AI bees

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We provide next-generation traffic optimization and analytics for large network providers and operators. Our solutions are SaaS I work as the Communications & Content Manager.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees, and what were your goals?

We hired AI Bees at the start of the COVID 19 Pandemic as a means to target customers digitally. Before the pandemic, our main means for meeting customers were in person and at conferences located all over the world. As the pandemic's rapid spread caused governments to take extensive measures to reduce contact, we quickly lost our chances to meet customers. By adding AI Bees to our initial marketing and sales plan, we were able to continue our outreach for new customers digitally without having to leave our homes.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We were turned onto AI Bees via one of our partners. We decided on AI Bees over LinkedIN's Octopus due to AI Bees's account management services. Having an account manager really saves us a lot of time when it comes to keeping our campaigns flowing.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

As our target market is very niche, we searched for our target customers by uploading the attendee's list from the conferences we were originally meant to attend.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We primarily work with our account manager, who we meet with on a weekly basis.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We currently have 100+ connections with prospects with 3 currently at the negotiation table and in free trial mode. This is actually what we were expecting given that we have slow sale cycles and a very limited prospect pool to choose from.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Our project managers have all been really great so far. Each one has been really helpful, transparent, fast, and friendly. I really get the feeling that I am valued as a customer and as a human being.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

How great the account managers are! As well as how malleable the tool is. We not only target our customers but have also used the tool to announce our presence at virtual events and to hire new teammates.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Nothing comes to mind right now.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the Director of Business Development for a cloud accounting and consolidation space. The financial close and consolidation software you deserve Say goodbye to late nights and long hours copying and pasting numbers. Slash your close, consolidation, and reporting times by 90%. Report with confidence knowing your numbers and are always accurate, timely, and transparent.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees?

Needed to supplement BD outbound efforts.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Pricing was reasonable and AI Bees provided a great reference call.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

After the kick off meeting, AI Bees provided us with an account manager to help us weekly to set up campaigns, provide messaging suggestions based on their experience and take care of a lot of the admin work that comes along with using their platform.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2, sales and customer success

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We have many deals in the forecast thanks to AI Bees (we track the source of all of our deals) and actually have had one close recently!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We meet weekly and our Customer Success Manager, Greezel is friendly, helpful, and great to work with!

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We were impressed by their desire to keep their customers happy and to pitch in and help when they can to take the burden off of us and take on some of the work that would otherwise be the responsibility of their customers.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We have no complaints.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Transvalor Americas is a software editor. We develop Finite Element Method software for the manufacturing industry. I am the director of Sales and Technology at Transvalor Americas Corp.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees?

We hired AI Bees, to increase our awareness on our markets. We need to communicate to more people and reach out to them and engage with them. AI Bees is the vehicle for us to reach out to them and start the engagement process through LinkedIn connections.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They reached out to me via LInkedIn, and I agreed to meet with them. After the presentation, I thought it was worth a shot, and started working with the team. The deciding factor was mostly the wide outreach I could see through LInkedIn, and to be honest no competitor reached out to me, so they were the first.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The project is very simple. I decide what market I want to communicate to, and I create the list of contacts from LinkedIn, and generate the campaign within AI BEES Dashboard platform. Then my account manager reaches out to me and make sure the campaign is set up properly, and we review it together to make adjustments.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I had three account managers so far, and that is all the interactions, and to be honest that is all I need at this stage.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The first success has been to increase my network on LinkedIn. I went from barely 500 connections to 1,200 connections in 6 months, which is great because any communication I post on Linkedin has much more impact. The second success is the direct contacts I had with prospects. So far, I have turned any prospects into actual deals, but I am hopeful it will happen in the near future.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

This has been very effective and very pleasant to work with their team. All the account managers we have been interacted with are very useful and helpful.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are very efficient. They are on our account even if we do not communicate about our new campaigns They know because they monitor your account very well. In addition, we have a weekly meeting with my account manager, and even if I had to skip some of them, it has been very useful in letting me know what is going on with my campaigns, and pushed me on creating new campaigns.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I cannot think of anything on the top of my mind. For me, AI BEES has delivered what they told they will, and I am very satisfied with the treatment of my account and the persons I am in contact with and I have been in contact with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the sales manager for our company. We develop eCommerce solutions for grocery retailers to move online or re-platforming existing solutions.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees, and what were your goals?

We hired AI bees to help with finding valuable leads and opportunities that can be turned into potential customers.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I am not able to answer this, as this was selected for our company from few other vendors.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We were introduced to the service, and how it aligns with our needs and the quality results we can use in the future.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

In the span of 2 years, I have worked with 3 project managers from AI Bees.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We do look at the amount of campaigns that we have sent out using AI Bees. However, even though the campaigning through them is using their tool, we do try different messaging and how that can make a difference on the interest that we received from retailers.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We have been meeting bi-weekly and that has worked well with our schedule.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are very customer service oriented and always willing to help and go the extra mile, which lot of other companies don't do.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No. They are making everything very easy for us and they do reach out to us with any new development in their tooling.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a sales and business developer. Our company is a venture backed Proptech start-ups and South East Asia’s largest online marketplaces dedicated to workspaces. We operate in SEA across 7 countries Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Myanmar, and Thailand across a total of 12 cities.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees?

We needed someone to help manage the account, increase our lead generation and deliver reports so we could focus on more hands-on daily tasks.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

It was a word of mouth that made us choose AI Bees.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

After discussing the best strategy to generate leads, we wrote the messages and got helpful tips from the AI Bees team on who to target and what would be the most efficient way of doing so.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with one account manager that was very much available for any concerns and did not hesitate to reach out to other department to get the best services.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We got some serious leads which are forecasted to generate a consequent source of income for the company.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We get on a weekly call every Thursday to review what has been done during the week, see if things need to be changed, how things are going...On top of that, we get a weekly report to summarize everything.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We are impressed by the quality of the leads generated. On top of that, our account manager was very available and flexible.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

None.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the managing director at Mazars Consulting, a tax consulting business. We provide two types of service:

1. Process automation and robotics; and
2. General finance services, such as risk management

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with AI Bees?

We needed help with market research, so we hired AI Bees.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

AI Bees produces the personal data of our targets, which includes LinkedIn profiles, email addresses, and telephone numbers. The team then runs communication cycles to approach potential targets like risk managers, internal audit managers, or finance managers. There are different ways to do it, one of which is to present me in a story to trigger a conversation on LinkedIn. 

We’ve made a logical construct on how the conversation could run and, in the end, shifted from LinkedIn correspondence to personal communication through phone or emails.  

After a certain point, I intend to continue what they’ve begun and will have the team hand over what they’ve accomplished.

What is the team composition?

The project manager is my main point of contact. There are, in total, 3–4 people working on the project.

How did you come to work with AI Bees?

Two years ago, I ran some interviews with similar firms. I decided to go with AI Bees because our conversation made me feel very hopeful and confident.

How much have you invested with them?

I’ve spent 13,500 € (approximately $16,000 USD).

What is the status of this engagement?

The engagement began in May 2020 and is still ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

AI Bees is more B2C-focused, but they’ve adapted to work in a B2B model. There has been an upturn in the last six months, and they’ve since become accustomed to working at a very professional level with my team.

How did AI Bees perform from a project management standpoint?

Their services are meant for short-term material projects and not for large, long-term projects, but AI Bees has been very willing and able to learn. They’ve improved greatly and are good listeners; we give weekly feedback and they adjust their methods accordingly. 

We mostly communicate using Microsoft Teams, but we sometimes hop on calls.

What did you find most impressive about them?

AI Bees is very flexible and ready to learn. They’re able to listen to what partners are telling them and take the necessary risks to improve. What they’re doing is better than being rigid and not able to change in the long run.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Th4ey weren’t prepared for a strict B2B business. Next time, I’d expect them to bring experience from a B2B and not a B2C model.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

The more you listen, the more you will understand.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Im a Business Development Manager in a SaaS company, helping large companies around the world create complex documents faster and with increased quality.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees, and what were your goals?

Normally we have high travel activity in order to obtain new business. When Covid hit we needed to change the way we meet new prospects in order to continue generating new business.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We did some searches online, and decided to try several ways or generating new leads, AI Bees was one of them.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and marking tools used.

We did an email and a Linkedin campaign. Togheter with the AI-Bees account manager we identified targets and started working on our message that would resonate with potential prospects in order to secure high quality leads. This was closely monitored by the Account manager in order to make small changes as we go in order to maximize our ROI. Ria, our Account Manager was great in making sure our rollout went smoothly.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2-5 resources Account Manager and Responder were regulars in our weekly meetings, and they would bring in other resources as needed in order to meet our requirements.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The campaign resulted in over 100 leads for our company.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had online meetings weekly to monitor the campaign. This worked well, our account manager Ria was always just a phonecall or an email away should we have any questions in between meetings so this worked out great.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Our Account Manager, Ria. She was definatly the backbone of this partnership, she understood our needs and would do anything to ensure we were successful.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We had a great account manager (Ria), and a great responder (Diana) Ria got a well deserved promotion, and Diana left the company. After Diana was taken of the account we struggled to get a responder that understood our business and as a result the quality and the amount of leads suffered.

We never got back to the same high quality that we had gotten used to when our account was under Rias management, and Diana was our responder. Making sure the AM and responder propperly understand the clients business is key in order to keep the partnership going long term.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a Client Partner and we are a Communication Agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees, and what were your goals?

We wanted to get in touch with potential new clients and invite them to our own events.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Honestly I do not know. I think we used AIBees in HR.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and marking tools used.

We developed a target audience for each event, I created an Sales Navigator list of interesting people, I invited them.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with an Account Manager.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

It worked great although as we had very specific topics and invitations, it was difficult to write the different steps of the invitation process. Once a questions occurs it doesn't work anymore. So I mostly used AIBees just for the first contact. In gerenal it worked well and we generated a lot of new contacts.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had video calls every other week and it worked great as my Account Manager helped me on each step of our campaigns.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They can make it sound like you actually wrote all messages yourself - although there are limitations (see above) if the other persons asks questions that differ from what you expect.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

As written above: I don't know how or maybe I just missed it - but to get better notifications if you get answers and a time period where you can stop the bot before he send out the next message that then maybe doesn't fit to the questions the person asked.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am working in a company that provides software solutions for automated linking of heterogeneous enterprise data. As Marketing Assistant I am responsible for Social Media and events.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees?

To get in contact with more potential clients on LinkedIn.

SOLUTION

How did you select Al bees and what were the deciding factors?

Recommendation by a stakeholder

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

After a kick-off meeting, ai.bees organized almost everything. The took care of the contact list, added the Herr/Frau and present us the most important information every week.

How many resources from the Al bees team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I think three or four.... all are Account Managers

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

My boss Michael generated many new contacts (more than 3.000) in LinkedIn that we can contct for new campaigns.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Very effective... the consulation is very good.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The consulation service is excellent.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Everything is fine

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am one of the owners of the company & responsible for developing the go to market in Singapore

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire AI bees?

Lead Generation focused around Food & Discrete Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals and high-tech.

SOLUTION

How did you select Al bees and what were the deciding factors?

They reached out to me through LinkedIn. I liked their pitch around the combination of artificial intelligence & human touch in terms of driving outcomes of campaigns. I strongly believe full marketing automation leads to sub-par results as messages are insufficiently personalized and this is something that AI Bees stated to have addressed.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Kick-off & initial period of target audience setting & content creation (reach-out templates) A period of reach-outs & appointment setting

How many resources from the Al bees team worked with you, and what were their positions?

2 - an account manager and an operational person

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

we did get outcomes, with link-ups to a number of people that led to some discussions. Due to personnel changes on both sides & the related challenges the program was cut short before it was completed.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I only saw this from 2nd hand but understood most of this worked well, even tho we had a few comm breakdowns where misalignment existed and some communication was sent out in a disjointed manner

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They had a great sales team with nice ideas and concepts.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

When they are working under the persona of a customer representative, it is sensitive to have communication issues as it has direct exposure - this should have been avoided. I can't comment on other matters