Lane Four vs. RealZips GeoData Platform

Lane Four is very well suited for high velocity sales, success, support and implementation teams. Using Lane Four helps our business units with organization and planning for onboarding handoffs and project management scenarios. It can be random at times and I often don't trust that it is distributing accounts and projects evenly across teams

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RealZips GeoData Platform is well-suited for Saleforce users and administrators who need to send targeted emails and snail mails and segment reports by a certain geographic area and are frustrated with Salesforce's built-in process for this, which is mostly non-existent. Other marketing platforms may handle this scenario better, but for Salesforce, RealZips is the best option

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• Routing
• Project assignment
• Salesforce integration

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• The main strength of RealZips GeoData Platform is the ability to query the "Metropolitan Area" field they provide, which is based on the contact's zip code. For example, if you are looking to promote an event to all contacts in the New York City area, this field will automatically show contacts living within several miles of NYC, not just those living in NYC itself.
• RealZips GeoData Platform automatically provides a zip code for contacts who may have that part of their address missing from their contact page. This helps keep the address data clean.
• RealZips GeoData Platform will help you sort your prospects or leads into geographic areas, helping you schedule in-person meetings while on the road.
• RealZips GeoData Platform provides a generous non-profit discount.
• RealZips GeoData Platform only requires the contact to have a zip code to work. The contact does not need a full address.

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• Sometimes a project remains unassigned
• Often there are routing issues
• I don't get notifications if an account has been assigned to me

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• RealZips GeoData Platform may be difficult to learn at first, as their reporting tie-in fields need a certain syntax. But once you figure it out, it becomes clearer for future uses. Otherwise, the product functions as intended.

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I have used LeanData at other organizations but was never involved in the buying process. Both tools are made to support similar use cases (routing, assignment, handoffs, implementation projects, etc.). I don't have any insight into how much these tools or others in the space stack up cost-wise or what the ROI is

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RealZips GeoData Platform integrates very well with Salesforce.com and works seamlessly alongside other apps, such as the Nonprofit Success Pack and Causeview, which transform Saleforce's data into a non-profit focused layout. Any changes in Salesforce's data structure do not seem to impact RealZips effectiveness. Furthermore, it works well as a data-cleaning tool, which increases the potency of all other apps.

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• Time saving
• Efficiency of routing
• Less than ideal transparency for account handoffs

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• RealZips GeoData Platform has had a positive ROI by allowing us to target specific contacts based on their geographic location, not their physical address.
• RealZips GeoData Platform has had a positive ROI by providing a very generous non-profit discount.

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