CallSource vs. DialogTech vs. Marchex

CallSource was great at seeing where we were failing as a company on the phone calls. It allowed us to tighten up a few spots to close those gaps and increase our call performance.

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DialogTech is well suited for franchise business models for both the franchisor and franchisee. For the franchisor, we have great insight into all of the calls that are happening for all locations. We can see what channels are driving the most high-quality calls and where we are seeing areas of opportunity. We utilize this data to coach our franchisees and digital agencies on where to spend more digital dollars and where to pull back from.

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The Marchex platform is suitable for you to draw conclusions on how to approach your users. It also helps you with conversational improvements and data analysis. I recommend if you already have a large user base who buy your service and are always asking for explanations to hire Marchex for sure

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• The reporting is easy to access and use with little to no training. Pretty straightforward.
• It does what it's supposed to -- creates usable tracking numbers, with added features like call whisper and call notifications that can be sent to a number of email addresses.
• It can be integrated with our CRM, Salesforce, for ease of use!

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• It is reliable and never goes down.
• The reporting is simple to use and provides the right data.
• The customer service is great, they always answer the phone.

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• Marchex does exactly what you need it to do. It allows businesses to quickly and effectively create online and offline call-tracking numbers to measure marketing performance.
• Marchex offers a variety of additional options, features, and capabilities outside of their core business model, which is call tracking. These business offerings appeal to smaller businesses, since they are primarily an enterprise-level call-tracking platform.
• Marchex allows you to listen and mark phone calls based on whether or not they lead to a conversion, if you business has the time to manage this process, it is an effective way to determine which source/mediums are providing the highest inside-conversion rate.

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• Phone Call Recording: The only place where I would like to see improvement is the number of calls that you can listen to. Calls are kept in their database for 30 days, and while they do give the option to download the calls I would prefer to be able to login and pull past calls as needed. Past calls, months down the road can be important to clients so they can compare the strength of their sales teams and see where improvement is needed. It lets you monitor overall campaign effectiveness, and if Callsource added this feature then they'd be unbeatable.

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• Improving the reporting to include graphic displays/data visualization natively rather than exporting to Excel.
• Customize call length reporting and filtering. Options now are <1 minute, 1-5 minutes, etc. But < 2 minutes is a better option because it takes a minute just to get through prompts and listen to a voicemail greeting.

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• Although customer support is only a phone call away, trouble shooting was not their strongest area. There was usually only one person who could help with technical support and getting past the gate keepers to talk to that person was not easy.
• Salesmen were difficult to get in touch with. You think it would be easy to negotiate a contract to add more services but this proved to be a difficult task as well.
• Online reporting could use improvement. If you wanted to sift through data you had to download a spreadsheet to manipulate the data. Very little beyond simple reporting could be accomplished on their platform.

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It's easy to use, we've had the account for a long time

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The only reason we would not use IfByPhone again is if our resellers do not need another IVR Solution.

We renew Marchex each year, we love it! It's a great investment. It's woven into a few of our products that we offer our clients so we wouldn't stop using it any time soon. The clients are big fans of it

They were typically easy to deal with, and solved our issues quickly, especially later in our use time. In the beginning, it was sometimes difficult to get a fast resolution because the nature of our problems resided in partnerships that they had with vendors for telecom routes.

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Others are similar, but this is a simpler format, quick e-mails going out and easy to make changes to the system rules for adjustments

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DialogTech has more pricing options. The onboarding process flows very smoothly and professionally. Their interface is very user-friendly and they offer continuous support via their communication channel and resources provided. The setup is very easy and fast to get going with. I am very content with their current solutions overall.

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I love how easy it is to listen to calls, filter and export reports for clients. Super happy with the services that are provided for me!

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• Prove ROI to our dealer partners by showing them how many calls they are getting
• With all recordings, we can discuss calls and coach dealers on better ways to approach our customers
• Better customer service

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• Overall they offer a good service at a fair price
• Their reverse look-up fees are to high limiting the amount of call data collected

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• Quick and easy distribution of phone numbers with city specific area codes
• Easy to set up after business hours and alternative forwarding numbers
• It has been very helpful in showing clients how their staff answers the phone and where there is opportunity for more training

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