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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    LexisNexis InterAction+

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ALexisNexis InterAction is a fully-featuerd customer relationship management (CRM) software.N/A

    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
    Pricing
    LexisNexis InterAction+Meltwater
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    LexisNexis InterAction+Meltwater
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    LexisNexis InterAction+Meltwater
    Considered Both Products
    LexisNexis
    No answer on this topic
    Meltwater
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    63%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    62%
    Delivers good value for the price
    16 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    69%
    Happy with the feature set
    22 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    63%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    81%
    Implementation went as expected
    22 Answers
    Features
    LexisNexis InterAction+Meltwater
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    5.1
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Case management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.7
    1 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Task management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.3
    1 Ratings
    56% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Custom fields4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Single sign-on capability8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    4.5
    1 Ratings
    50% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Social data4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of LexisNexis InterAction+ and Meltwater
    Feature
    LexisNexis InterAction+
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Meltwater
    -
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    Mobile access5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    LexisNexis InterAction+Meltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.2
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (29 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LexisNexis InterAction+Meltwater
    Likelihood to Recommend
    LexisNexis
    It's well suited to organizations that intend to dedicate the staff to maintaining it as recommended in best practices material. It's much too large and complicated if it's only to be used as an address book and in those cases, a much simpler CRM might work better.
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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
    LexisNexis
    • Collects contact information from incoming employees
    • Synchronizes with Outlook contacts
    • Separate interface for marketing and casual users
    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
    LexisNexis
    • The Windows app for marketing could be more wizard driven and simpler
    • Technical support documentation is lacking in up to date information
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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
    LexisNexis
    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
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    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
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    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
    LexisNexis
    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
    LexisNexis
    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
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    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
    LexisNexis
    No answers on this topic
    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
    LexisNexis
    • I'm only in the IT department so I'm not really sure about ROI but IA does much more than our marketing department is using it for. I would think the company is paying a lot of money for something that isn't being utilized.
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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.
    Incentivized
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