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Gong's new add-on: Engage

Is anyone working for an organization that has made the change to Gong's new tool, Engage? There are definitely limitations compared to an Outreach or SalesLoft but it is intriguing. Any experience out there?

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antiASKHOLE
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Gong had a baby or did they have a bowel movement?
oldcloser
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<shit meme if I had time>
GDO
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Haha thatโ€™s an awesome expression
Kosta_Konfucius
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Sales Rep
No idea, but according to the thousands of gong reps on my feed its life-changing
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Gong reps on LI -
poweredbycaffeine
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I LOVE this meme.
CuriousFox
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Gong. Thong.
ThatNewAE
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Account Executive - Mid enterprise
Gong hires people who can write - and who have good engagement on their LinkedIn. I don't see non-influencer Gong AEs anymore.
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
Don't take any of this personally - its just my opinion:

Gong is the tool of a weak manager. A good manager will be able to work with their people to help coach them in positive ways and not rely on a solution developed by engineers who were jealous of sales people.

Gong is an expensive way for a manager to look like their are doing the job they were hired to do, without actually doing the job. Its inflexible and "manages" to pre-determined KPI's - KPIs developed by someone who doesn't know your people, company, industry, etc.

(IMO) It violates client and employee privacy in a major way. I don't like having my words (each and every one of them) analyzed and regurgitated to some lame manager type.

It also doesn't align with customer needs as much as Gong wants to pretend it does. It forces reps to say certain things and in certain ways in order to conform to a manager's KPI, but it may not be what the customer needs/wants.

I can go on - but Gong sucks.
oldcloser
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Gong - KPI > quota Iโ€™m with this โ˜๏ธ
worldsgreatestvpsales
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VP/Director of Sales
I think it depends on how you use the tool and what its intent is. If it's set up and used solely as a way to middle manage your reps and enforce silly things for adherence to some bs KPI's, then yes it would be a horrific tool. If set up and used properly, it can be incredibly insightful. Albeit there are plenty of Gong-built out-of-the-box things I ignore. Sounds like you have had some sh*tty managers.
ApocalyBoom
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Account Executive
The statement regarding Gong's actions is ambiguous and could be interpreted in two very different ways. It is unclear whether Gong has given birth to a child or has had a bowel movement.
aiko
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Sr. Account Executive
Is this related to the drama Gong has with Outreach?
pirate
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Not really interested in Gong that much because my org does not use it
Beans
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Enterprise Account Executive
Not yet - but I do like the idea of an all in one tool vs 9 different licenses.
Justatitle
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Account Executive
no but knowing Gong this will grow and refuse to go away, similar to herpes
jefe
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I've finally stopped seeing Gong BS on my feed, and am worried any type of search will just bring it back up.
SADNES5
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down voters are marketing spies
Thought it said Enrage... like all of Gongs tools.

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