Tyler R.
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Tyler R.
Director of Economic Development
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Economic Development Director in Flint, Michigan."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

The G-score is the most helpful data point. I often find the "similar" companies information helpful too. I like visualizing locations on the map as well. My goal is to talk with more leads, the more I am able to have conversations the better I feel about the product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

With any data tool like this I get nervous about trusting the data. When working in Gazelle I have come across NAICS codes and G-scores I know are not correct, so it doesn't build trust. Obviously, some contact information is outdated too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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martin b.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Excellent client service and support"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

Ability to target research to a sector that suits you, ability to produce and save lists, great targeted news-feeds, and timely and expert support from gazelle team Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

Well, there is a ton of information on the site, and it takes some time to really think through how best to slice and dice the data. That being said, there are useful tips and training available to help Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Peter T.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Business Intelligence AND BEYOND!!"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

I have used so many software programs through the years, but none of them are like Gazelle. This is a very comprehensive software platform that had more data points and functionality for business intelligence that I have seen. Whats more impressive than that is how easy the software is to use. Typically these software programs with high functionality are very complex to use and have a bad UX. 90% of the software is self explanatory and there were only a few advanced reporting and search features that I hadn't already figured out by our software training day with a Gazelle trainer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

I do have a recommendation but this is VERY granular and into the fine print of the software. Such effort was put into the mapping function of the platform to search for businesses by geographic location. I am a US customer, so the information is drilled down to the County level filtering. However, in that master list of businesses within the county you can sort the list by ALPHA but you cannot isolate them by CITY! It was frustrating. I mean its 99.9% there! Just add a final sort layer once your in the county to sort by city. That is important to us local gov't people, to be able to look at the business info of those located within our city. You can still see the list, but there is also no "jump to" page so I had to click my way through 75 pages to get to the list that sorted them by city. Its SOOOO close. Like I said the info is there, just need a final layer to sort with. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Administration
CG
Verified User in Government Administration
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great to identify relevant leads and prepare a tailored outreach"
5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

The G-Score helps identify companies that are ready to expand and the geographical filtering is great to search for companies that are headquartered in a specific location and not present in another. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

Some industry data is not very up to date (industry reports section). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Administration
AG
Verified User in Government Administration
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"good marketing intelligent Tools, especially for american region."
5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

The team are small but very professional Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

although Gazelle is not yet very good to use in my region - Asia, but I do hope they would get improoved soon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Relations
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Verified User in Government Relations
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"My experiences with Gazelle have been nothing short of wonderful. Incredible service."
5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

The training that is provided is of the highest quality and the resource itself has immense value. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

I dislike nothing about this platform. i Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Keith L.
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Keith L.
Vice President of Business Attraction
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Dynamic support, robust company database, ever-improving search / analysis functionality."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

The dynamic search functionality to discover prospective leads and analyze industry trends to develop and hone economic development strategies is unique and extremely useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

Lack of international data (challenge for all) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Government Relations
AG
Verified User in Government Relations
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Informative and intuitive: I love Gazelle.ai"
5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

Gazelle.ai is so easy to use. In an era where smartphone seem to do the work for us, Gazelle.ai achieves almost the same effect, but in the context of company and industry research. The best feature overall is the effective use of maps, both to find companies, clusters and other vital pieces of information. When a database is more than just a series of spreadsheets, I am a fan. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

The contact information isn't the most reliable when you try to reach out to specific companies. It was explained to me that this is because of onerous restrictions placed on web based databases like Gazelle in places like Europe. Whatever the reason, we use the system to find companies who might invest in new projects and create new jobs. We have to do some digging to get to the right executive and I wish Gazelle could do more to help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrew F.
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Andrew F.
Senior Director of Business Intelligence
Research
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Useful tool for lead gen, and much more."
5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

The comprehensive ways in which one can search - geographically, by NAICS, size, revenue, etc. It's a good tool for cluster mapping, creating BRE lists, and even finding potential private-sector partners for education and workforce partnerships. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

The LinkedIn data can be off occasionally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tomas N.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Good lead generator"
5/5
What do you like best about Lightcast Gazelle?

The application is easy to use. Buttons are intuitive. The staff service levels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightcast Gazelle?

It would be nice if the lead gen could be specific to an industry or a region (it is currently not). If we had resources to contact more of the Gazelle 6 companies, we might have had a better hit rate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.