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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGridBuddy Connect was a contact data tool that combined data from separate systems into an editable, spreadsheet-simple view. Acquired by Validity in 2019, it is now a legacy tool.N/A
    Pricing
    ConnectAndSellGridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ConnectAndSellGridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$6,000 Diagnostic Evaluation incluses unlimited use for two named users for one month.No setup fee
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    Features
    ConnectAndSellGridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Preview Dialer
    Comparison of Preview Dialer features of ConnectAndSell and GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Feature
    ConnectAndSell
    5.0
    9 Ratings
    37% below category average
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Contact preview6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer-CRM integration2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call notes & tags6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic call logging6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Core Dialer
    Comparison of Core Dialer features of ConnectAndSell and GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Feature
    ConnectAndSell
    4.7
    9 Ratings
    48% below category average
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Outbound dialing7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inbound routing4.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom caller ID7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Click-to-call5.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recorded voicemail drop2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer contact import2.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign & list management6.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance
    Comparison of Call Follow-up and Quality Assurance features of ConnectAndSell and GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Feature
    ConnectAndSell
    5.7
    9 Ratings
    29% below category average
    GridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    -
    Ratings
    Follow-up calls7.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer reporting & analytics4.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dialer compliance6.08 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ConnectAndSellGridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (10 ratings)
    7.9
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ConnectAndSellGridBuddy Connect (legacy)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    1. Making broad changes to data, like moving ownership of records from one user to another for a new Sales Rep or a moved Sales Rep. 2. Making broad changes to data for product changes, product introductions and such (product naming changes, product description changes, etc.). I recently had to make a change to the name of a Product Option. Product Options are a sub-object related to Product. This name change was in 22 places. Okay, 18 [is] not a lot, but to make this change individually 22 times is still very tedious and takes too much of my time. Instead, I set up my Grid with the Object and sub-Object and made all 22 changes at once with a mass change. Piece of cake. And I don't have to go back to several of the records to see if the change was made successfully (something you have to do with Dataloader). I could see the effective change all at once on my Grid screen.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Reshapes the user Interface into an intuitive, clean, easy and thoughtful way, meaning Salesforce can be practically used for applications that (in my Opinion) salesforce was never designed for.
    • Mass updates are a God send, Leaving quick and meaningful notes, setting up meetings with clients or upcoming calls to maintain contact, all from the same screen without information overload... a real achievement.
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    Cons
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Does not allow users to create new Campaign Member records; we would like to be able to add multiple Campaign Member records to a Campaign in a Grid.
    • Does not allow users to create new Task records; we would like to be able to add multiple Tasks records related to the same user but multiple Opportunities and Contacts.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Discontinued Products
    - Easy of use - Visual nature of using the product (as compared to Dataloader) - Quickness of making changes/updates/edits to long lists of records, live and real-time
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    - Ease of use - Real-time and visible nature of making mass changes - Ease of setting up a Grid - Ease of filtering the Grid to see the records that I need to change
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    ConnectAndSell, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    GridBuddy was very easy to implement
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Discontinued Products
    This is the 1st inline editing product we have tested. The only reason we would ever go with another product is the price.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Our sales executives save a lot of time reviewing all opportunities in a single editable view.
    • Gridbuddy improves the functionality of our CRM by allowing us to edit multiple opportunities in one place.
    • It is generally faster and easier to build a report in GridBuddy than it is in SAP C4C.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ConnectAndSell Screenshots

    Screenshot of ConnectAndSell Advanced Sales Acceleration Technology

    GridBuddy Connect (legacy) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Conditional formattingScreenshot of ForecastingScreenshot of ConnectorsScreenshot of Mass UpdateScreenshot of Multi-object inline editing