ConnectAndSell vs. Koncert

ConnectAndSell is incredibly helpful when it comes to getting people on the phone. In the world of sales, dials and connects are king and connect and sell works great to hit these two points. The ability to create lists is great, however, I would like to see more customizable options available for end-users to play around with.

Incentivized

It is well suited for representatives that like to do some 'call prep' because they can call from within the Lead/Contact record in the CRM. It is less appropriate for reps that are most concerned with 'speed'; there are other tools (including ones offered by ConnectLeader) that are much faster than Click Dialer.

Incentivized

• The amazing piece is that you can leave a voicemail with each of those calls and really only need to focus in on the calls that patch through.
• One thing that has been absolutely amazing about Connect and Sell is the amount of call volume you can get in a single day. We used to start out by having 40 calls a day to now exceeding 200 calls going out.
• It's been a product that we weren't sure of the business impact but we've already seen results from producing more conversations and being able to follow up with greater ease.

Incentivized

• Allows you to dial directly from Salesforce without having to dial the numbers by hand.
• You can choose from custom numbers based on the area you're calling, so you can use a local phone number which could increase your connect rate.
• Outstanding customer support. Any issues are solved or looked into immediately by their staff.

Incentivized

• ConnectAndSell sounds way too robotic when the prospect answers the phone
• The implementation team is terrible. Donny was a horrible leader and did a terrible job of getting us going
• They have way too many bugs they need to fix at this point

Incentivized

• We wanted integration with a sales enablement tool like Salesloft so that we could track where a prospect was in a cadence. For instance, we'd call on some people, have conversations, and have to stop to remove them from the list we were working through. Had we had integration, we would've been able to know that prospect had a conversation with one of our reps, and not lose time combing through the lists after the fact.

Incentivized

For the right reps who are good at talking to prospects who aren't expecting their call, this is a no brainer.

I have had a few support calls with their people. They are totally reachable and helpful, sharing screens, controlling my screen, showing why things happened, not just correcting it. If you have an issue with the software, let them help. They are there for you, and they are friendly, accessible, and happy to do their job.

Incentivized

Lightning has a better success rate for connecting (in terms of it takes less time to connect using Lightning) but Lightning was definitely using shadier connecting tactics and also required the user to be focused intently when it connected you with a prospect. When using lightning, you needed to immediately speak and know your talking points while ConnectAndSell gives you better time to prepare.

Incentivized

We looked at ConnectAndSell, but preferred the pricing structure of CL CD. It just worked better for us, made more sense, and was cleaner.

We also liked some of the functionality on CL CD that we didn't feel we could find inside of C&S. They were mostly equal, but pricing was bigger determining factor, followed by some basic functionality (contact preview, etc....).

Incentivized

• It is a little expensive.
• It does require management to keep lead lists lean and workable.
• It is tough to keep sales people motivated on it.
• It can feel overwhelming.

Incentivized

• Increases efficiency and makes it possible to make more calls in a given time frame.

Incentivized