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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Talisma Social CRM

    Score3.4 out of 10
    N/ATalisma Social CRM is a customer relationship management (CRM) software with features such as customer retention, targeted marketing campaigns, and social media monitoring and listening.N/A

    Slate for Admissions

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASlate is a platform for admissions and enrollment management, student success, and alumni/advancement, from Technolutions in New Haven. Designed and developed exclusively for higher education, Slate by Technolutions supports the student and donor lifecycle, and provides a unified interface to CRM, outreach and communications, travel management, online applications, online reading, student success and retention, and alumni and donor engagement.N/A
    Pricing
    Talisma Social CRMSlate for Admissions
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    Talisma Social CRMSlate for Admissions
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Talisma Social CRMSlate for Admissions
    Considered Both Products
    Talisma Corporation
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    Technolutions
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    Features
    Talisma Social CRMSlate for Admissions
    Sales Force Automation
    Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    5.6
    1 Ratings
    33% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Customer data management / contact management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Territory management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Opportunity management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Contract management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Quote & order management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Interaction tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel / partner relationship management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Service & Support
    Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    4.7
    1 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Case management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Call center management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Help desk management6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing Automation
    Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    64% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Lead management5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email marketing3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Project Management
    Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
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    Task management7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Billing and invoicing management4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    CRM Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    5.7
    1 Ratings
    29% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Forecasting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pipeline visualization3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customization
    Comparison of Customization features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    19% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Custom fields9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom objects8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scripting environment3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    API for custom integration5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    5.5
    1 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
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    Single sign-on capability2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social CRM
    Comparison of Social CRM features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    61% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Social data5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social engagement3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations with 3rd-party Software
    Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    3.5
    1 Ratings
    73% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Marketing automation4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Compensation management3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform
    Comparison of Platform features of Talisma Social CRM and Slate for Admissions
    Feature
    Talisma Social CRM
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    62% below category average
    Slate for Admissions
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile access4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Talisma Social CRMSlate for Admissions
    Small Businesses
    Salesflare
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Kintone
    Score9.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Oracle Sales
    Score8.9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Talisma Social CRMSlate for Admissions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Talisma Social CRMSlate for Admissions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Talisma Corporation
    If your company has a lot of data and needs a way to parse through it on a regular basis, Talisma is the software for you. If you want an easy to use system that has pretty graphics and a great user interface, look at other tools to see if you can find a better one.
    Incentivized
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    Technolutions
    I would recommend Slate, by Technolutions for any higher education institution, big or small. Though there is a higher cost associated with Slate than most other options, it's well worth the price. The level of detail that you're able to gather, maintain, and query on within your student data is far beyond anything I've experienced with other systems. These insights help you pinpoint areas for action and improvement so that you can pivot when necessary, helping you reach your enrollment goals quicker and more efficiently.
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    Pros
    Talisma Corporation
    • Tracks information.
    • Sorts and categorizes data.
    • A lot of flexibility.
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    Technolutions
    • Managing contacts.
    • Smart communications (drip email campaigns).
    • Real-time data management.
    • End-to-end control of product (or instance of).
    • Allows for easy to implement segmentation via smart rules and queries (data sets).
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    Cons
    Talisma Corporation
    • Not easy to use.
    • Takes a lot of time to understand the basics.
    • Issues with data and lists.
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    Technolutions
    • Being able to have students register at an event without needing a wifi network
    • Easier way to update records for individuals who move to a different organization
    • Being able to start an application first without needing to immediately set up a user name and password.
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    Usability
    Talisma Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Technolutions
    It's incredibly usable and easy to figure out. It's modern and does exactly what we need for it to do
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    Support Rating
    Talisma Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Technolutions
    While I do wish they had actual representatives that we able to come to you for trainings for implementation and new users, I understand that a big draw is the money that is saved by instead investing in knowledgebase, which is it's online tutorials for different functions of Slate.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Talisma Corporation
    Talisma is a little behind the times compared to the other competition on the market. It has most of the tools to be successful, but it takes some deep diving into the software to figure out exactly how to use each of these tools to get the job done on a daily basis.
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    Technolutions
    We had been on Recruitment Plus- it has been sunsetted, so we were forced to move. I also looked at Fire Engine Red. Slate seemed far and away the most robust CRM/Admissions solution.
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    Return on Investment
    Talisma Corporation
    • Positive: It has helped find new leads.
    • Positive: It has helped run reports.
    • Negative: It has taken a lot of time to manage.
    Incentivized
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    Technolutions
    • We aren't really a business, per se, but a nonprofit university. However, Slate[, by Technolutions] does allow us to easily sort applications into categories for different departments to review. And it provides a clear trail of who is looking at various documents when--and how long it takes to process them.
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