Vinyl Reviews & Product Details

The object-oriented nature of Vinyl allows for very clean and fast queries on data. Also, the functionality is very complex and thorough, it'll do whatever you need it to as long as you know where to look.

Features and options can be hidden or not named intuitively. This adds to the learning curve, but once you understand the naming conventions, it becomes a breeze to learn new features.

Connecting to large data sets that are not the best in terms of proper db structure. Vinyl helps to significantly increase the accessibility to the data and create easy to use applications to view and modify the data. Being able to dynamically access data in a user friendly way helps others see the value in the data we collect and increase interest in moving away from an antiquated system.

The ability to build tables and do complex joins much faster than hard-coding them myself in SQL. A close second would be the Vinyl's ability to handle building the app's GUI more or less on its own; being able to focus on functionality and not have to worry (as much) about how it looks saves a great deal of time.

Inflexible at times ("no code" really means "no code," so if what you're trying to do isn't a built-in feature, you're more or less out of luck), UI customization limited so aesthetics often look similar from app to app. It also has a relatively steep learning curve -- hence my lower grade for "ease of use" -- so it takes a while to get used to all of its little quirks and idiosyncrasies.

We've used Vinyl to solve a wide array of business problems in myriad industries. Everything from talent management, to suit fitting, to internal communications and reporting apps have been built with Vinyl. As for the benefits I've realized, the biggest thing has to be extremely quick delivery. Everything from building a POC, to fixing a bug, to delivering an app to prod happens on a much faster schedule than usual.

It is easy to connect Vinyl to multiple data sources and make them available within an application using a configurable highly configurable UI.

Vinyl always has new features (major and minor) being added and it is hard to stay on top of all the new features.

Workflow management, advanced dashboards, business process management, multi-datasource integrations.

Was easy to learn to set up my stations, talent, and shows.

Sales not fully engaged yet, so many "pending" requests linger

comprehensive tracking of endorsement requests and campaigns to avoid conflicts

helps to keep my on air personalities endorsement opportunities safe

this is an extra tool in my very busy day

all requests can be added, deleted and managed in a relatively short time frame.

Vinyl's secret sauce is its ability to connect to many different data connections and bring them into a single streamlined interface. Using one IDE for links to APIs, SFTP, Veeva, etc., has increased our speed and flexibility in delivering complex solutions. The Vinyl model of unlimited Apps/unlimited users has also been great. It has given us the capability to deliver many great projects in Vinyl.

Vinyl has a learning curve, but nothing is more extreme than any other platform. However, some features are not intuitive and are not always fully documented. In hotfixes and significant upgrades to the platform, there have been changes to features/controls in the IDE that weren't communicated.

We use Vinyl to fill in the white space in our Enterprise environment. Vinyl can often bridge the gap between two Apps that wouldn't normally communicate or augment an app to develop additional features that aren't available. With this approach, we have successful Vinyl apps in every business area.

As someone who isn't super tech savvy, VINYL is simple and straight forward to use. It made sense from the moment I logged in.

Sometimes the system almost seems too simple and basic, but that could be user error in the sense that I haven't learned all the features yet. So not a true negative until I use it more.

We had to build a CRM in a very short time frame due to other reasons. The system has accomplished that for us and allowed us to continue with our business development efforts.

Vinyl is a quick and less code development tool to create data forms, reports. dashboards etc

The internal queries that VInyl builds are sometimes heavy on data performance and slowness. More security and single sign on

We use the backend SQL stored proc compiled logic to better the tool's data performance issues. So the tool can get better by utilizing underlying database stored procedures so resolve performance issues

It's very intuitive, even the first time user can figure out how & what to do

N/A - I haven't encountered any issues that I haven't been able to figure out

Assigning 150+ market access to users to update hundreds of on-air personality endorsements and monitoring of sponsorship tour

It's very easy to click through the tabs and search for needed information.

It's very slow when loading some profiles and aspects.

It's quick and easy to search for things I need when building proposals

It is quick to get a request in to the TR to get a acceptance back

The categories for finding out if someone has a conflict are too broad

getting more endorsements on the air

Very versatile, easy to use and quick feedback loop

Harder to customize for specific desired outcomes

Helping us build an app without having to develop from scratch

Automation, flexibility and ability to build based on your needs.

We are building from scratch, so there can be a lot of bugs, and issues that we run into but overall, the team has been accommodating with everything that has come up.

We have three disparate systems that do not speak to each other and are very manual. Working with Vinyl has allowed us to connect all systems and build automation so we can scale our business better / faster.

I like how the new Vinyl 3.0 version will now cut navigation steps to create data connections, UI, and business logic.

I wish there were more descriptive resoning regarding why errors occur, ie different database types. What can be done to create a table for a database type that doesnt support it.

getting data from multiple sources

That I can send a request once and it goes to multiple managers for approval. I can see if a talent is available before I have to go to the program directors and managers for approval to present the talent. I can search in multiple markets without having to go through the market managers.

It is somewhat particular when searching. It will sometimes freeze up and doesn't tell you why. It could be that the talent has a conflict but you can't see that in the section. It can also be hard to tell when submission is complete. There is no verification that the request has been submitted. It just stays on the same page as your submission. And when you go back to say a campaign is sold everyone is notified again, creating some confusion. They think it is some change to the campaign or a new campaign entirely.

Since there are multiple approvals required before we can present a talent for an endorsement campaign, it became very convoluted and time consuming to make the request of all the necessary people. This makes the endorsement approval process more efficient. Need multiple approvals from separated department sfor an endorser to be approved to present.

The possibilities it could provide. Its info all in one source.

That it is not used in a proper function so it adds to the work and doesn't replace our previous process.

It does help have 1 place to go to see if there are conflicts, check availability, get bio.

I like that all Talent bios are in one place and the categories are available to see to avoid conflict.

Not being able to closed old endorsements or help sales reps enter endorsements.

Sales reps are able to search for talent and see category conflict.