Likelihood to Recommend I would (and do) recommend 3BL Professional to any company/org trying to expand the reach of it's CR programs. Often communications is how we justify the budget for our program work (communications help us increase brand reputation, reach potential employees, reach investors and ESG analysts). The 3BL platform is an incredible way to get your impacts and initiatives out to the world so that people know about the incredible programs you're running. Would recommend for any CR/ESG/Sustainability team.
Read full review This is a great tool for larger size companies that will have a lot of media tracking they need to do. It appeals to stakeholders involved in PR, data analytics, and helps decision makers know what will have the most impact and where their marketing dollars should go!
Read full review Pros sourcing and amplifying relevant content across a large network critically assessing current industry trends and determining the best plan for our campaigns and content professionally managing out content, drafting mock-ups and promoting articles in a timely manner Read full review Gave us a concise report daily of our media clips (media tracking) Gave us analytical information about how much reach those clips had (how much influence they had) Helped us evaluate better ways to get and use earned and paid media Read full review Cons Could use detailed description of difference between page views and impressions and how these are differently experienced by people who could see the content on various channels It would help to know a ballpark figure of impressions served up by Reuters, AP and other services that pickup 3BL content It would help if quarterly reporting could track with our fiscal year quarters instead of calendar year quarters Read full review Personally I didn't see any. Though I know my boss had a few calls with their team to get the daily reports formatted and presented just the way she wanted them. The team took a few tries to get into the swing of what she was asking for, but they were more than willing to put in the time and effort to customize the reports for her. Read full review Alternatives Considered I think it's a bit more developed and professional looking. It's best for bigger companies.
Read full review Return on Investment A lot of staff time saved on PR which is not our expertise. Read full review I wasn't at the top of these discussions but, I did help make monthly reports that went directly to the CFO and CEO that used these analytics to show how our corporate communications office was doing and all the work we had done for the past month. This is a way to cover yourself and show that we had done a lot of work and good work at that. Read full review ScreenShots