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CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)

CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)

Overview

What is CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)?

In the legacy Managed Services model, CIENCE provided lead generation services to businesses looking for fast growth by offering multi-channel outbound sales specialization.CIENCE combines research with personalized messaging delivered through multiple channels to create a predictable stream of qualified appointments…

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Recent Reviews

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CIENCE Sales Development has proven to be an invaluable tool for sales and marketing teams in their lead generation efforts. Users have …
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Not a short term ROI generator

7 out of 10
October 26, 2022
We brought Cience in to help launch a B2B Sales Outreach department for our established traditional ecommerce B2C product. It absolutely …
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Terrible Experience

1 out of 10
June 06, 2022
We are launching a new company and product offering free services to build our customer base. Cience was hired to help recruit companies …
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Data forward demand generation

10 out of 10
May 17, 2022
We used CIENCE to help us create an outbound campaign to generate leads for a new product we have just introduced to the market. CIENCE …
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We Love CIENCE!

10 out of 10
February 23, 2022
We utilize CIENCE to help us in following up with leads that we do not have the bandwidth to follow up with properly. We work together to …
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A Trusted Partner

10 out of 10
September 28, 2021
Background: Tevera serves college programs in the helping professions with software and services for field placement, accreditation …
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Service Offering Details

What is CIENCE Sales Development (legacy)?

In the legacy Managed Services model, CIENCE provided lead generation services to businesses looking for fast growth by offering multi-channel outbound sales specialization.

CIENCE combines research with personalized messaging delivered through multiple channels to create a predictable stream of qualified appointments for sales teams. The vendor states that to date, they have delivered more than 10's of million leads to over 2,500 clients in over 225 industries.

CIENCE Sales Development (legacy) Screenshots

Screenshot of Leads Dashboard that the CIENCE Team Member works in, daily.Screenshot of An shortlist of partnerships.Screenshot of Activity reports from CIENCE offer a convenient way of keeping up with successes.Screenshot of Each campaign gets its own dedicated, custom-fit landing page.

CIENCE Sales Development (legacy) Videos

Who is CIENCE? Company leadership answers the question.
CIENCE leadership talk about sales specialization.

CIENCE Sales Development (legacy) Supported Products

CIENCE Sales Development (legacy) Availability

GeographyUnited States, Canada, South America, EMEA, APAC
Supported LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, Russian

Frequently Asked Questions

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The most common users of CIENCE Sales Development (legacy) are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

CIENCE Sales Development (legacy) Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)34%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)33%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)33%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

CIENCE Sales Development has proven to be an invaluable tool for sales and marketing teams in their lead generation efforts. Users have found success in utilizing the software to research potential customers, schedule high-quality meetings, and handle outreach activities. The thorough research capabilities of CIENCE have been particularly appreciated by users, as it allows them to gather accurate contact information for targeted companies, solving the challenge of finding reliable data. Additionally, the software's flexibility and customization options have given users the ability to tailor their outreach strategies according to their specific needs.

One key use case of CIENCE is running outbound cold email campaigns to generate qualified meetings for account executives. Users have reported impressive open rates for these cold emails, leading to successful appointments with promising prospects. Furthermore, CIENCE helps users follow up with leads, develop email cadences, make phone calls, set up appointments, and coordinate handoffs to sales teams. This streamlines the lead generation process and ensures efficient management of correspondence with leads.

Another important use case is leveraging CIENCE's resources to expand SDR inside sales objectives and benefit sales teams. By utilizing the software's combination of soft-skills and technology applications, users have seen significant improvements in their sales and marketing initiatives. CIENCE assists with market research, processing and qualifying accounts, and generating and managing leads. Its organization, adaptability, and ease of implementation have been highly praised by users.

In summary, CIENCE Sales Development has proven to be a versatile tool that addresses various challenges faced by sales and marketing teams. From lead research and scheduling meetings to running effective outbound campaigns and streamlining lead generation tasks, the software offers a range of valuable use cases that benefit users across different industries.

High-Quality Work: Many users have praised CIENCE for their high-quality work, noting that the team consistently delivers exceptional results. This demonstrates that CIENCE goes above and beyond to provide top-notch service and meet or exceed clients' expectations.

Prompt Communication: Reviewers frequently mention the lightning-fast communication from CIENCE, highlighting their reliability and responsiveness. Clients appreciate that CIENCE is always available to address any concerns or questions promptly, which fosters a strong working relationship based on effective communication.

Expertise in Lead Generation: Several users have commended CIENCE for their expertise in lead generation, emphasizing their wide sector knowledge and access to high-level management contacts. This indicates that CIENCE excels at identifying and targeting key prospects in various industries, resulting in successful outreach campaigns.

Problematic Billing Portal: Reviewers have expressed frustration with the billing portal, stating that it has been problematic and needs improvement in remitting payments efficiently. Some users felt that this issue has caused inconvenience and delays in their payment processes.

Lack of Benchmark Data: Several reviewers have mentioned that CIENCE should provide benchmark data in line with campaign data to improve their offering. This would enable users to better understand how their campaigns are performing compared to industry standards and make more informed decisions.

Inconsistent Lead Quality: A common concern raised by reviewers is the inconsistent quality of leads generated by CIENCE. Some users reported that the leads were not appropriately qualified, resulting in lower budget prospects than expected. This inconsistency can be a challenge for users who rely on high-quality leads for successful sales and marketing efforts.

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Reviews

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Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
CIENCE is well suited for any organization that is willing to invest the proper time and effort with their team to fully utilize their services and leverage the wonderful talents of their team. It is probably much less appropriate if you think that CIENCE is simply a vendor that should work independently and magically produce groundbreaking results. They will absolutely produce results and exceed expectations, but your organization has to do your part as well to ensure the success of the program.

When I first started working with CIENCE, I had many other priorities and honestly did not put enough focus on our program. Despite this, CIENCE was able to produce good results. After I realized that I had not been attentive enough and moved some other things around to prioritize our work with CIENCE, the results grew significantly.
Lindon A. Crow | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Ongoing email marketing to a large number of people is what CIENCE does best. They write the emails, find the prospects, email the prospects, and do follow-up with them. They also can create landing pages for those prospects to move to. We did not use them for other activities, but I believe they do more as well.
November 26, 2019

An agile partner

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We primarily used CIENCE to analyze lists of accounts and identify target accounts. Their researchers are thorough, efficient, and agile. Vlada and her team were responsive whenever we had new ideas. They were also very proactive with new ideas. They reported on their progress regularly, which allowed us to A/B different sources and methods.
October 09, 2019

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Dr. Jason DePietropaolo | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The quality I loved the most about the CIENCE was their attention to detail and their rapid communication and turn around. We have worked with other teams where we emailed or Slacked them and they would not respond for a day. This is not CIENCE, they are attentive and focus on details and are really eager to please. I always feel like they are an extension of our team and are really invested in our success.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We partnered with CIENCE at a very early stage and unrelated to them, probably too early. We had prospect definition that was in process and very fluid. What did happen was that we had a partner that worked with us in helping us define the process and lead qualification. There were several iterations along the way that required adjustments and CIENCE was quick to work with us and provided us with complete flexibility, which was critical.
Rob Newland | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
CIENCE will begin their process by understanding your specific market and targets. They provide an onboarding document in order to facilitate this process. Once they are up to speed on your goals and objectives, they will begin their outreach and exceed your expectations.
Mic Chaudoir | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
If you have a sales prospecting or research project that can benefit from a defined customer list and electronic lead generation, CIENCE will get the job done. This is especially true if you have a detailed customer profile that can be used.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I would recommend to any company trying to do outreach at a reasonably high volume - at least 100 people per week. They can also do prospect research but we are not utilizing that service at the moment. Our SDRs do email and phone call based outreach to our prospects.
Jennifer Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
CIENCE is well suited for email marketing - great for those email blasts and follow up campaigns. They are less well suited for converting leads. While there was a lot of research done, they never seemed to find potential leads that could convert.
John Currie | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
As a sales and marketing expert, I can't imagine a scenario [in which CIENCE is not well suited], after learning about them and using them for 6 months. Perhaps, someone who is more interested in building their own "empire" with all internal S&M hires. But I'm focused on Sales results and their ROI regarding where my pipeline has come in 6 months is off the charts.

My sales growth will result in hiring application account support engineers...that may be a place I would encourage them to consider, as that role is more bottom-of-the-funnel work.
Vas Leckas | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Cience is well suited for companies and organizations that need dedicated sale development effort including research, prospecting, campaigns, and follow up. They are additionally a fit for companies and organizations that have a niche offering where there is less "noise" than other industries by comparison.
Luciano Pesci | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
CIENCE is well suited for iterative testing on campaign objectives, the agile research approach (a critical component of our services model), integrating into organizations who simultaneously employ several lead-generating software applications, and consistent feedback on whether the objectives we've outlined with their team have been met. This seamless integration has set CIENCE apart. In fact, we considered over a dozen lead-generation software companies before selecting CIENCE.
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