March 2016 Archives

March 31, 2016

Software Updates, 1 April 2016

Canvs Emotional Drivers Report. Geofeedia New team and enterprise features: user & group management, audit trail, roles & permissions. Mediatoolkit New iOS app. Sysomos Heartbeat: Jive integration....

March 30, 2016

Meltwater Acquires Encore Alert

Meltwater  announced that it has acquired Encore Alert, the developer of a system for delivering prioritized alerts based on social media activity. The Encore Alert team joins Meltwater to continue working on the Smart Alerts product and integrate with the...

March 30, 2016

Hootsuite Picks Up Sales Prodigy for Social Selling

Hootsuite  announced that it has acquired Sales Prodigy, the developer of a mobile social media tool for sales. SMA's acquisitions scorecard press release...

March 29, 2016

New Papers, 29 March 2016

Social Listening in Practice: SEO and Content Guide, Brandwatch  Social Listening for Universities and Drug Safety Monitoring: Pre and Post-Marketing, Digimind  How to Show Social Media Results to Your Clients and Beyond Engagement: The Social Metrics You Should Measure, Simply...

March 24, 2016

Software Updates, 25 March 2016

Blogmeter Major update. Coosto Print media coverage with LexisNexis. Hootsuite @Mentions lookup. Quintly Track Facebook reactions. Revinate Customizable dashboards. Sendible UI update. TMRW Engine TripAdvisor integration. Zuum Track Facebook reactions....

March 22, 2016

New Papers, 22 March 2016

Uncover an Audience's Affinities for Insight-Driven Campaigns, Audiense  B2B Industry Spotlight: Agriculture and Food Production, Brandwatch  Validating Existing Audience Segments and Identifying New Profitable Segments, People Pattern  6 New Ways to Use Social Media Analytics for FMCG Companies, Talkwalker ...

March 21, 2016

gShift Acquires InNetwork

gShift announced that it has acquired the influencer marketing specialist InNetwork  in an all-stock deal. gShift provides a platform for what it calls web presence optimization, which represents the evolution of search engine optimization in response to the emergence of...

March 18, 2016

Crowdfunding Contributes to £500,000 Round for Blurrt

Blurrt  announced that it has raised £500,000 in an equity crowdsourcing round on Seedrs. The round, which lasted 68 days, includes £200,000 from Finance Wales and participation by existing investor S4C. Blurrt offers a real-time platform for content curation and...

March 17, 2016

Software Updates, 18 March 2016

Brandwatch New Query Wizard. Clarabridge Clarabridge CEM Analytics and Engagor: Image recognition from Ditto . Meltwater Facebook topic data. Sentiment WeChat and Line integrations. Socedo New lead-gen reports from Salesforce, Marketo and HubSpot integrations. YouScan Removal of user limits on all accounts. ZoomSphere Facebook Reactions analytics....

March 15, 2016

New Papers, 15 March 2016

SAC 2.0 no seu negócio: primeiros passos do atendimento via mídias sociais, Seekr  Smart Social Report Volume 4, Spredfast ...

March 10, 2016

Software Updates, 11 March 2016

Bottlenose LexisNexis and Flashpoint data. Canvs Analyze reactions to owned Facebook and YouTube content. Geofeedia New keyword templates. Mention Priority folder (influential sources), new country and tag filters. OBI4wan Case management for webcare. SentiOne Russia, Ukraine and Montenegro coverage. Talkwalker Image recognition....

March 8, 2016

Crimson Hexagon Takes $20 Million for Growth

Crimson Hexagon  announced that it has received $20 million in an investment round led by Sageview Capital. The company says it will use the money for continued product development and to expand its global sales and marketing capabilities. Crimson Hexagon...

March 8, 2016

New Papers, 8 March 2016

Confessions of a Social Media Manager, Simply Measured  Deutsche Telekom: Real-Time Crisis Management using a Social Listening Powered Situation Room, Talkwalker ...

March 3, 2016

Software Updates, 4 March 2016

DataSift PYLON 1.7: update live filters, more precise query filters, API 1.3. Linkfluence Radarly: new Clusters for emerging topic analysis. Mention Updated mobile apps. Nuke Suite Redesigned newsfeed, comment tagging, Video Quiz, mention Facebook pages in posts. Oracle Oracle Social Cloud: Unmetric  integration. SentiOne SentiOne 2.0...

March 1, 2016

VinTank Becomes TMRW Engine

VinTank announced its rebranding as TMRW Engine  and explained its updated vision as an "audience engine." In addition to its existing specialization in wineries and restaurants, the company expects to support a broader range of clients following its 2015 acquisition...

March 1, 2016

Polecat Takes £3 Million for International Growth

Polecat  announced that it has received £3 million (about US $4.2 million) in an investment by Grassy Creek Ventures. The company says it plans to use the money to support its international expansion, particularly its US East Coast presence. Polecat...

March 1, 2016

UBIC Scouts Crime Risk in Social Media

UBIC  announced the availability of Lit i View SNS MONITORING, a tool for identifying signals of potential criminal activity in social media content. The new product will be available to Japanese government agencies. To reduce analyst workload in the new...

March 1, 2016

VICO, BIG Social Media Partner to Offer Suite

BIG Social Media  and VICO Research  announced a strategic partnership intended to combine their strengths into a future social media management suite. Analysis from MonitoringMatcher. press release BIG Social Media blog post VICO blog post...

March 1, 2016

New Papers, 1 March 2016

The Pioneer’s Guide to Digital Customer Service Innovation, Brand Embassy  World Map of Social Networks, January 2016, Vincenzo Cosenza (Blogmeter )...