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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

    Twilio SendGrid

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ATwilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns provides users with segmentation, campaign editing, and deliverability. According to the vendor, Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns is trusted by over 80,000 customers globally, including Airbnb, Spotify and Uber. Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns aims to help users by providing: MORE EFFICIENT EMAIL BUILDING The campaign building process is free from frustrating, rigid step-by-step wizards that slow users down. The vendor says…

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    Lead LiaisonTwilio SendGrid
    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
    Basic
    $15
    per month
    Advanced
    $60
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lead LiaisonTwilio SendGrid
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup Fee$499 Depends on packageNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Lead LiaisonTwilio SendGrid
    Considered Both Products
    Lead Liaison
    No answer on this topic
    Twilio
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    75%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    72%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    65%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    70%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    Lead LiaisonTwilio SendGrid
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Lead Liaison and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.8
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    6.8
    50 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.08 Ratings9.337 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.57 Ratings6.740 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.27 Ratings4.538 Ratings
    Landing pages8.77 Ratings8.024 Ratings
    A/B testing8.75 Ratings9.330 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.06 Ratings8.938 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.37 Ratings5.150 Ratings
    List management8.88 Ratings4.744 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.05 Ratings4.724 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Lead Liaison and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    9.0
    8 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    -
    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 Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.9
    6 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring8.86 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Lead Liaison and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.8
    6 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    -
    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 Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    9.2
    7 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    6.1
    50 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Dashboards9.07 Ratings4.748 Ratings
    Standard reports9.37 Ratings5.248 Ratings
    Custom reports9.37 Ratings8.531 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Lead Liaison and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    8.5
    8 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Twilio SendGrid
    -
    Ratings
    API8.88 Ratings00 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
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Lead Liaison and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    Lead Liaison
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio SendGrid
    8.2
    12 Ratings
    1% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings7.911 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings7.512 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings8.011 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings9.012 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings8.19 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings8.111 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.112 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Lead LiaisonTwilio SendGrid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    4.8
    (61 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    4.9
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (9 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lead LiaisonTwilio SendGrid
    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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    Twilio
    If you're prepared to build out your whole staff UX, audience creation, email production, and analytics on your own using API, this tool may have that flexibility. If you require a sturdy drag and drop production tool, this tool has it but at the expense of a lot of other critical functionality. Out of the box analytics/reporting, is extremely limited. Complex queries, even something like pulling those who haven't engaged in email within a certain time period, is clunky. If you require any support at all, this is not the tool for you. I'm a deliverability consultant and have used many of the top email marketing tools and SendGrid has been extremely difficult for my team. I do not recommend it. Shiny and bright during sales, pretty disappointing thereafter.
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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.
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    Twilio
    • Managing email lists / audiences is easy with features like groups and segments.
    • They provide pre-built email templates that are very easy to modify. It is also super easy to create new email templates with their drag-and-drop email builder.
    • Provides clear / easy-to-read analytics of email campaigns.
    • I can easily import large email contact lists all at once or add a user manually one-at-a-time, when needed.
    Incentivized
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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.
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    Twilio
    • Not necessarily their Email API but their email in general - they are currently in beta for automated email sequences but are still bare bones. Much more work is needed before it can be used mainstream and be able to convert everything to SendGrid.
    • Helping with warming up our dedicated IP for the best-sending score.
    • We seem to hit the promotions folder a decent amount (maybe the IP problem above) and even a lot of their emails hit my spam or promotions folder (whether they be transactional or marketing) which isn't a great sign when trusting an ESP.
    • Transactional email sequences would be a huge plus.
    • Now that Twilio owns SenGrid, having an integrated platform where you could see all our transactional emails together.
    • Better reporting and split reporting between transactional and marketing emails.
    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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    Twilio
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Twilio
    It is usable but needs improvement in overall user experience and ease of use. A new joinee/anyone new to the tool would need more tarining currently before he can use the platform seamlessly. The set-up to value realization time for Twilio SendGrid customers is generally high because of this concern.
    Incentivized
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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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    Twilio
    Twilio SendGrid Email API is everything we want it to be, and we have no reason to look for any other solution. Features and pricing match exactly what we need. As developers for SaaS products, Twilio SendGrid Email API provides a great service. I hope that they stay this way and don't inflate the service with too many marketing oriented features, because there are other tools for that and Twilio SendGrid Email API is a API for sending email first and foremost.
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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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    Twilio
    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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    Twilio
    Sendgrid has a lot of features that other providers have and a few more - like the dynamic template builder, which AWS SES doesn't have. We choose the provider based on the scenario of use and the provider we're using. If we're going to be making regular changes to a template, then we'd go with Sendgrid, as the changes will be easier to make and don't necessarily require developer intervention.
    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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    Twilio
    • As it was cheaper than the transactional service we previously used, it saved costs.
    • The API was relatively easy to work with so it helped us ship the service and test it quickly.
    • We still use the transactional email service, even though we recognize its limits as it meets our immediate needs.
    Incentivized
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