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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lead Liaison

    Score9.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Lead Liaison is a cloud-based sales and marketing automation solution. This solution provides equal focus to sales support with solutions such as a hot-lead dashboard, Buy Signals and a live ticker alert of businesses on the customer's website.

    $250

    per month

    Magnolia

    Score9.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Founded in Switzerland in 1997, Magnolia is a CMS used to build composable digital experiences. Magnolia helps create fully integrated customer experiences and speeds up digital delivery of content. Magnolia boasts 480 enterprise customers, thousands of Community Edition deployments, and more than 200 certified Magnolia Partners around the world. They further state that their enterprise customers include Sanofi, Generali, the Atlassian, The New York Times, Harley Davidson, and Union…

    $3,500

    per month

    Pricing
    Lead LiaisonMagnolia
    Editions & Modules
    Inbound Marketing
    $250
    per month
    Sales Enablement
    $450
    per month 5 users
    Omnibound Marketing
    $780
    per month
    Lifecycle Marketing
    $1,500
    per month
    Event Lead Management
    starting at $2000
    DX Core
    $3500
    per month
    DX Cloud
    $6000
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lead LiaisonMagnolia
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 Depends on packageNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Lead LiaisonMagnolia
    Considered Both Products
    Lead Liaison
    No answer on this topic
    Magnolia
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    58 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    49 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    58 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    39 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    53 Answers
    Features
    Lead LiaisonMagnolia
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Magnolia
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.57 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.27 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages8.77 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management8.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Magnolia
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.58 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks8.87 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Magnolia
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Magnolia
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    9.2
    7 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Magnolia
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.37 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Magnolia
    8.1
    68 Ratings
    4% above category average
    API8.88 Ratings8.561 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability8.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com8.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings7.761 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    -
    Ratings
    Magnolia
    8.1
    69 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.169 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    -
    Ratings
    Magnolia
    8.0
    74 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.565 Ratings
    Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings8.465 Ratings
    Admin section00 Ratings8.070 Ratings
    Page templates00 Ratings8.972 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.563 Ratings
    Publishing workflow00 Ratings7.573 Ratings
    Form generator00 Ratings6.958 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Lead Liaison and Magnolia
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    -
    Ratings
    Magnolia
    7.5
    69 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.663 Ratings
    SEO support00 Ratings7.263 Ratings
    Bulk management00 Ratings7.657 Ratings
    Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings7.962 Ratings
    Community / comment management00 Ratings6.951 Ratings
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Lead LiaisonMagnolia
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    8.1
    (78 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (68 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (67 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lead LiaisonMagnolia
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lead Liaison
    I think Lead Liaison could work well for new companies without an existing tech stack as you can also use it as your CRM. For a more mature company, especially one with multiple existing platform, I do not think it is worth switching, as all of the features will likely seem inferior to alternative specialist tools, many of which are cheaper, better supported and better integrated
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    Magnolia
    Magnolia is a very capable DXP, that provides client with lots of flexibility in composing its own stack. While the core of the platform is a content management system, the open architecture of Magnolia DXP allows it to connect to any platform, allowing client to extend the capabilities. One scenario would be a centralized content hub - where through a single platform, content authors can choose which channel to distribute what content. For example, long form content for consumers viewing on a laptop, short form content for those using a mobile browser. This allow the client to personalized the experience based on channels. Another scenarios would be leveraging on GenAI - using Magnolia's built-in connector to ChatGPT. If that is not the service that one desire, you can always connect to another AI service such as Google Gemini. With GenAI, connected, content author can use AI as co-pilot to help them scale up their content production.
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    Pros
    Lead Liaison
    • The form customization is perfect. Very easy to use.
    • The insight we get from the form's (GPS) data is nice as we do not have to mandate fields anymore.
    • The ability to pass thru a lot of data on the back end works for our process. The internal receiver (customer service or sales reps) of the form data knows exactly what campaign the lead came from, what clinical specialty is tied to the prospect and what product is of interest. All seamlessly.
    Incentivized
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    Magnolia
    • Speed of development - time to delivery from zero to MVP was excellent
    • Ease of use - the authoring experience is very easy to build and train
    • PAAS/SAAS - the managed service platform removed the traditional overhead of running in-house technologies, meaning we could focus on value add, with less time spent keeping the lights on.
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    Cons
    Lead Liaison
    • ROI reporting is lacking to some degree.
    • We get too many feature updates but it doesn't appear to contain anything useful.
    • Not integration friendly.
    Incentivized
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    Magnolia
    • The documentation provides samples that are often out of context, and difficult to know where the provided example code should be implemented. More tutorials providing the full project or step-by-step instructions on how to implement subject material would help greatly. Baeldung is a resource I would consider the gold standard in how this is done in other spaces.
    • The use of JCR and Nodes makes object serialization/deserialization painful. Jackson compatibility or similar would be a welcome enhancement to the developer experience. Maybe leveraging code-gen from light modules to build model classes when possible could help accomplish this.
    • Modifying the home layout from light modules is frustrating. It seems that any configuration overrides made merge with the default rather than overwriting, which makes for a difficult combination of guess-and-check while referencing the documentation to see what should be in each row/column when making changes.
    • Including "mark all as read" or "delete all" in the notifications app would be a great quality of life improvement. It seems that by default, users have to individually select messages and operate them.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Lead Liaison
    Why move from a product that is help grown the speed on Marketing ROI? We see that the dashboards, flexibility and tracking are meeting and exceeding the business needs we had outlined. The support they provide is consistent, available and responsive. They will work with you until your issue is resolved.
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    Magnolia
    We have invested a lot of time and energy into tailoring a solution that works for the company.
    We think the new features in v6.2 will help us get to the next level
    We also don't have the resources to rebuild a website platform from scratch even if we wanted to
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Lead Liaison
    One item you did not ask, but should be in around customer support. They do a great job of working with you, training and ongoing questions. Lead Liaison is always available and easy to get answers. The dashboards are great to gain business trends. The social media management is easy and a great way to ensure content is being tracked. The ability to gain tracking code for additional tactics. Our team enjoys the easy access and useability. We work with our clients to make sure they have a tool that we can use to scale for their needs. Lead Liaison makes it easy for us to help clients understand that Marketing ROI is closer to their finger tips than ever before.
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    Magnolia
    We've shown it to a number of users both clients and our own team and despite initial apprehensions, they "get it" very quickly. It's intuitive and friendly and quick to perform daily tasks. We once had a client tell us "Using Magnolia makes me smile" which says it all for us.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Lead Liaison
    No answers on this topic
    Magnolia
    I gave [it] 7/10 only because of the loading time of pages. Otherwise, I think it deserves an 8. Normally this is not an issue per [se] but considering the rating matrix and as I have been asked to honestly write about it. Yes, the page loading times could be improved.
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    Support Rating
    Lead Liaison
    Lead Liaison has tremendous support. I''ve never gone more than a hour or so without a response. They are quick to understand my request, review the options for solution and deliver the best option with the best outcome. Also, the good part is that I don't need support all the time because the product is so easy.
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    Magnolia
    You always get an answer based on your SLA. But you always get a solution. That's the successfactor in this case. To often i was frustrated about people in a company without even a clue what there product is about or how to solve a problem. Magnolia's Support Team does a very good job and try to help you in most of the cases
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    Implementation Rating
    Lead Liaison
    Any issue with the adoption of the product were on our end. I wish we had the band width to run faster so we can know more faster. Our team enjoys the dashboards and ease of using the product. I know our clients are appreciating the results of the information as well.
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    Magnolia
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Lead Liaison
    I have not used any other product than Lead Liasion. I just recently started using this product and was not aware of the other options. Either way I am looking forward to seeing how far I am able to succeed using Lead Liasion and will continue to use this platform in the future.
    Incentivized
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    Magnolia
    I've used several CMSs like AEM and EpiServer, and comparatively, they all excel at different things. Magnolia is the best to develop for/against. Episerver has the best/most fluid UI in terms of content editing, and the overall admin experience AEM is just all around sucks.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Lead Liaison
    • Ability to attract more targeted prospects.
    • Deepen the relationship with existing clients AND increase the amount of revenue from clients as this is an added service in addition to our online marketing services.
    • One client paid for my costs!
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    Magnolia
    • Magnolia has brought about positive impacts. For instance, we need not outsource web design and marketing services because thanks to this software, we can handle most work inhouse
    • The software is affordable with no compromises on capabilities and therefore it is gives us value for money.
    • The templates makes the whole process easy
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Lead Liaison Screenshots

    Screenshot of Lead Liaison DashboardScreenshot of Lead Liaison Content CreationScreenshot of Lead Liaison Video Marketing

    Magnolia Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Magnolia App Launcher, used to switch between workspaces and manage pagesScreenshot of the customer experience. This brings together content and audiovisual digital assets to form more compelling digital experiences.Screenshot of global search that brings relevant content, no matter where it resides.Screenshot of customizing the ecommerce experience.Screenshot of Magnolia Orchestratem where users can manage and track campaignsScreenshot of the WYSIWYG page editor