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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bright Pattern Contact Center

    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Bright Pattern provides an AI-powered omnichannel contact center software. With the purpose of making customer service, sales, and marketing brighter and faster, Bright Pattern offers an advanced omnichannel cloud platform with embedded AI. Bright Pattern’s platform can be…N/A

    ConnectAndSell

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AConnectAndSell takes the problem of getting decision makers on the phone and makes it go away. A typical Sales Rep will have more sales conversations using ConnectAndSell in one hour than they would typically have in an entire week.N/A
    Pricing
    Bright Pattern Contact CenterConnectAndSell
    Editions & Modules
    Omnichannel CX
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    per month per seat
    Call Center Standard
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    per month per seat
    Digital CX
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    per month per seat
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bright Pattern Contact CenterConnectAndSell
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$6,000 Diagnostic Evaluation incluses unlimited use for two named users for one month.
    Additional DetailsOne-time set-up fee includes 45 hours of services for workflow implementation and training: Discovery and Design Workshop; Configuration and Customization to customer requirements; Testing and Evaluation; Agent and Supervisor Training; Administration Mentoring & Knowledge Transfer—
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    Bright Pattern Contact CenterConnectAndSell
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    Bright Pattern, Inc.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    32 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    31 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
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    Features
    Bright Pattern Contact CenterConnectAndSell
    Contact Center Software
    Comparison of Contact Center Software features of Bright Pattern Contact Center and ConnectAndSell
    Feature
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    8.0
    32 Ratings
    6% below category average
    ConnectAndSell
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    Ratings
    Agent dashboard8.831 Ratings00 Ratings
    Validate callers8.128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Outbound response8.128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call forwarding8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call (CTC)8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Warm transfer4.831 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive dialing9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interactive voice response8.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    REST APIs8.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call scripts8.224 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call tracking8.126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multichannel integration7.827 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM software integration7.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workforce Optimization (WFO)
    Comparison of Workforce Optimization (WFO) features of Bright Pattern Contact Center and ConnectAndSell
    Feature
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    7.9
    29 Ratings
    5% below category average
    ConnectAndSell
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    Inbound call routing8.328 Ratings00 Ratings
    Omnichannel inbound routing8.127 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recording8.929 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quality management7.227 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call analytics8.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Historical reporting8.129 Ratings00 Ratings
    Live reporting7.227 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer surveys8.126 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction analytics7.121 Ratings00 Ratings
    Preview Dialer
    Comparison of Preview Dialer features of Bright Pattern Contact Center and ConnectAndSell
    Feature
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
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    Ratings
    ConnectAndSell
    5.0
    9 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Contact preview00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Dialer-CRM integration00 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    Call notes & tags00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Automatic call logging00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Core Dialer
    Comparison of Core Dialer features of Bright Pattern Contact Center and ConnectAndSell
    Feature
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    ConnectAndSell
    4.7
    9 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Outbound dialing00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Inbound routing00 Ratings4.04 Ratings
    Custom caller ID00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Click-to-call00 Ratings5.08 Ratings
    Recorded voicemail drop00 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    Dialer contact import00 Ratings2.08 Ratings
    Campaign & list management00 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance
    Comparison of Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance features of Bright Pattern Contact Center and ConnectAndSell
    Feature
    Bright Pattern Contact Center
    -
    Ratings
    ConnectAndSell
    5.7
    9 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Follow-up calls00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
    Dialer reporting & analytics00 Ratings4.09 Ratings
    Dialer compliance00 Ratings6.08 Ratings
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    Bright Pattern Contact CenterConnectAndSell
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    Zendesk Talk
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Genesys Multicloud CX (discontinued)
    Score8 out of 10
    Nooks
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Cloud Contact Center AI
    Score5.1 out of 10
    Dialpad Sell
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bright Pattern Contact CenterConnectAndSell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (32 ratings)
    5.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.1
    (32 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (32 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Bright Pattern Contact CenterConnectAndSell
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    Bright Pattern has been fantastic in allowing us to automate voice and chat contacts, and we're currently building out scenarios that will allow us to automate even more. It's super simple to collect data from customers, and using some API calls provides the answers they're looking for without a human needing to get involved. There is less functionality currently for emails. Emails can be routed to queues based on keywords, and auto-replies can be sent, but it's pretty basic functionality. We'd love to see some of the enhanced capabilities offered in voice and chat scenarios for email.
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    If your organization relies on outbound leads through cold calling, this is a great tool for you. ConnectAndSell definitely made the associate's jobs easier at our company and allowed them to produce greater output than they could have done manually without such a tool. This tool is less appropriate if cold calling isn't a big part of your company's lead generation efforts.
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    Pros
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    • AI platform integration - IBM Watson, Google Dialogflow, for example
    • Quality Management - out of the box sentiment anlysis
    • Unified agent desktop - ability to see all channels in one pane of glass
    • Robust analytic widgets that can also drive wall boards
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    • Builds lead lists.
    • Maximizes connections with prospects.
    • Provides guidance for how to approach future prospects.
    • Leaves strategic voicemails for prospects.
    • Sends emails based on programmable metrics.
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    Cons
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    • That they had a text and voice analysis module Que tuvieran un modulo de analisis de texto y voz
    • Customized agent interface with company logos. Interfaz de agente personalizada con logos de la empresa
    • The softphone, when entering multiple interactions, causes the advisors to become confused when they have several. It should be less complex and more adaptable.
    • El softphone al momento de ingresar varias interacciones, los asesores se pierden cuando tienen varios. que sea menos complejo y mas adaptable
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    • One thing that's been difficult about Connect and Sell is some people can tell you've been patched through so if you can work past the initial conversation it ends up working great.
    • The system has worked great with outreach which we've integrated our contacts directly into the system. Because of this the connection between outreach and connect and sell don't always communicate calls and metrics which are crucial for us to know conversion rates.
    • We had a hard time getting the system implemented quickly and working the way we wanted it to. Because of the implementation specialist we were working with problems weren't solved quickly rather they were worked through quickly however they were solved.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    Es una plataforma confiable, en la que ya tengo bastante tiempo utilizando y conociendola. Entonces me siento confiada en volver a utilizarla dentro de la empresa e igual que al ofrecer a mis clientes internos y externos, además con el roadmap que nos brindan estoy segura que seguirá innovando cada vez
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    For the right reps who are good at talking to prospects who aren't expecting their call, this is a no brainer.
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    Usability
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    It's pretty simple for agents to pick up quickly, it takes a bit longer for supervisors to get familiar with. QA tools are pretty barebones but functional enough. It can be as simple or complex as you need it to be, if you spend some time configuring the settings or working with Bright Pattern's support team to build out what you need.
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    It is always on. The only outage to date that I have experienced was with an upstream telco provider a few years ago. The inbound leg telco was hit by a DDOS attack which led to delays in routing calls to the platform. This was not the fault of the Bright Pattern platform but the telco provider. We have had a few minor carrier issues with call quality, or a handful of brief drops, but Bright Pattern is quick to identify these and change carriers when it starts to happen.
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
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    Performance
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    All pages load when expected, and reports render either in the web browser or as a download. I never really have issues with accessing the admin or agent desktop sites. It just works.
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
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    Support Rating
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    Although we have only had 1 very short outage in our 4 years of service. Bright Pattern support was easy to contact and solved our sisue very quickly as well as provided more than adequate information on an RCA (Root Cause Analysis) for our clients
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    I have had a few support calls with their people. They are totally reachable and helpful, sharing screens, controlling my screen, showing why things happened, not just correcting it. If you have an issue with the software, let them help. They are there for you, and they are friendly, accessible, and happy to do their job.
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    In-Person Training
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    In-person and virtual training was great, but Bright Pattern could use some online training videos similar to other platforms. I would welcome online training videos to keep the steady flow of new agents up to date. Admin training is one of the largest areas that need video. The static documentation is great. It is pretty easy to follow and configure your contact center as you progress through each step. The documentation is available online on an easy to use knowledgebase or wiki style site. You do not need a user account to access the help docs, meaning that users at any level can freely access the materials to learn about the platform.
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
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    Online Training
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    Online training is documentation based only. It is thorough and step by step, but no videos. It would also be helpful to have more information within the help docs on custom reporting. I find that many of the Bright Pattern specific configurations for the Jasper Reporting Server have to be "stumbled" across through existing report templates and they are not clearly listed out somewhere. In person training will not generally go into great depth on report customizations.
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    As an implementor, I have found the Bright Pattern Contact Center very easy to work with. The platform operates in the manner which I think. Therefore, everything I do seems logical and works exactly as expected. Many solutions are much more difficult to work with and make implementations difficult
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    As a contact centre technology vendor we have experience of many different contact centre platforms. We chose Bright Pattern Contact Center because its the best omni-channel contact centre we've ever seen, it's incredibly reliable, its hosted in-country, it has the Microsoft integrations many of our customers want, we can integrate with virtually any CRM or ITSM system and the platform offers a vast feature set.
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    We have moved to Salesloft. Salesloft gave us greater visibility into performance metrics and integrated with more software which in turn helped streamline our business.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    Very flexible and will scale without any intervention from my team. Scaling at the carrier/telco layer is handled by Bright Pattern, if you use their offered telecom
    Incentivized
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
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    Return on Investment
    Bright Pattern, Inc.
    • We saved customers between 30% - 40% of the cost of their current omnichannel contact center solutions when we implemented Bright Pattern Contact Center
    • Very quick to implement so we are able to service more customers with same number of staff
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    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    • It gives you greater potential to lock in a client, but I'm not sure from my end if this ROI is worth the headaches. It has a lot of work before it can become a truly reliable source for outbounding.
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