DemandScience vs. Variance

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DemandScience
Score 9.7 out of 10
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DemandScience is a data-driven marketing platform that offers lead generation and data services that accelerate the technology sales process by identifying intent among technology buyers. Founded in 2009, DemandScience helps marketers meet the ever-changing demands of B2B sales.N/A
Variance
Score 0.0 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
What makes Variance different is two things: It was built for revenue people: most data tools were built for people who can write SQL. Even the ones that claim they're simpler still require a pretty strong understanding of what's there and how it works. Variance does the work of translating the data into the language of sales so that all users have to do is follow the accounts and contacts they care about. It's about action, not analysis: BI tools are…
$2,400
per year
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Pro
$2,400
per year
Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$10,000 one-time fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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DemandScience
Chose DemandScience
Demand Science was less expensive when quoting cost per lead than Tech Target. Other than that, the program sounded almost the same. I selected Demand Science because I was price sensitive while trying to test whether the tactic of content syndication was effective for us.
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Mainly in the flexibility of targeting
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Demandbase and Demandbase Advertising Cloud
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DS has a huge database and therefore lead count within the niche audiences and industries.
Many other lead partners are specialized in one industry. DS is capable of delivering in multiple industries, which is awesome if you target different target audiences as well. There is a …
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TechTarget Lead Generation, Madison Logic Platform and Foundry
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Over the past year we've utilised a variety of content syndicators, approximately six or seven in total, as we believe in maintaining a diversified mix of suppliers to ensure comprehensive and well-rounded marketing efforts. While all these platforms have their individual …
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I've only used DemandScience for content syndication.
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I've not used another content syndication company, and I probably won't after the lack of results we've had. I have used direct email organizations, and they are stronger but also more expensive, so you have to weigh your priorities. I could see if you were selling a specific …
Chose DemandScience
Demand Science has the largest audience in our target groups, which is exactly what we need, as we always require high volumes of leads.
They are also very good when it comes to account management, we always feel that they are there for us, and if we ever have any issue, they …
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We have used other media vendors from the likes of Madison Logic, Inbox Insight etc.

However, it has been the direct feedback from the client, great customer service and competitive CPL rates that have influenced our choice.
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I would say it is similar to Madison Logic when it comes to the quality of leads and customer service. We are yet to see results coming from GumGum's contextual approach but from a content syndication perspective they are one of the more reliable ones out there, especially for …
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We have used Tech Target in the past which is much more expensive than Demand Science but lead quality is the same across both vendors
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Similar offering to other content syndication offerings. Of 12 tested partners in the last year, DS ranked 7th in Opportunity Rate and 4th on CPL rate.
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DemandScience is a good tool, but doesn't measure up to some other more tech-oriented content syndication players. Taboola is an excellent tool that has a very good user interface to set up the launch and monitor campaigns.
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DemandScience is easy to use.
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Demand Science's communication skills through email against the ones selected is great! when it comes to getting preview links to go live in the markets they are quick to generate these. As well as getting them amended as per our request, we never have any issues with this …
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All vendors have their strengths and weaknesses. Due to the scale of activity we do on behalf of our clients, we tend to always use a basket of vendors to deliver the lead volumes we require. DemandScience is always on the preferred partner list and will thus be considered for …
Chose DemandScience
Again, the main draw to DemandScience was primarily the Scale available across all markets we attempted to target and garner leads from.
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Madison Logic Platform, BrightTALK and TechTarget Lead Generation
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Good for quality appointment setting, poor against content syndication.
Chose DemandScience
DemandScience is on the more preferred half of vendors due to their negotiated CPLs and willingness to step up to the plate.
Variance

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Features
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Content Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Content Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
DemandScience
7.8
Ratings
1% below category average
Variance
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Ratings
Audience profiling and targeting8.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Content performance analytics7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign optimization dashboard7.20 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.6
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Likelihood to Renew
6.0
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Usability
6.9
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Support Rating
5.0
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Implementation Rating
1.5
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
DemandScience is great if you are looking for the ability to target very specific titles, roles, companies, etc., and receive high quality leads. They have an incredible scale compared to other partners my team has worked with, but their leads also perform very well down the funnel. This is not always the case because oftentimes, a partner will have room to scale well, but the leads are colder. I'm really impressed with how well DemandScience targets and also with how quickly they respond to me when I have any questions. Recently, my DemandScience rep reached out because he wanted to get our targeting more honed in on our ideal customer. He wanted to work with me to see down-funnel data (where possible and allowed) so that we could create a more targeted campaign. Other partners have never put this kind of time into our partnership.
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Pros
  • Client Service/ Account Management
  • Flexible in terms of reporting and can provide more than one per week
  • Prompt in turning around previews and other client deliverables
  • Competitive pricing and good coverage across EMEA markets and Middle East
  • Access to senior decision makers in the business
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Cons
  • Management and attention to detail - several items slip through the cracks.
  • Coordination between account management and invoicing has been sloppy.
  • Better intent data to match profiles.
  • Connecting the download to the actual sponsor - often heard, "We never downloaded XYZ."
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Likelihood to Renew
It works well for lead generation but renewal will depend on the strategy and budget at the point we need to renew to see if it will align.
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Usability
The leads were pretty straight forward. However, their appointment setting did not integrate well into our system and many of the meetings didn't occur. I had to chase a lot of prospects and many times Demand Science didn't provide direct dials.
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Support Rating
The DemandScience Activate CSM team is always helpful and attentive to our organization's needs and goals. We receive thorough attention and detail from the team through regular touch bases and a standard reporting cadence. The team always asks where they can improve, and works to provide insights that matter to our organization and help us to try new things.
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Implementation Rating
They did extremely well. However, our executives did a poor job in defining our ICP so we didn't get the maximum benefit out of it.
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Alternatives Considered
Demand Science was less expensive when quoting cost per lead than Tech Target. Other than that, the program sounded almost the same. I selected Demand Science because I was price sensitive while trying to test whether the tactic of content syndication was effective for us.
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Return on Investment
  • Delivered quality leads that had engaged with our top of funnel content
  • Added quality contacts to our marketing database
  • Cost per lead slightly higher than some other vendors
  • Quick to set up, launch and deliver the campaign once everything in place
  • Excellent account management and named-person support
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