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    Ipsos Synthesio

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ASynthesio, an Ipsos company (acquired 2019) offers social monitoring and engagement tools. Synthesio competes with major listening vendors like Radian6 and Sysomos. A point of differentiation is that Synthesio offers a mix of technology and human analysis. In their view, human analysis is required to validate and interpret the data. Customers are large, particularly French, brands.

    $1,200

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    Pulsar RESEARCH

    Score9 out of 10
    N/APulsar RESEARCH, from Pulsar headquartered in London, includes continuous and one-off research programs integrating quantitative and qualitative methodologies, to turn audience data into strategic insight.N/A
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    Ipsos SynthesioPulsar RESEARCH
    Editions & Modules
    Synthesio
    $1,200.00
    per month
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    Ipsos SynthesioPulsar RESEARCH
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ipsos SynthesioPulsar RESEARCH
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Ipsos SynthesioPulsar RESEARCH
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ipsos
    It's a very good tool. It covers every need we have for social media listening & monitoring. Bad thing is that those who were selling us the software were not much concerned about costs and were not reducing although there are a lot of market leaders like Sprinklr who are really good with compensation & value addition
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    Pulsar
    Pulsar is well suited for delivering social listening campaign insights and reporting over a longer period of time. The information and report we create are great... eventually, but it takes a long time to feel like they have gathered enough content that we can readily use. If they were able to speed up the delivery of the data and insights that would be incredibly helpful for our teams in many instances where we have a short runway to providing insights for our clients.
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    Pros
    Ipsos
    • Synthesio has an unlimited volume, which helps us to not worry about going over budget. This helps us focus on refining our search to pull in the mentions that have the most value.
    • Synthesio has an excellent support team. They are always available to answer any questions we have.
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    Pulsar
    • Social listening across multiple platforms
    • Identifies target audiences with easily understood data visualizations
    • Provides customizable, engaging reports with impressive quality assets
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    Cons
    Ipsos
    • I’d love better graphics when I pull reports.
    • The sentiment data is still inaccurate.
    • We are unable to weed out all mentions of the arena associated with the bank.
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    Pulsar
    • Pulsar is awesome. However it would be great if they were able to pull data and insights across a few other social platforms that we know our targets are using.
    • Having easily accessible "Hot To" videos on platform use would have definitely helped us get off the ground faster.
    • They should do away with the need to have to use boolean information in order to access deeper dives into searches.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ipsos
    Ben Farkas was the representative that worked with us on this project, while we have been very excited with the work he provided, especially the customer service, we just did not have enough time with the product hands on to be comfortable giving it the 10 we think it deserves. As the Data tracking was done beyond our expectations and the finished product (infographic) were all excellent, we used this service to fill our need in being shorthanded to cover the data ourselves. Synthesio provided outstanding customer service, their data tracking and materials where top notch, just we lacked the hands on experience to speak to everyday use.
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    Pulsar
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    Support Rating
    Ipsos
    Everything we needed was handled, in many cases during the first time we used Synthesio the representative made adjustments and explained them to us, some things we did not even consider when setting up the service.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ipsos
    I have used Meltwater, Hootsuite for the same tracking purpose. Every tool has it own pros and cons. The best way to decide is go by the reviews of the people who have actually used it. Budget is yet another factor to consider.
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    Pulsar
    Pulsar does an excellent job standing up to and standing out from their competition. The thing that attracted us to the platform is its ongoing platform updates and improvements. A lot of SAS platforms get people to sign up and then they don't continue to refine their platform. They don't stay ahead of the curve in delivering leading-edge solutions. Pulsar has continued to modify and expand its solutions. That's really important - especially when you are recommending platform investments for your company... that last thing you want is to talk something up and then it doesn't deliver. Pulsar definitely has delivered.
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    Return on Investment
    Ipsos
    • It has helped us understanding the on going topics on our social page quite well.
    • Really helped us in community management in due time for social accounts. Saved a lot of clicks and time as well as resources.
    • Employees feel really happy with the tool because it lets them do the work fast and securely.
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    Pulsar
    • Ease of use
    • Great data visualization options
    • Increased client engagement during reporting and presentations
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