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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LeadGenius

    Score2.8 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    LeadGenius is a B2B data solution, offering insights to fuel revenue growth and strategic market positioning. Tailored for marketing, sales, and revenue operations leaders, LeadGenius provides bespoke data at scale, uncovering opportunities hidden within the vast digital landscape. Key Features: Bespoke Data at Scale: Customized data sets that match specific market needs, enabling targeted campaigns and strategic decisions. Global Reach: Access to over 40 million…

    $20,400

    per year

    Meltwater

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AMeltwater Media Intelligence platform is a set of public relations software tools for media monitoring, social media monitoring, and collecting brand insights. The four areas of functionality are Monitor, Analyze, Distribute, and Engage. (Note that this product combines features from the vendor Meltwater's former Buzz, Press, and News products.)N/A
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    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsLeadGenius Offers Both US and Global Data Packages for Marketing and Sales teams of almost every size.—
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    63%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    62%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    69%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    63%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
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    Prospecting
    Comparison of Prospecting features of LeadGenius and Meltwater
    Feature
    LeadGenius
    7.5
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Meltwater
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    Advanced search3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Identification of new leads10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    List quality9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    List upload/download10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ideal customer targeting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Load time/data access6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sales Intelligence Data Standards
    Comparison of Sales Intelligence Data Standards features of LeadGenius and Meltwater
    Feature
    LeadGenius
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Meltwater
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    Contact information8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company information8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Industry information8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification
    Comparison of Data Augmentation & Lead Qualification features of LeadGenius and Meltwater
    Feature
    LeadGenius
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Meltwater
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    Lead qualification process10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Smart lists and recommendations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Salesforce integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Company/business profiles10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data hygiene9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filters and segmentation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    LeadGeniusMeltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
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    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    8.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    6.1
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    Vendor post-sale
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    1.0
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    9.1
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    LeadGenius
    LeadGenius is great for any company that has very specific, niche leads they need to generate (like we do). If you have a broader audience, I would recommend using a simpler, cheaper platform that simply scrapes LInkedIn for some keywords you've entered. For us, we need specific titles from specific types of companies (i.e. software companies that could use an email API).
    Incentivized
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    Meltwater
    Meltwater is well-suited for agencies that have an engagement team who is looking to service a variety of client needs such as social media reporting, public relations outreach, and community management. If you're looking to have a platform serve just one need, you can still use Meltwater but will get more bang for your buck if you are needing a variety of tools.
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    Pros
    LeadGenius
    • LeadGenius has gone out of their way to help us find leads for fairly obscure markets. LeadGenius combines AI with personal vetting to find hundreds and thousands of leads for us that other automated lead gen platforms that simply scrape LinkedIn or the web cannot find.
    • If you need any custom work done for you outside of the platform, LeadGenius is willing to help with that where other platforms are not (with other lead gen platforms, either you use the system as-is despite it's shortcomings, or not at all).
    Incentivized
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    Meltwater
    • Media research - you can search for relevant publications and journalists to add to your media list.
    • Earned media coverage - you can search for coverage of your brand and find news stories that also include data that may be useful (how many people did the story reach for example).
    • Building media lists - if you have no current existing list, you can build and export one in Excel for example.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    LeadGenius
    • The platform loads a little slowly and has little quirks. If you create a ton of segments, it can be hard to organize them. If you archive old ones you can't view them anymore (but Leadgenius has access on the backend and can send your data to you).
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    Meltwater
    • The dashboards are not user-friendly, customizable (color, font size, etc.), or worthy of presenting to a client. All of the insights from a dashboard get pulled from the platform and placed into a more client-friendly presentation.
    • Paywalls for certain publications connected to who-knows-what. DowJones racket limits media monitoring capabilities and results in manual searches for a growing number of publications.
    • TVeyes, the broadcast monitoring arm of the media monitoring capabilities, just needs TLC and to become more client-facing. Currently, the links produced to share clips look sketchy, and they have a relatively short shelf life.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    LeadGenius
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Meltwater works well for our organization and has allowed us to meet our internal goals. We are always open to new products and services that may be able to provide similar or better features; however, our experience has been that many of Meltwater's competitors are not up to the task.
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    Usability
    LeadGenius
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    Meltwater
    Once you get some basic training it's pretty easy to use. I would like to see training manuals, or instructional videos to help me explore features I'm not currently using.
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    Support Rating
    LeadGenius
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    Meltwater
    Our account rep at Meltwater went dark for a long time. Then, a couple of weeks ago, our new account manager reached out to set up a meeting. Apparently, they had a big shakeup in the company, and there were some personnel changes. Our new account rep was great in discussing the platform's capabilities that were available to us and even offered to schedule a follow-up meeting with his technical team to introduce our new social media team members to the platform and how it could help them with their jobs.
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    In-Person Training
    LeadGenius
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Again, really in-depth and helpful for a program that is really easy to use.
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    Online Training
    LeadGenius
    No answers on this topic
    Meltwater
    Walked step by step through program. Very informative on a program that doesn't require much training.
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    Implementation Rating
    LeadGenius
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    Meltwater
    You are only allowed 15 users, so make sure you've identified who will have access to use the tool.
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    Alternatives Considered
    LeadGenius
    Growlabs used too many generic search parameters and had too many system bugs - but they're early and I'm confident their product will get stronger.
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    Meltwater
    I was looking for a full-service option. I did some research. What really sold me was the presentation. They offered products that were helpful, and I wasn’t even aware of them. It is more expensive than the other products that are out there, but you get more. The other companies are good, but Meltwater Media Intelligence is more full service.
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    Return on Investment
    LeadGenius
    • LeadGenius has been one of the main sources of leads for us over the past 6 months. There's a longer lead nurture cycle (since they're cold, outbound leads as opposed to inbound), but they do convert to customers for us.
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    Meltwater
    • As a PR firm, we rely on the media databases that [Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform] supplies to deliver the media exposure that they expect from us.
    • We utilize their tracking of media hits for our overall reporting to our clients.
    • Both of these are advantageous in helping us to not only keep our existing clients happy but also to gain new clients (and, in turn - revenue), as well.
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