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    InsideSales Playbooks

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AInsideSales Playbooks (formerly XANT Playbooks) aims to help SDRs and AEs quickly build closeable pipeline, by helping salespeople get a hold of more of the right people. InsideSales.com uses their A.I.-platform called Neuralytics to target likely buyers combined with their cadence engine to help sales reps consistently engage all of their prospects in a personalized way. Just like Waze from Google helps drivers get to their destination quickly based on the data from other drivers,…N/A

    Sendoso

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASendoso is a gift sending platform designed to support B2B sales and ABM, and provide a sales accelerant.N/A
    Pricing
    InsideSales PlaybooksSendoso
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    InsideSales PlaybooksSendoso
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    InsideSales PlaybooksSendoso
    Considered Both Products
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    Sendoso
    Chose Sendoso
    I haven't used anything else. Only Sendoso.
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    97%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    95%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    InsideSales PlaybooksSendoso
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (128 ratings)
    8.3
    (187 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (102 ratings)
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.6
    (21 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.2
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    Vendor post-sale
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    8.2
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    User Testimonials
    InsideSales PlaybooksSendoso
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aurea
    It is well suited for any sales department, to try to get ahold of the person you are trying to get ahold of. Playbooks has increased the number of decision makers that I can get ahold of on a day to day basis. This tool would probably be less suited for people that do not have calls to make outside of the company.
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    Sendoso
    I've used all the sending platforms (Sendoso, Reachdesk, Loop & Tie, Alyce, and Surgar Wish). I've had the most success with Alyce. We're a global SaaS platform with presence in NAM, EMEA and APAC. We're valued at $2B and drive around $2.5M in sales. As a demand gen team we have about ~$12M in program spend, so I'd say the tool is suitable for a scaling mid-market/enterprise brand that's focused on ROI, efficiency and scaling. I'm not sure who Alyce is not suitable for to be honest, I can only speak from my experience using it in my current role. I imagine it's not suitable for a company whose tech stack cannot integrate with Alyce.
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    Pros
    Aurea
    • Playbooks does a great job of letting reps know when phone numbers are not a working number.
    • Playbooks does a great job being able to be tailored to your specific organization or business.
    • Playbooks does a great job of having a very friendly user experience.
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    Sendoso
    • The Custom Brand Shop has been a real game-changer.
    • Easy to place curation requests and quick responses.
    • The ability to send items through Amazon but also include inventoried items is great for higher value gift bundles and lets you avoid having to source items that you may not be 100% sure about the quantity needed.
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    Cons
    Aurea
    • The ability to filter specific plays or pieces of information so that it's more user-friendly for the overall organization. Essentially, more room to customize the organization of accounts and how you're working them.
    • The initial onboarding process of accounts results in high levels of tasks - the ability to break these down in an easier way to help with time management would be helpful.
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    Sendoso
    • Elements of the interface to setup Touches could be improved so there is not so much scrolling on pages
    • It would be nice to have a reporting options that shows all "status" EXCEPT delivered; so you can review all of them (in the Analytics area)
    • Allowing users to edit all inventory (even those setup by Sendoso on client's behalf)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Aurea
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    Sendoso
    We're very sticky with Sendoso and would prefer to not train the entire sales org on a new platform! That and we've already sent up a plethora of gifts the team can send out (eGifts, physical branded items, treats, plants, etc.).
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    Usability
    Aurea
    It only took a day to get comfortable with Playbooks. The ease of use and overall usability is fantastic in the sense that it's pretty straightforward once you get enough repetitions in the tool. I also like all of the videos and resources available if support is needed
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    Sendoso
    I log in to the Sendoso website each time to use it, I'm not sure if there's an easier way. There may actually be a chrome extension that I'm just not using for whatever reason. I bet there is. But the website works well enough. Doesn't blow my mind, but it's all I need
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    Reliability and Availability
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    Sendoso
    Sendoso occasionally has downtime, but it's usually isolated to a single feature and doesn't effect the entire platform. They are responsive when it comes to intaking these outages and are quick to work to resolve them
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    Performance
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    Sendoso
    Their platform doesn't take a long time to load, and it typically isn't too buggy once a new feature has been out for a while. Reports are pretty quick to generate and are emailed to the user on file for use typically within ten minutes or so. I have not noticed Sendoso slowing down any of the software it integrates with at all
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    Support Rating
    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    They listened to the problem with delivery times but did not present a reasonable solution. Again, the shipping costs consumed too much budget. On one bulk send their support team agreed to take over a project for a few of the reps which is encouraging to see.
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    In-Person Training
    Aurea
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    Sendoso
    Our in person trainings were on zoom, but they are not recordings which is why I listed them as in person. You get a live person to walk you through integrations, how to use the platform, sendings best practices, setting up other users, etc. The customer success team will help you training staff users too. Ours even ran a contest for them to encourage them to send to prospects and they provided the prize!
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    Online Training
    Aurea
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    Sendoso
    These were CSM and Onboarding team zoom meetings where they hand-hold you, which is nice especially compared to other company onboardings. After that they have Zen desk articles and regular check-ins where you can get the training you need. I also am on a slack channel with Sendoso staff where I can ask additional questions or look for best practices.
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    Implementation Rating
    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Sendoso
    Get Sales and Marketing both involved in the implementation so you can strategize on how you'd want to use it across your organization. This will help your CSM roll it out the way you want instead of trying to piecemeal it after you've finished the onboarding process. Also I would recommend using a mix of Sendoso Direct, Inventory and eGift sends. Relying all on one or the other will not serve you well
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aurea
    The Insidesales Playbooks is by far more intuitive and organized than other programs I have used in the past. Unfortunately I have not had experience with other products that are available out there. I would hope we will see more improvements from the ISDC tool as we all use it more and provide feedback
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    Sendoso
    Local vendors, including print & mail houses, are the only thing I can compare to Sendoso for similar services. Local vendors are good for ordering a bunch of swag to have at the office or [giving] away at conferences but if you are looking to send items to clients/prospects on-demand then a tool like Sendoso is a must.
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    Scalability
    Aurea
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    Sendoso
    Sendoso has really improved here. Along with helping you train your staff, you can now clone gift touches, sync them with salesforce from the platform directly, and send out address confirmations using your own or their email sending platform - they also just released an option for you to white-label your own domain. helping you save time and get a lot off the ground quickly
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    Return on Investment
    Aurea
    • 100's of hours back in our week due to Salesforce Integration!
    • We have more clients answering the phone due to creative caller ID solutions.
    • We can standardize our messaging by partnering with Marketing to help build plays and auto-enroll certain contacts based on messaging.
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    Sendoso
    • Hard to track ROI from gift giving and the true influence it had.
    • Same feedback for current customers and tracking ROI from those who decided to not churn and if this product aided.
    • Overall, folks are happy with receiving packages like the ones from Sendoso, but tough to say from an ROAS perspective whether this is worth it.
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    ScreenShots

    InsideSales Playbooks Screenshots

    Screenshot of Playbooks DashboardScreenshot of Editing a RecordScreenshot of Creating an EmailScreenshot of Adding NotesScreenshot of Scheduling a CallScreenshot of Viewing Task List

    Sendoso Screenshots

    Screenshot of Sendoso Platform: Inspire action and drive revenue in every phase of the customer journey by sending personalized gifts, eGift cards, food and wine, and other Physical Impressions™ at scale.Screenshot of Cameo Videos: Make connections with key buyers that you didn’t think were possible. Send personalized Cameos recorded by popular celebrities.Screenshot of Address Confirmation: Feel confident packages will land in the hands of your recipients because you can request that they confirm or change the address of wherever they’re currently working.Screenshot of Send Tracker: Get a high-level, visual summary of where your eGifts or packages are in the process of sending and delivery with Send Tracker to time your outreach and follow-up at exactly the right moment.Screenshot of Analytics Dashboard: Know exactly how Sendoso is impacting open and closed-won opportunities. Filter by top 5 to see your best performing campaigns or recent 5 to see results for your latest campaigns. Plus, drill into individual campaign ROI to see how your costs stack up against closed-won opportunities.Screenshot of Sendoso Integrations: Create, click, and connect from wherever you already work. Sales, SDR, and CX teams can execute one-to-one sends from Salesforce and Outreach, while Marketing teams can automate sends to larger audiences from Marketo.