as many prople as needed. No need to search multiple places for communication.

What do you dislike about Podium?

It's dreadfully expenmsisve. Every year it's the top item we consider dropping if funds got tight.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

The need to search multiple different sites for communication is resolved.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Sep 15, 2023
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Overall Rating:
4.0
AG
Verified Reviewer
Founder
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"Podium is a great product"
What do you like best about Podium?

Easy to Use for customers and employees.

What do you dislike about Podium?

navigation can me a little confusing. also not able to have more then one agent/employee on a chat with a customer (or assigned to) at the same time.

What problems is Podium solving and how is that benefiting you?

Instant communications with customers