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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Data.com (discontinued)

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ASalesforce launched Data.com in 2011, in partnership with D&B, but has since decided to gradually sunset the platform. Data.com offered a store of company and customer data for use in sales and prospecting.N/A

    DemandScience

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADemandScience is a data-driven marketing platform that offers lead generation and data services that accelerate the technology sales process by identifying intent among technology buyers. Founded in 2009, DemandScience helps marketers meet the ever-changing demands of B2B sales.N/A
    Pricing
    Data.com (discontinued)DemandScience
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Data.com (discontinued)DemandScience
    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
    Data.com (discontinued)DemandScience
    Considered Both Products
    Discontinued Products
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    DemandScience
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    88%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    64 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    67 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    60 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    63 Answers
    Features
    Data.com (discontinued)DemandScience
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Data.com (discontinued) and DemandScience
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    6.9
    25 Ratings
    11% below category average
    DemandScience
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    Ratings
    Advanced search6.523 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download7.124 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting6.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access6.425 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Data.com (discontinued) and DemandScience
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.8
    24 Ratings
    1% above category average
    DemandScience
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    Ratings
    Contact information7.924 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information7.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information8.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Data.com (discontinued) and DemandScience
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.0
    25 Ratings
    6% below category average
    DemandScience
    -
    Ratings
    Lead qualification process8.917 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration7.222 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles7.422 Ratings00 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders6.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene5.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh7.114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tags6.913 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation6.824 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Email Features
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Email Features features of Data.com (discontinued) and DemandScience
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    7.6
    10 Ratings
    2% above category average
    DemandScience
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    Sales email templates7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
    Append emails to records7.910 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Data.com (discontinued) and DemandScience
    Feature
    Data.com (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    DemandScience
    7.8
    17 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Audience profiling and targeting00 Ratings8.617 Ratings
    Content performance analytics00 Ratings7.614 Ratings
    Campaign optimization dashboard00 Ratings7.210 Ratings
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    Data.com (discontinued)DemandScience
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Clay
    Score9.3 out of 10
    CoSchedule Marketing Suite
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    LinkedIn Sales Navigator for Gmail (discontinued)
    Score8.5 out of 10
    PathFactory
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Data.com (discontinued)DemandScience
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.9
    (25 ratings)
    7.6
    (75 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (69 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.5
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Data.com (discontinued)DemandScience
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    There are many scenarios that make data.com well suited, but most specifically, it works very well when looking for contacts within a certain zip code. You can sort and find information about these contacts and pay by points. This helps because you are able to pick and choose which you want to pay for.
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    DemandScience
    Demand Science did deliver the quantity of leads without issue. The data for a few was not accurate (bounced when following up). But they agreed to make good by providing substitute leads to meet the quota. Towards the end of my project, they lost a few folks, and so the end of my campaign got a little rough as they were taking over some assignments midway. But we ultimately completed the SOW. I will say that the leads did not perform well in our email cadence - none converted. However, this was a test of the concept for us. Content syndication had a lower cost per qualified lead than some other tactics, so we tested it. Your results may vary, based on your follow-up and your market.
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    Pros
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    • Data.com is a great way to find out accurate revenue and employee numbers for companies across various industries.
    • Data.com's filtering capabilities allow our team to quickly find the ideal prospects to reach out to.
    • Data.com, being owned by Salesforce, allows for a seamless integration into our CRM. This saves us an incredible amount of time and ensures data accuracy.
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    DemandScience
    • The initial pitch and contact from Mason used "show me you know me" well, which we felt was a good sign of company culture and approach to database marketing.
    • Delivery of leads was ahead of schedule.
    • They set expectations, and then delivered what they said they would.
    • The leads matched our criteria as agreed.
    • Regular check ins and catch ups, and patience when thing were taking a bit of time to get sorted here.
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    Cons
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    • Some contacts can be old. Perhaps they could consider validating some that are older than 5 years.
    • They don't always detect duplicate companies. For example, I've added the same company twice before, I don't understand how they allow that, or prevent others from adding duplicates. It doesn't happen very often,, only occasionally.
    • Sometimes data.com will "autocorrect" a job title incorrectly. For example, entering "Director of People & Culture" will autocorrect it to "Director of peopleandculture" If you don't catch it, it looks pretty bad for the next person who wants to view the contact.
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    DemandScience
    • We would like to see more proactive communication on what's working and what's not without requiring a meeting - regular reporting cadence to assess asset quality
    • A dashboard view might be nice as well, again, so we can look at an asset and see how it's performing (or if it isn't) without having to wait on a rep to pull a report or schedule a walkthrough
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    DemandScience
    Our executives decided to not renew because we were not seeing the ROI they were looking for. However, our executives did not make the best decisions on the data Demand Science provided.
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    Usability
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    Very intuitive to use and I've never had any confusion with features. Anyone can create an account and use the platform simply by adding a contact or company into the database to earn points. It's a great option if you don't have budget for lists or pay services. It is easy to use and anyone can benefit from it.
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    DemandScience
    The leads were pretty straight forward. However, their appointment setting did not integrate well into our system and many of the meetings didn't occur. I had to chase a lot of prospects and many times Demand Science didn't provide direct dials.
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Whenever I've had a question their support has responded pretty quickly and gives me exactly what I am looking for. I have not had any technical issues so I can't speak to issues there, but as far as general questions from a free user they have impressed me with how quickly they get back to me and the thoroughness of their answers.
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    DemandScience
    Our rep is always available and quickly responds to any question we have. I haven't worked with other partners who are as proactive and excited to help us as our DemandScience rep is. He reaches out with new ideas and suggestions frequently. They are happy to make any changes needed to the campaigns and make those changes quickly and efficiently. They work well with our execution agency, but are also happy to meet with us directly to provide insights and support.
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    Implementation Rating
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    DemandScience
    They did extremely well. However, our executives did a poor job in defining our ICP so we didn't get the maximum benefit out of it.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Adobe Workfront may not be the direct competitor of Data.com, but for the services I was using, Workfront looked a little better when it comes to the user interface. But Data.com definitely had more powerful features & better integration capabilities. Also, it was easier to play around with the customer journey in Data.com as compared to other tools I have used in the past.
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    DemandScience
    I've not used another content syndication company, and I probably won't after the lack of results we've had. I have used direct email organizations, and they are stronger but also more expensive, so you have to weigh your priorities. I could see if you were selling a specific product or software and how this could be beneficial, but I'd steer away from it for services.
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    Return on Investment
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    • The positive impact is gaining more direct contact information for hiring managers.
    • Another positive factor is that it is completely free. You gain points for contact information when you add contact information.
    • Since it is a free resource, there are no real negative impacts.
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    DemandScience
    • We have been able to grow our lead numbers with high quality leads at a reasonable cost
    • We have been able to generate just the leads we want to support our Business Development team
    • We have been able to get our content in front of our specific TAL
    Incentivized
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