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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lead Forensics

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AUK company Lead Forensics offers their eponymous platform for lead generation and web analytics.N/A

    Vainu

    Score9.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Traditional sales prospecting is inefficient and tiring. Vainu aims to fix it by transforming disorganized open and big data into insightful leads. Vainu is a sales intelligence, prospecting and account insights platform which aims to help users discover actionable account insights, identify timely prospecting signals, and determine the most valuable sales prospects from a database of +108 million companies enriched with open data. Currently over 1000 organizations and over…N/A
    Pricing
    Lead ForensicsVainu
    Editions & Modules
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    Lead ForensicsVainu
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Lead ForensicsVainu
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    Lead Forensics
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    91%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    97 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Lead ForensicsVainu
    Web Analytics
    Comparison of Web Analytics features of Lead Forensics and Vainu
    Feature
    Lead Forensics
    8.6
    88 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Vainu
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    Ratings
    Lead Conversion Tracking8.175 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bounce Rate Measurement8.262 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device and Browser Reporting8.571 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pageview Tracking8.981 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event Tracking8.564 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting in real-time8.975 Ratings00 Ratings
    Referral Source Tracking8.676 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Dashboards8.980 Ratings00 Ratings
    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of Lead Forensics and Vainu
    Feature
    Lead Forensics
    -
    Ratings
    Vainu
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Advanced search00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Identification of new leads00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    List quality00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    List upload/download00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Load time/data access00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of Lead Forensics and Vainu
    Feature
    Lead Forensics
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    Vainu
    7.6
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Contact information00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Company information00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Industry information00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of Lead Forensics and Vainu
    Feature
    Lead Forensics
    -
    Ratings
    Vainu
    8.1
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Lead qualification process00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Salesforce integration00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Company/business profiles00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Alerts and reminders00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Data hygiene00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Automatic data refresh00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Lead ForensicsVainu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (111 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (93 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Lead ForensicsVainu
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lead Forensics
    In my opinion, Lead Forensics is good for companies promoting a high-value ticket product on their website. If they are looking to maximize the results of their platform, LF is a good fit for their digital marketing strategy. If they are pushing a low-to-medium-ticket product, there is a higher risk that the platform will not be as relevant, because all the parts related to re-marketing and similar stuff can be done directly with Google tools, which are available to everyone.
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    Vainu
    Vainu is the best software I have ever used for prospecting. It offers everything that we need for sale, prospecting and leads, and indeed really cost-effective. It's really a small investment when comparing what it can bring to your business. Vainu is not indispensable If you don't have an active selling team and continuous need for new prospects.
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    Pros
    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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    Vainu
    • You save time and find right prospects as fast as possible.
    • It's also easy to sort prospects by industry, revenue, digital foot print... etc.
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    Cons
    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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    Vainu
    • Vainu has fixed all bugs we have reported. So no, can't really say what I dislike...
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    Usability
    Lead Forensics
    It is just a brilliant piece of software, and I discover more and more every time I meet with my account manager. The company missed a trick when it was first set up, as I believe they only used it to see who was looking at the site, but it can do so much more, and we would not be without it now. We have used it in relation to a cold-call campaign with Paragon to drive sales, but ultimately drilled down into who was coming to the site and whether they were our ideal customer.
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    Vainu
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Lead Forensics
    Top support from the Lead Forensics team. They take time to understand your business specifications, they make sure your needs are fulfilled, they show the new assets of the platform. The rythm for the business review is very flexible. You can access a live chat at any time. A lot of tutorials help you to deepen your skills in using the platform for your busines.
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    Vainu
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    Alternatives Considered
    Lead Forensics
    I’ve used SalesIntel primarily for contact data, but I haven’t explored its web tracking features. What sets Lead Forensics apart is how quickly it delivers actionable insights from site visits. It helps me identify engaged accounts and prioritize follow-up without extra effort. For our needs, Lead Forensics offered a more immediate impact on sales productivity and customer engagement.
    Incentivized
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    Vainu
    Vainu contacted me 15 months ago. I had been looking for a good prospecting tool a long time before that. There wasn't any reason not to take the test! The introduction went well. We got guidance many times. Our new sales team members can still receive training from them if we want. They have been interested in our feedback.
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    Return on Investment
    Lead Forensics
    • We are still in the very early stages of using Lead Forensics for our agency, but I can see that it could already be very useful to us as we haven't had insights like this previously.
    • Our very first use case with Lead Forensics was with a brand-new client and I would say it went exceptionally well. We were running a large media campaign for them, and it was very insightful to see how those specific businesses were getting to the site and what page they were going to. Like mentioned previously, this helped their very small sales team to go after businesses they know were interested in them.
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    Vainu
    • Your sales team saves time and find right prospects as fast as possible.
    • Your sales team members like their work more when you provide a good tool for prospecting
    • More efficient time management and more sales
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    ScreenShots

    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.

    Vainu Screenshots

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