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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Agency Analytics

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Reporting software designed specifically for marketing agencies, boasting over 5,000 agencies as users of AgencyAnalytics for reports and live marketing dashboards. It can report on SEO, PPC, call tracking, social media, email marketing, and more with 60+ integrations. The solution aims to displace spreadsheets and help users grow their agencies, and is presented as an easy-to-use reporting software that just works the way it is needed to. It is available to try out through a 14-day…

    $60

    per month

    Brandwatch

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Brandwatch, from Cision (acquired February 2021) is an enterprise social intelligence platform that is designed to allow brands to listen and analyze online conversation to extract meaningful insights, inform their business decisions and understand more about the return on their marketing spend.

    $800

    10k mentions

    Pricing
    Agency AnalyticsBrandwatch
    Editions & Modules
    Freelancer
    $12
    per month per client campaign (minimum 5 client campaigns)
    Agency
    $18
    per month per client campaign (minimum 10 client campaigns)
    Enterprise
    contact for enterprise pricing
    Pro
    $800
    10k mentions
    Enterprise
    3000+
    Unlimited mentions or Queries
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Agency AnalyticsBrandwatch
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional DetailsWhat is a Client Campaign? A client campaign represents a client (their website and integrations).—
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    Community Pulse
    Agency AnalyticsBrandwatch
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    87%
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    User Ratings
    Agency AnalyticsBrandwatch
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (16 ratings)
    8.5
    (69 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    6.0
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    5.9
    (14 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
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    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    Agency AnalyticsBrandwatch
    Likelihood to Recommend
    AgencyAnalytics
    Agency Analytics has made the overall marketing procedure quite effective, where all the approaches have been brought into a single dashboard for the purpose of easy and quick functionality. [I] highly recommended analytic software for better growth of your company.
    Incentivized
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    Cision
    The user interface is great and is easy to use for social media marketers of all ranges. In regard to planning and scheduling content, it allows all users with access to the capability to view all upcoming on an actual calendar. For organizational purposes, this is great and mitigates any confusion that other team members may have. The tool seems to always be updating which has its pros and cons because once you figure something out, there's a switch and you'll need to relearn how things are positioned but overall, it's not a heavy lift.
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    Pros
    AgencyAnalytics
    • Agency Analytics has the capability of connecting with web analytical solutions.
    • Besides, the application conducts both local and global SEO, perfecting the ranking of our company.
    • The tool facilitates the black-link management for SEO purposes.
    • Lastly, the customer support addresses all problems that clients face daily.
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    Cision
    • Clean, beautiful visuals that can be easily incorporated into reports to be used internally and externally.
    • Customization-- anywhere from the queries you create to adjusting individual report widget/components this tool is very flexible.
    • Excellent Customer Service and support. My Brandwatch rep is always open to hearing from me for questions and often reaches out to me to check in on my status or see if I would like to participate in beta programs.
    • Constant innovation. It seems like Brandwatch is constantly updating and adding improvements to their platform--especially with their 2019 acquisition of Crimson Hexagon.
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    Cons
    AgencyAnalytics
    • Would like to see the stars feature to bring keywords to the top of the report have 1 click to remove all stars that were checked off previously.
    • Would love to have a feature to track how clients are ranking for keywords; currently only shows the # of keywords ranking in the top 10 positions of Google but doesn't show the actual keywords for each competitor.
    • Would extremely love to see a feature where the keywords can be viewed/filtered by position; for example page 1 of Google only, page 2 of Google only.
    • Would love to see a keyword tool to check keyword rankings or search volume for specific keywords; similar to Google's keyword planner.
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    Cision
    • Very steep learning curve- good luck training casual users on the difference between a query, a rule, a category etc
    • Lack of access to FULL historic data is a serious drawback- populating that data takes a minimum of 24 hours and incurs additional costs
    • Volume limits mean you may have to build your query to exclude mentions that may be useful in getting the full context of the situation
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    Likelihood to Renew
    AgencyAnalytics
    No answers on this topic
    Cision
    Brandwatch is a simple tool that is easy to learn and understand. Without any rigorous training, the team can learn to use it and interpret the results in an efficient manner. It saves a lot of work and helps the team to focus on other important time consuming tasks. I would like to continue using Brandwatch.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    AgencyAnalytics
    No answers on this topic
    Cision
    I've invited quite a few of my colleagues to try Brandwatch, and all of them were able to use its features with no assistance, and most of these had never used a social listening/monitoring tool before, or even a digital analytics tool! Brandwatch is not only easy to use, but filters, widgets, menus and other options are in intuitive places - it just works
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    Performance
    AgencyAnalytics
    No answers on this topic
    Cision
    Brandwatch craps out sometimes. Pages freeze, data doesn't populate for hours. It's fine if you're not in a hurry but something to keep in mind if you're working in real-time. It's not as bad as Talkwalker but it's impacted timely delivery of work for me, and one of the first things I teach when introducing the platform is the process for closing out and re-logging in to see if it unfreezes
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    Support Rating
    AgencyAnalytics
    They are always on top/ahead of the curve. There has never been a time where I haven't had the platform work professionally when I needed it. They stand behind a top-quality product. It's easy to support something when they put hard work into development and maintenance.
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    Cision
    We have not had to reach out to the team for much support but when we did, The support from the Team has been Superb. We were given the assistance needed once requested by the Team. We would recommend Falcon not only because the product is simply amazing but also because of the level of support we have reached.
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    Online Training
    AgencyAnalytics
    No answers on this topic
    Cision
    good knowledge, great tips, although the program seems a bit disconnected. It could improve it they create more free webinars and a good content calendar and tackle little topics in each webinar. Their trainers are top notch and they know a lot about the tool but they fall a bit low on technical level understanding of how the tool actually works
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    Implementation Rating
    AgencyAnalytics
    No answers on this topic
    Cision
    Not that I can think of.
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    Alternatives Considered
    AgencyAnalytics
    This is my first experience with a tool like Agency Analytics because I don't have a digital marketing background. My background is in sales, but I quickly realized that Agency Analytics is a selling point for prospective and existing clients. We also use Ahrefs and Semrush, but having access to AA is extremely valuable.
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    Cision
    If you're using it to monitor your brand's social presence only, or if you're in an agency and using it to monitor existing clients and provide reports to them, then this is a great tool and you're hard-pressed to find something better. But if you're wanting it more for new business and discovery, there are tools that do this much better, including Sysomos and Crimson Hexagon. So it depends on what specifically you're trying to do. My agency was already using this product when I arrived, so I did not have a choice in the matter, but I've evaluated both of these other tools. Crimson is similar enough that the slight increase in cost doesn't justify switching. Synthesio is the most expensive competitor in the market (no matter what they tell you), but you get what you pay for. If you can afford it, go with Synthesio.
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    Return on Investment
    AgencyAnalytics
    • For a small to medium size agency, the $79/month cost is reasonable, allowing for unlimited users, 10 campaigns included, and 1,000 keywords tracked.
    • It is something we can easily build into our pricing model.
    • If more is needed, the platform can scale, allowing for more keyword tracking, more campaigns, etc.
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    Cision
    • At a high level, the biggest impact the Brandwatch Analytics has had is giving us the ability to quantify the impact of social media for our clients. In the world of social, ROI is defined and interpreted differently across clients (particularly where it's more difficult to apply traditional ROI) - so this may mean reporting on earned media for some, while for others it's measuring increasing engagements or social mentions over time.
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