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Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/18/2021

"Smore for communication and newsletters"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Smore?

Smore allows you to easily customize content in a professional format distribute informative to various employees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

It would be nice to be able to combine it with professional editing software, such as Photoshop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Chris S.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

9/25/2020

"School Newsletters Using Smore"

5/5

What do you like best about Smore?

Smore is super simple to use. The interface makes it really easy to add text, pictures, videos, polls and a variety of other pieces of information with the click of a button. You can also change the colors and fonts in the right sidebar and it adjusts the entire document with a single click. The user can then send the newsletter out via email or social media channels. Learning how to use Smore is also really simple and you can be a master in a matter of minutes. I literally teach people how to use this product and they are creating within fifteen minutes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

I really have nothing bad to say regarding the product. It is super simple to use and the end product always looks great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Smore:

Try it out for free. I think you will like it. They also have school accounts and often offer discounts to educators throughout the year. The school accounts have backgrounds and clip art that are associated with school specific themes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

I work for a small public K-12 school district and we it to communicate with staff, parents and students. We use Smore for newsletters to parents and staff, updates from the board of education and professional development updates that include video tutorials, professionals to follow on social media and hyperlinks to other resources. We can even include polls to gauge or teachers interest in specific areas. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jana C.

Public Relations Director

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/23/2020

"Smore is helpful for easy and professional newsletters"

5/5

What do you like best about Smore?

We started using Smore earlier this year and we've been very happy. It's user friendly and has nice and easy templates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

There is not anything that I dislike at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Shara S.

Teacher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/2/2019

"S’more flyers"

4/5

What do you like best about Smore?

The interface is amazingly simple and easy to use. I love the fact that the set up is simple without a barrage of overwhelming options. My students always choose this software over Canva or Adobe Spark because it’s easy to navigate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

Free accounts are limited to three flyers. I workaround this by downloading copies of flyers I will use regularly and editing the template Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Photography

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4/18/2019

"Attractive and Effective Marketing"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Smore?

I’ve used Smore for my photography business for three years now, and really do like it quite a bit. For free, I can create an attractive newsletter (they used to call it an online flyer) that I can then post on social media, send via email to my client list (a free plan offers 200 email credits per month), link in my signature, and share with anyone at any time. My most popular package is an ongoing 45 minute (or so) Mini Session that I continually ‘decorate’ then attach to seasons, seasonal events (wedding/graduation/prom) and holidays. I have different Smore promos for all of them, and they look great. They look great, they get my message across, and they work. I am contacted through my Smore promos often. Using Smore, I’ve also created what I like to call my ‘main’ promo, which, unless I have another seasonal newsletter that I’m passing around, is always in my email signature. Not only is it organized to showcase some of my work, but it outlines all of my prices and services. It’s a great way to organize and share what I have going on in the Now. In the moment. Simple and effective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

Well, I used to be able to freshen my newsletters via the edit button. That feature is now only available for a short time after creating the promo. After, I’m not sure how long (?) we are no longer able to edit, and instead have to clone the newsletter into a new one, and then edit the new one. The ability to edit a newsletter indefinitely is an upgrade feature. A paid feature. I understand. I’m okay with that, and still find Smore to be incredibly valuable. What happens, however, is that now I have a completely different link. So anywhere I’ve shared my main promo link (like in my email sig) needs to be swapped. Also, my analytics are gone. Number of views, where they came from, how many clicked organically, how many from Facebook etc. I’m left to start over. The old promo is still there in my account, mind you, but yes, it’s a restart from scratch. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

With Smore and an online portfolio, I am spared the expense of a website. A website is ideal, and is something I’ll do again when I can, but Smore fills that void rather well. There are plenty of design choices, and I can create and get the word out quickly. In some ways it’s better than a website, because all necessary information is right there in one place, along with my work, which is showcased well. I freshen my main promo every couple of months with new images, then post on social media, and it always grabs the attention I’m hoping for. Smore is great. I think they’ve done a fantastic job. They offer an awful lot, even with their free plan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/12/2019

"Vision is Communication "

5/5

What do you like best about Smore?

The accessibility of the Smore newsletter Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

Limited formatting in the text boxes - for example size of text, variety of fonts within a given text box, etc... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Smore:

If you want a simple, user friendly and eye catching tool to communicate with virtually anyone, Smore provides the platform and the tools. Every user no matter their level of technology expertise or use can access with a simple link. There is power in language and communicating is vital in every organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

We take an organizational health survey and our “Communication” score was lower compared to other areas. To improve this measure, I used the Smore letter weekly with my organization to communicate important days and to cast our vision of “Ready, Set, Grow.” It has helped to provide visibility of the vision. Standardized text seemed limiting but does keep the newsletter looking clean. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Amber C.

School Counselor

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2/22/2019

"Smore's for educators"

5/5

What do you like best about Smore?

I love that we're able to send out fun and informative flyers to our students and families. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

I do not have any dislikes about this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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

This tool helps our school to promote events, display important information, and advertise school related programs. We work in a virtual school setting, so any ways we can get information out to our students and families that is "outside of the box" and will draw them to actually want to read it, is a benefit! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Education Management

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/12/2019

"Great tool for communication!"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Smore?

It’s very easy to use and navigate through for parents. It is also easy to update so families can check out the latest classroom news! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

Nothing has gone wrong yet for me! They could, however, make more fonts and backgrounds because there aren’t too many to choose from in their stock. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Christina A.

Secretary

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/19/2019

"Smore Newsletter"

4/5

What do you like best about Smore?

It has more options to make your newsletters easier to read and more fun. customer service is fast in answering questions you may have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Smore?

you cannot copy and paste things into newsletter. makes it frustrating... lots of rules Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.