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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

Their in depth knowledge of the Foodservice Industry shapes a technology solution that doesn't have to be customized to fit manufacturers needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

They have grown substantially and can't always be as responsive as you would like them to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

Insights into deal profitability, quicker Billback processing times, access to industry knowledge/changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Blacksmith Applications Overview

What is Blacksmith Applications?

Blacksmith Applications is a SaaS technology company offering end-to-end trade promotion management (TPM), sales planning, trade promotion optimization (TPO), and advanced analytics solutions to consumer packaged goods and foodservice manufacturers of all sizes. Our trade spend ecosystem enable sophisticated workflows and analytical capabilities to plan and evaluate trade programs and events across channels.

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Product Description

Blacksmith Applications offers end-to-end SaaS trade promotion management (TPM), sales planning, trade promotion optimization (TPO), and advanced analytics solutions to CPG retail and foodservice manufacturers of all sizes.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Founded by Paul Wietecha, who left a career at Kraft Foods to develop a comprehensive, modern trade management solution, we’re the industry’s leading trade promotion systems provider, processing more than $10 billion in trade promotions each year. We specialize in technology that automates nuanced foodservice and retail promotional business processes, creating innovative products that deliver trade transparency.


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Vikas t.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"increases sales effectiveness and profitability"
Platform increases sales effectiveness and profitability by making promotional strategies more efficient. Blacksmith Applications is a valuable too...
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Bibhas A.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
""Forging Excellence: A Riveting Review of Blacksmith Applications""
1- Streamlined Workflow:this can enhance efficency and Productivity 2-Community and Support : this fosters a sense of community and provides a pl...
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4.5 out of 5
"Blacksmith: Easy to learn, Smooth to Navigate"
Security - You can feel reassured that using Blacksmith is a secured channel. On top of this, Blacksmith organizes your work in a way that makes it...
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Blacksmith Applications Demo - Trade Promotion Management made simple
Manage contracts & approval workflows. See overall net revenue. Settle claims & match deductions. Centralize planning, budgeting & trade execution.
Blacksmith Applications Demo - Trade Spend Analytics & Optimization
Bring all of your data together. Automate post-event analysis. Analyze your customers to grow your business. View volume & price trends.
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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

1- Streamlined Workflow:this can enhance efficency and Productivity

2-Community and Support : this fosters a sense of community and provides a platform for learing and growth with its backsmithing teams

3-Comprehensive Toolsset

4-Design and Visulizations Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

1- Limited Customizations: In blacksmith application there are limited option for customization or adatbaility to specific Workflow

2- Technical Issue: these issue can disrupt Workflow cause data loss or lead to frustrations for user

3-Price : there is issue or cost because those who prefer free tools or application so blacksmith Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

there are some benifits of Blacksmith its a positively impact blacksmith by enhancing the Productivity, improving accuracy in Porject managment and cost extimations, faciliating the collaborations and providing resouces to valuable resources and support withi balcksmith Community Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

Platform increases sales effectiveness and profitability by making promotional strategies more efficient. Blacksmith Applications is a valuable tool for success in trade promotion due to its user-friendly interface and advanced features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

This lack of flexibility could limit productivity or require workarounds to achieve desired results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

provides tools for enhancing collaboration between manufacturers and retailers, optimizing trade spend, forecasting sales, analyzing data, and improving visibility and control of trade promotion activities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

Security - You can feel reassured that using Blacksmith is a secured channel. On top of this, Blacksmith organizes your work in a way that makes it easy to prioritize to know what you need to complete next. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

The UI is outdated. I think it could use a touchup to feel a bit more contemporary for younger users to use but also so that it makes it even smoother to work within it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

Blacksmith helps organize deductions and rebates taken by customers in order to be able to take notes, communicate with others, document, and close underlying issues about them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

Excels in providing insight to company data. We primarily use for budgeting and forecasting. The analytics and tracking are user friendly. The customer service is responsive and helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

No dislikes, everything has been great so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

Able to budget and forcast appropriate for our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

I like that's it's simple. Once you understand how to work with it, it is incredibly easy to use and communicate through it. I like how I can set reminders on my records that I track so that I can receive emails that let me know I need to update something or reach out to someone. I also like how in every record, I can attach any document that is pertinent to that record so then later on, i can send an email out with all of those documents combined. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

I think that the user interface could be updated to be more contemporary and perhaps even easier to use. There are some clicks that seem redundant to me. For example, I'll have to "open" a record that I'm looing at in order to click on edit. that seems like an extra click that is not needed. Also, it's impossible to copy information with a mouse. i have to hit control+C in order to copy. Uploading can be an issue because the actual 'upload' button does not show up all the time so I may have to upload a file 3 or four times before it finally shows up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blacksmith Applications:

Simple service and Easy to use. I enjoy being able to upload files/documents very easily and be able to email to contacts already loaded into the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

Revenue Analysis and I/R. I use the system to organize, track, and close outstanding issues that involve deductions, invoice receivables, and rebates. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

Most likely the format and layout, working in finance - a lot of systems can be overly complicated for little reason Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

In my work - sometimes taking too long to do something can be detrimental, some of the processes I have been trained on take longer for me than they do on our current systems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blacksmith Applications:

Like any business - please do due diligence and coduct testing to ensure Blacksmith is definitely for your company. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

The problems we are solving mostly are customers sending us incorrect info - blacksmith is helping us mitigate this. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food Production
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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

Ability to easily copy programs and renew them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

I think it is sometimes slow to respond and not always to find what i'm looking for Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blacksmith Applications:

It is a great product and easy to use. You can house all of your programs and pricing in one place. I highly recommend any organization using it and use it as a CRM. I would compare to others in the market and you will find it is the best program for you to use. It allows for all employees to collaborate on opportunities and keeps everyone in the loop. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use Blackmith to put together pricing programs for customers. It is nice to have everything housed in one location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Restaurants
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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

I utilize the Blacksmith application for various clients and find it system easy to use and understand. Recently had a new client and when they asked our opinion of what application to use, I suggested Blacksmith; which they took the suggestion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

I have found that it would be helfpul if I was able to not only export programs, but also each item and price for each item , exporting that from the application would be a great help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blacksmith Applications:

N/A Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to check for claims as well as renew expiring programs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Food Production
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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

easy to load programs and view programs and their status Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

too many clicks are needed to do simple things, it would be nice if it defaulted to me as the RSP, but I have scroll to make that change each time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blacksmith Applications:

n/a Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

not solving any current problems, benefits are easy of use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blacksmith Applications?

The format/layout of the site was easy to navigate Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blacksmith Applications?

I didn't use the application enough to find anything that I disliked about it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blacksmith Applications solving and how is that benefiting you?

I briefly went through a bill back webinar. And realized that this program has the capabilities to handle the process Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.