Good question!

BluHorn is ideal for any agency—large or small—looking for professional-grade, user-friendly media buying software at a low cost. For agencies that need integrations into Nielsen and Comscore, we provide an easy to use interface to give you access to that data. There are many great software opportunities on the market such as strata, media ocean and smartplus. BluHorn provides a 14-day FREE trial and no long-term contracts to make sure that our solution meets all of your needs. At any point, if our team and solution doesn’t WOW you, we make it easy to cancel your subscription.

The BluHorn interface is user-friendly and works well for all media types. It is easy to learn and use because it was developed by media buyers, for media buyers. The web-based format allows accessibility from anywhere an Internet connection is available. Both local and national users have had great success with BluHorn.

Packages without Ratings Integration: 

BluHorn offers two month-to-month subscription plans that work within your budget:

1.BluHorn Basic: $199 per month or $1999 annually

This plan has unlimited access to our basic media buying software for one user. You can purchase additional features at anytime. This does not include ratings integration.

2. BluHorn Standard: $249 per month or $2499 annually

This plan offers unlimited access to our basic media buying software for up to three users. You can purchase additional features at anytime. This does not include ratings integration.

Ratings Integration Packages:

There will be several new pricing options to access ratings data through BluHorn. These packages come with many amazing, new features. As we have for the past decade, we will continue to provide the same great pricing structure and product for those who do not want to integrate with ratings data.

All plans will remain on a month-to-month subscription basis. There will be annual purchasing options for additional cost savings. Contact BluHorn for more details.

BluHorn Advanced: $299 per month or $2999 annually

This plan is our entry-level plan for ratings data access. For up to 2 users and 2 markets. This will include Post-Buy, 10GB document storage, and Avails Inventory access.

BluHorn Premium: $399 per month or $3999 annually

Our next level-up is for up to 5 users and 5 markets. This will include Post-Buy, 50GB document storage, and Avails Inventory access. This package also comes with Advanced Reporting options.

BluHorn Ultra: $499 per month or $4999 annually

This is our platinum package. For up to 5 users and 10 markets. This will include Post-Buy, 50GB document storage, and Avails Inventory access. This package also comes with Advanced Reporting options.

Additional users can be added to any package for $49 per month or $499 per year. Additional markets will be available at $9.99 per month or annually at $99. There will be an additional $500 annual set-up fee per ratings system for Advanced, Premium and Ultra users.

Please contact BluHorn to discuss individual subscriber fees as directed by ratings systems.

There are several affordable BluHorn pricing options that start at $199 per month for those who don’t need access to Nielsen or Comscore to access ratings data through BluHorn. These packages come with several amazing time saving features.

All plans will remain on a month-to-month subscription basis with NO LONG TERM CONTRACTS. There will be annual purchasing options for additional cost savings. Contact BluHorn for more details.

BluHorn Advanced: $299 per month or $2999 annually

This plan is our entry level plan for ratings data access. For up to 10 users and 2 markets. This will include Post-Buy, 10GB document storage, and Avails Inventory access. You will also get free access to BluHorn Advantage, which provides wholesale white labeled services for: graphic design services, website design and development services, digital media services, printing, promotional products and other marketing resources that your agency or client may need.

BluHorn Premium: $399 per month or $3999 annually

Our next level up is for up to 15 users and 5 markets. This will include Post-Buy, 50GB document storage, and Avails Inventory access. This package also comes with Advanced Reporting options.

You will also get free access to BluHorn Advantage, which provides wholesale white labeled services for: graphic design services, website design and development services, digital media services, printing, promotional products and other marketing resources that your agency or client may need.

BluHorn Ultra: $499 per month or $4999 annually

This is our platinum package. For up to 20 users and 10 markets. This will include Post-Buy, 50GB document storage, and Avails Inventory access. This package also comes with Advanced Reporting options.

Additional users can be added to any package for $49 per month or $499 per year. Additional markets will be available at $9.99 per month or annually at $99.

There will be an additional $500 annual set-up fee per ratings system for Advanced, Premium and Ultra users.

You will also get free access to BluHorn Advantage, which provides wholesale white labeled services for: graphic design services, website design and development services, digital media services, printing, promotional products and other marketing resources that your agency or client may need.

Please contact BluHorn to discuss individual subscriber fees as directed by ratings systems.

BluHorn offers 5 logins with the $199 per month plan and up to 10 logins with the $249 per month plan. Additional logins can be purchased at $49 each per month.

No, there is not a contract. We are a month-to-month service to make sure that we exceed your expectations. You can cancel at anytime before your next billing cycle.

We offer a 14-day trial period once you sign up. Although you enter your credit card to get started, it will not be charged for 14 days. Your satisfaction is very important to us.

We are available via phone, and can supply live, screen-share demonstrations and web videos that address many of the FAQs. Each subscriber will receive up to an hour of FREE training as a part of their initial subscription. We are also available for continued help as you learn the software.

BluHorn provides one hour of software training at no charge upon subscription. We always suggest options to users to make the most of their training time, and find that some initial set up and video viewing make this amount of allocated time more than enough.

However, in the event that a user requires additional training or adds/replaces an employee, we offer additional training at a rate of $75/hour.

BluHorn is integrated with Comscore and Nielsen data. Please contact us directly via email at [email protected] for more information.

All users interested in accessing ratings must contact their ratings provider to discuss next steps and subscription requirements.

BluHorn currently integrates with Nielsen and Comscore, as well as integration with Quickbooks online.

1) Licensee will contact Ratings Provider to secure a contract with an amendment to access data through our software.
2) Ratings provider will give BluHorn the appropriate documentation to include dates and approved markets.
3) BluHorn will activate ratings integration after integration fee has been processed and new or updated subscription created.

Yes, BluHorn is integrated with Quickbooks Online! You can create invoices from your worksheets with the click of a button at any time.

Yes, BluHorn provides reach and frequency calculators. CPP and GRP are calculated by the software, based upon your input for AQH ratings. All efficiencies can be custom-selected for your insertion orders and confirmed with the stations/medias.

Our invoice rec feature is in the user testing phase. We would love for you to be a part of the process!

No; this is not trafficking software.

Files (.scx, .sbx, .srx and .xml) can be uploaded to BluHorn as long as it follows the AAAA schema. Entire worksheets can also be copied, making it unnecessary to recreate for every buy.

BluHorn can preload a list of market vendors for a $750 fee per market and consists of contact information for media in the market.

BluHorn software is a cloud-based system, which permits user-login access from anywhere there is an Internet connection.

Vendors have space for notes in their setup; however, additional demographic information other than standard format (i.e., A 25-54) is not supported at this time. Multiple demographics are able to be shown on one sheet.

Yes; BluHorn is Excel compatible. Reports can be exported in CSV format.

Yes; all modules have worksheets that will create insertion orders with digital capability.

Yes; BluHorn offers a separate digital worksheet.

Our invoice rec feature is in the user testing phase. We would love for you to be a part of the process!

This feature is not available at this time.

BluHorn offers a basic reporting feature that provides summaries across multiple media platforms.

Clients and vendors are saved to the end-user’s account and can be easily accessed in database style. A variety of reports can also be pulled and formatted from the vendor database.