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    CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)

    Score1 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    In the legacy Managed Services model, CIENCE provided lead generation services to businesses looking for fast growth by offering multi-channel outbound sales specialization. CIENCE combines research with personalized messaging delivered through multiple channels to create a predictable stream of qualified appointments for sales teams. The vendor states that to date, they have delivered more than 10's of million leads to over 2,500 clients in over 225 industries.N/A

    IBM Garage

    Score7.9 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    IBM Garage is a global innovation and transformation consultancy from IBM boasting more than 25,000 practitioners worldwide. IBM Garage is a model for accelerating digital transformation at scale that helps users generate innovative ideas and equip them with the practices, technologies and expertise to turn ideas into business value. IBM Garage aims to bring customer pain points into focus and enables teams to take manageable risks. Users can adopt technologies, speed up product…N/A
    Pricing
    CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)IBM Garage
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)IBM Garage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)IBM Garage
    Considered Both Products
    CIENCE
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    78%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    76%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    74%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    78%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)IBM Garage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (52 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)IBM Garage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    CIENCE
    Cience is well suited for providing building blocks when you are starting with very little. They took the time to learn our unique product and weren't hesitant to jump on an account for a less than traditional ICP. If you are looking to outsource sales, just be prepared to be an active voice in the partnership.
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    IBM
    I recommend IBM Cloud Garage to anyone that has a real problem [that needs] to be solved through algorithms.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    CIENCE
    • Rapidly created marketing scripts based on the domain knowledge we provided.
    • Rapidly identified the key executives and ways to reach them in our target audience.
    • Provided well-spoken representatives who were able to get our message across.
    • Provided excellent weekly feedback on their 'hit-rate.'
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    IBM
    • Creating epics and user stories
    • Helping refine user stories and creating subtasks
    • Design and arch
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    CIENCE
    • There isn't much to say here for me from a feature or functionality perspective. We've always had a very seamless interaction with CIENCE from a technology standpoint. I have to admit that I am typically the bottleneck if things ever get stuck because our team at CIENCE usually has to push me to get materials and documentation for our campaigns.
    • We once ran into a slight issue with the timing for our contract renewal. I needed to pause our service because of a large deal we acquired, and I needed to save some extra funds to ensure we could prepare for it properly. I was technically too late to put the pause in time based on the dates in our contract. However, the CIENCE team worked closely with me to come up with a creative solution that was understanding of my challenging situation at the time, while also favoring our long-term partnership rather than short-sighted revenue gains.
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    IBM
    • Timing slots
    • The program should be expandable to outside of IBM offices
    • More dedicated people
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    CIENCE
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    IBM cloud garage will always be as an extra power for our organisation. An extra power is always welcome.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    CIENCE
    They are easy to work with and very organized.
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    IBM
    i havent used any particular function myself, so i cant evaluate the usability
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    CIENCE
    They have a pool of talented teams and being responsible.
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    IBM
    We had all the support we needed to accomplish our goal, in the right time.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    CIENCE
    The process outlined was exactly what we were looking for (hand holding before, during and ongoing) and was right on in terms of what we needed for implementation. We were successful in identifying the team from CIENCE who would be dedicated to Manifest and were able to have all levels of both companies involved in the implementation process.
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    IBM
    im not able to give an opinion, since i havent participated
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    CIENCE
    We chose CIENCE because we were impressed with the technology it was built on for lead-generation, the quality of leads proposed to us, the targeting capabilities, and campaign execution strategies. Nobody has been better suited to our service capabilities modeling and needs of the organization.
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    IBM
    Not that Garage did not finish the job, but the cost is too high
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    CIENCE
    • Terrible waste of money. Just starting out we want to use our funds the most effective we can. This had ZERO ROI and was a waste of time.
    • They ask for a three-month upfront payment and gave us nothing back. While this is the risk we take with no guarantees, you would expect a reputable business to offer something for a performance so poor. A free month to try and make things right by providing a few leads, or some small amount of refund, something. Their response was to tell us they did nothing wrong and they would not even consider anything.
    • The good reviews from this company are baffling to me. I reviewed them before starting and felt they must be reputable. The truth is the onboarding process took 30 days even though we provided them with everything before it started. They charge for this ramp-up time even though nothing of substance is happening.
    • Within two weeks of the campaign starting our Cience team had lost over half of its original members due to attrition. 3 out of 5 of their members left the company
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    IBM
    • Positive ROI, MVP launched in 2 months to validate our hypostesis
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    CIENCE Sales Development (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Leads Dashboard that the CIENCE Team Member works in, daily.Screenshot of An shortlist of partnerships.Screenshot of Activity reports from CIENCE offer a convenient way of keeping up with successes.Screenshot of Each campaign gets its own dedicated, custom-fit landing page.

    IBM Garage Screenshots

    Screenshot of IBM Garage can work with you virtually, in IBM Garage and IBM Studio locations, or onsite with your company.Screenshot of Garages are measured on outcomes, not outputs, but it's not always easy to express exactly how much value an individual opportunity will provide. The Outcomes tool helps identify and quantify the measurable business outcomes of all types of Garage projects.Screenshot of By delivering quick pulse checks through anonymous surveys, Squad Insights delivers a strong picture of your team's engagement and allows you to recognize trends and identify steps to improve overall performance.Screenshot of IBM Garage uses collaborative product development techniques such as pair programming to upskill your team on new technologies.Screenshot of Enterprise Design Thinking is an important component of nearly every IBM Garage experience. An IBM Garage Design Thinking workshop can help you understand customer pain points, map out critical use cases and business goals, ideate, design hypotheses, and define your MVP.Screenshot of Your IBM Garage team is populated with designers, architects, developers, business strategists and industry thought leaders.