Talk:ZoomInfo

message: A7? --Ottawahitech (talk) 00:42, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Contested deletion 

message: While this page has been contested for deletion (which I would have voted to delete it  on its time) I now agree to keep it running but telling users all the good and bad documented issue regarding it, ant copyright infringement practices should be and are worth keep them on record, also to update and keep record of the known Crawler agents which they use (and add more when they appear) As Neutral as possible and truthfully so the page reflects the company behavior good or bad. Otherwise its only pure marketing behavior which Wikipedia its not for, if so then i would then recomend its deletion again.
Gabriel Vergara 2016  gv_sec_trans 14:01, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I am really happy this page exists. ZoomInfo has the # 1 market share in lead databases. I am very appreciative that this page exists. I am in sales, and I have no connection to ZoomInfo. --Westwind273 (talk) 18:53, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutral point of view

message: I think RocketReach is a much bigger competitor for ZoomInfo than any of the competitors currently listed. I would suggest adding RocketReach. Also, I do not think LinkedIn is truly a competitor. The goals of the two products are significantly different. But I am OK with leaving LinkedIn as a tangential competitor. --Westwind273 (talk) 18:56, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Competition 

message: In my view this is not encyclopedic content, especially as it is sourced only to company's website.  Moving here for now, for discussion. I made the section header bold instead of keeping it as a section, to keep this in one Talk page section. There was a reference just floating - I anchored it to a placeholder {floaty citation) text. 
;Platform
(floaty citation)
Feature              	Functionality
Search               	Search is a prospecting search engine that allows users to target prospects on the individual level.
Build                	Similar to Search, Build allows users to prospect for new leads, but at a much higher volume. Usually used to create lists for email marketing campaigns.
Insights             	Insights is an analysis tool, where users can analyze either their entire database or a single contact list. Insights shows trends in firmographic and demographic information.
Enhance              	With Enhance, users can upload either their entire database or individual contact lists to update incorrect information, or append missing information, such as email addresses, phone numbers, titles, etc.
FormComplete         	FormComplete is a tool that allows businesses to display shorter forms on their websites, while ZoomInfo provides additional firmographic, demographic and contact information.
Community Edition    	Community Edition gives users free access to the entire ZoomInfo database of business contacts. In exchange this access, users have to submit their own business contacts via an Outlook or Google Apps plugin.
Data Integrations    	Data Integrations allows users to import Salesforce.com data directly into ZoomInfo without having to manually import files.
Salesforce.com Plugin	Customers may add the ZoomInfo tab to their Salesforce.com environment, enabling them to access ZoomInfo's prospecting tools to build a new list of leads or accounts. The Salesforce.com plugin also allows users to de-dupe against records already exisitng in Salesforce, as well as suggesting missing data.
ReachOut             	Launched in 2016, ReachOut is a Google Chrome extension that allows users to access contact information by navigating to their target's LinkedIn profile and clicking on the ReachOut icon in their browser.
- Jytdog (talk) 00:25, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with removing the content. Wikipedia doesn't need to list every single component of a software service, and I think integrating a little bit of this information (if even that) with another section would be adequate. Appable (talk) 00:30, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Platform section 

message: Moving this here from the article.  Most of these are sourced to press releases - we need independent sourcing to show it is noteworthy and assign appropriate weight. 
;Awards
Year	Honoree 	Awarding Organization                     	Award
2015	ZoomInfo	Red Herring (magazine)                    	Top 100 Global
2015	ZoomInfo	Inc. 5000                                 	Fastest-growing Private Companies
2015	ZoomInfo	Business Marketing Association            	BMA B2 Award for Best Sales Enablement Tools
2015	ZoomInfo	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Demand Generation  Program of the Year - Silver Winner
2015	ZoomInfo	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Inbound Marketing Program of the Year -  Silver Winner
2015	ZoomInfo	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Best Use of Technology in Sales - Silver  Winner
Note - there was a longer version earlier that was trimmed by  in this dif to reach the list above.  Maybe that is good enough?  Full list is below. 
;Awards (older, longer version)
Year	Honoree                                                	Awarding Organization                     	Award
2015	ZoomInfo                                               	Red Herring (magazine)                    	Top 100 Global
2015	ZoomInfo                                               	Red Herring                               	Top 100 North America
2015	ZoomInfo                                               	Inc. 5000                                 	Fastest-growing Private Companies
2015	ZoomInfo                                               	Business Marketing Association            	BMA B2 Award for Best Sales Enablement Tools
2015	Anna Fisher, Director of Marketing                     	Sales Lead Management Association         	20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management
2015	ZoomInfo                                               	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Demand Generation  Program of the Year - Silver Winner
2015	ZoomInfo                                               	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Inbound Marketing Program of the Year -  Silver Winner
2015	ZoomInfo                                               	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Best Use of Technology in Sales - Silver  Winner
2015	Ned Leutz, Director of New Business Sales              	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Sales Manager of the Year - Gold Winner
2015	Hank Lander, Senior Product Manager                    	Networks Prodcuts Guide - IT World Awards 	Product Developer of the Year - Gold Winner
2015	Hila Nir, VP of Marketing & the ZoomInfo Marketing Team	Networks Prodcuts Guide - IT World Awards 	Marketing Team of the Year
2014	ZoomInfo                                               	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Sales Department of the Year- Computer Software- Bronze Winner
2014	ZoomInfo                                               	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Sales Growth Achievement of the Year - Silver Winner
2014	ZoomInfo                                               	Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service	Demand Generation Program of the Year - Bronze Winner
2014	Hila Nir, VP of Marketing                              	Sales Lead Management Association         	20 Women to Watch in Sales Lead Management
2013	Yonatan Stern, CEO, Founder and Chief Scientist        	BtoB Magazine                             	Who's Who in B-to-B
- Jytdog (talk) 00:28, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Awards 

message: I am proposing this edit on behalf of ZoomInfo. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines. I am submitting this edit request to propose edits that would correct out-of-date information and add further information about the company. I’ve provided an overview of proposed edits below. Thanks for your time and consideration.
ZoomInfo used to be called DiscoverOrg until 2019 when it rebranded. The founders of this company are Henry Schuck and Kirk Brown. Please remove Yonatan Stern, as he was the founder of the original Zoom Information, that was purchased by DiscoverOrg in 2019.
While Zoom Information (also known as Zoominfo) was founded in 2000, the current ZoomInfo (which used to be called DiscoverOrg) was founded in 2007. Can someone please change the founded year in the info box to 2007 to reflect the correct dates for the company that the article is about?
Thanks
Tehila.stern (talk) 16:35, 6 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Request edit on 28 August 2020 

message: I am proposing this edit on behalf of ZoomInfo. I am a paid editor and aware of the COI guidelines.
I would like to recommend updates to the services and solutions section. The current version lacks information about the product and business model of the business. In general I would recommend an update to this section, but my own proposed update would include: 
"ZoomInfo bases its pricing on credit usage, number of licenses and functionality. Cost per credit and cost per license can vary depending on usage. The information ZoomInfo provides is also based on customer needs, with credit costs based on the depth of information needed by a customer. All customers can access traditional demographic and firmographic details. Advanced credits are needed to view intelligence categories like technographics and department budgets.  Add-on solutions to the ZoomInfo platform can also impact pricing."
CITATION: https://www.martechcube.com/martech-interview-vp-product-marketing-zoominfo-peggysue-werthessen/
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Tehila.stern (talk • contribs) 11:51, 21 December 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia is not for advertising products; the proposed change seems to be clear advertising, for example referring to customers and the cost of the products. Furthermore, the provided reference is to an interview with a marketer for the company, rather than a neutral independent source. SpencerT•C 01:15, 17 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Proposed Changes to the Services & Solutions section 

message: I came here because I just received mail from this company, with subject "Notice of personal information processing".
I think they violate the EU GDPR on a grand scale.
Basically they are saying "We collect the following types of Personal Information about you: 
Name
Profile picture associated with your professional 
Telephone number (general or direct business numbers, faxes, and/or mobile numbers)
Email address, including business and/or other email addresses (including “freemails” such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.)
Job title and department
Office address
Company name
Work history
Education history
Professional affiliations
Links to social media profiles
Links to articles by, about, or quoting you (“web references”)
Inferences drawn from personal data in these categories
A scary amount of information.
The mail continues to explain in some detail what they want to do with the info (basically to provide it to their clients, including to sell it).
They do provide a link to opt-out, but GDPR requires opt-in.
The mail states that "ZoomInfo is a registered data broker" in some US states.
The lead should explain at elementary school level what this company is getting their money for.
Currently, it reads "is a software and data company which provides data for companies and business individuals."
This obscures more than it explains.
As a start, I added this to the lead: Zoominfo is a commercial search-engine, specialized in contact and business information.  From internet and other sources, the company collects contact and other information about individuals, companies and other business entities, such as departments.  They maintain profiles for the subjects and make these available to their clients, as a service and for a fee.
Now if only some reliable secondary source had written this. 77.180.180.175 (talk) 11:34, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I too came here, as today I received an e-mail from this company in clear violation of the GDPR. I never heard about ZoomInfo prior to their spam-mail and sure never allowed them to process data about me. I am a EU-citizen. In the e-mail they state that "ZoomInfo may transfer Personal Information internationally" (which is not allowed under the GDPR), and "ZoomInfo gathers Personal Information from several sources" (under the GDPR this also is not allowed: you have to get explicit, informed consent from each single individual in advance - no OptOut!). And then they write "ZoomInfo is ZoomInfo Technologies LLC, and we are located at 805 Broadway St, Suite 900, Vancouver, WA 98660" (so they are not located in the EU and thus not allowed to treat data from EU-citizens a priori). Sajoch (talk) 08:17, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Just been "notified" by Zoominfo 

message: I've nuked the controversial section which (to my chagrin) appears to make me the agent of a shifty sales company doing shifty things to cover up their dubious business practices.  
however...
Shifty sales company, for all their shiftiness, has seemingly done a good job of crisis management and no reputable media firms have reported on their shiftiness. This means that it's not appropriate to disparage them in this article, because to do so is WP:OR. I am very much open to reinstating an verifiable version if appropriate sources can be found. BrigadierG (talk) 21:24, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removing the "controversies" section