Closely vs. Lead Forensics

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Closely
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Closely is a LinkedIn automation tool used to grow a network on autopilot, bring a new perspective to a LinkedIn network, personalize campaigns with a data export tool, find new B2B sales opportunities through conversations, and send personalised messages on a large scale. Closely helps users find new leads in a click and bring, send a personalized message to all leads and to boost B2B sales. Another feature of Closely is that it can be used…
$49
per month 500 Lead Finder Credits monthly
Lead Forensics
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
UK company Lead Forensics offers their eponymous platform for lead generation and web analytics.N/A
Pricing
CloselyLead Forensics
Editions & Modules
Personal
$49
per month 500 Lead Finder Credits monthly
Growth
$83
per month 5000 Lead Finder Credits monthly
Pro
$166
per month Unlimited Lead Finder Credits
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CloselyLead Forensics
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
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Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Closely
9.0
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Lead Forensics
-
Ratings
Lead nurturing automation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Web Analytics
Comparison of Web Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Closely
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Ratings
Lead Forensics
8.7
58 Ratings
7% above category average
Lead Conversion Tracking00 Ratings8.049 Ratings
Bounce Rate Measurement00 Ratings8.940 Ratings
Device and Browser Reporting00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
Pageview Tracking00 Ratings9.155 Ratings
Event Tracking00 Ratings8.541 Ratings
Reporting in real-time00 Ratings8.550 Ratings
Referral Source Tracking00 Ratings9.249 Ratings
Customizable Dashboards00 Ratings9.052 Ratings
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User Ratings
CloselyLead Forensics
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(80 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(62 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
CloselyLead Forensics
Likelihood to Recommend
Closely
Closing rates increase up to 25% when using Closely’s automated outreach platform. Closely gives you the ability to reach out to the exact people who are interested in your offer. You can set up the entire campaign, and then Closely will take over everything else. You can choose your message and deliver it using email or text. Sometimes the interface can be a little slow. I would suggest doing some testing before committing to this tool. Closely saves time, which is important to me. I have been using it for about a month now, and I have noticed that my close rate has increased by 25%. I am able to focus on building my list instead of doing the tedious task of emailing people.
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Lead Forensics
Lead Forensics was especially effective in identifying returning visitors from existing customer accounts. This allowed me to proactively reach out, understand their interests based on web activity, and successfully expand the scope of services they were already purchasing. It's less appropriate for brand-new lead generation, as it doesn’t capture anonymous traffic without prior engagement or recognizable IP data.
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Pros
Closely
  • I have not had any issues with LinkedIn filters.
  • The inbox feature is like a mini-CRM.
  • Closely now has a chrome extension adding more functionality.
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Lead Forensics
  • Lead Forensics helps us see which companies are visiting our site, even if they don’t fill out a form. This gives us a chance to reach out to businesses that are already showing interest but might not have contacted us yet.
  • Instead of cold-calling random prospects, we can see which pages a company has viewed and how often they return. This helps us tailor our conversations based on what they’re actually interested in.
  • The Lead Forensics support team has been great whenever we’ve had questions. They’re quick to respond and always ready to help, whether it’s troubleshooting an issue or offering advice on how to get the most out of the platform.
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Cons
Closely
  • Automated Birthday messages
  • Automated congratulations of milestones
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Lead Forensics
  • Better updates on companies' current names. Often if a company was a different company years ago it still says the old company name which is confusing.
  • Better identifying the correct location. Sometimes it seems like that the location coming up is the wrong location.
  • Giving a better understanding of how they got to the website would help too. Often is says "direct" but I would like to know if it was via a link from an email or what
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Usability
Closely
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Lead Forensics
Lead Forensics dashboard is fantastic. Lets me see what companies are hitting what parts of the website so I know what to offer them. Often times I’ll offer one thing, only to get told no. Then the client goes to the website and pokes around at other things we offer. Then they reach out to me asking about different services, or next time I reach out I can offer what they were looking at.
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Support Rating
Closely
No answers on this topic
Lead Forensics
[Their] support is great, [whether] you call or send in an email. They are always friendly and willing to help. Anytime I can’t figure something out and need to reach out, I always get a response back quick[ly] - and they will always offer to go in and make the change, but I like when they show me so I can do it next time.
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Alternatives Considered
Closely
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Lead Forensics
We used to use Visual Visitor. This would give us an email every time someone visited our website. This would give all the information like Lead Forensics does but in a smaller quantity. It used to not integrate with WIX but now it does. We selected Lead Forensics because we saw our site activity was high & wanted to see who was on the site and because of WIX
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Return on Investment
Closely
  • 25% increase on close rate
  • Additional social channel to nurture leads
  • Countless hours saved
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Lead Forensics
  • I've been able to increase our click rates by 30%.
  • I've been able to see and track how our presence on social media is increasing.
  • We've seen classes fill because of Lead Forensics. Probably 1 in 10 to 1 in 5 students are because of Lead Forensics leads.
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ScreenShots

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Lead Forensics Screenshots

Screenshot of Lead Forensics' insight with regard to who is visiting a website, where they have come from, how visits trend over time, what they have looked at on the site, as well as detailed firmographics about each and every business visitor identified. This is presented at a glance insight for marketers to understand website performance, weak spots, campaign effectiveness and market engagement.Screenshot of a view of which businesses are visiting a website, in real-time. Users can categorize visitors according to their stage in the sales pipeline and create actions based upon each visitor profile to commence further engagement, understand what each visit is interested in by reviewing the time they have spent on each page, and use this information to start valuable conversations, and review the contact information to commence pro-active engagement to give each customer and prospect an exceptional first impression.Screenshot of marketing campaign analytics that help locate which are driving high value opportunities to a website. Users can track changes over time to understand the success of specific campaigns and monitor the performance of social media, PPC, SEO and any other referring source, to optimize campaigns and invest marketing budget where campaigns are driving maximum engagement and return.Screenshot of detailed firmographics relating to each visiting business, used to qualify and score a visitor, according to their 'fit' for a business. This helps users to understand the size and scope of each visitor, identify where they are located and get their contact information. Automated lead scoring against any specific criteria can be used to focus on the highest priority opportunities, in order to acquire new business, expand existing customer revenues and deliver excellent levels of customer service.