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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mention

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AMention is a social media monitoring tool. Users can create alerts for their company name, product or competitors. The vendor aims to help companies get updated in real-time by tracking the most relevant mentions over the web and social web. The vendor’s value proposition is that Mention enables companies to react, get statistics, and collaborate with their team, all on the go! According to the vendor, over 650,000 companies use Mention.

    $29

    per month

    Piano Amplifier

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AA solution to amplify content with AI-powered social publishing. Used to grow and engage an audience through real-time data and machine-learning optimization, guiding users to content, and to just the right place in the social conversation. Socialflow was acquired by Piano in 2022, and is now a Piano solution.N/A
    Pricing
    MentionPiano Amplifier
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $29.00
    per month
    Starter
    $99.00
    per month
    Company
    Custom
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MentionPiano Amplifier
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    MentionPiano Amplifier
    Considered Both Products
    Mention
    No answer on this topic
    Piano Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MentionPiano Amplifier
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Mention and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Boolean keyword searches00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam00 Ratings4.62 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Mention and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Content planning and scheduling00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Audience targeting00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Content optimization00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Workflow management00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Mention and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Automated routing and prioritization00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories00 Ratings4.62 Ratings
    Bulk actions00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Mention and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Lead generation00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Content marketing00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Paid media management00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Mention and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.7
    3 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Twitter00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Facebook00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    LinkedIn00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Google+00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Instagram00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Pinterest00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    YouTube00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Mention and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Campaign success analytics00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Real-time tracking00 Ratings5.13 Ratings
    Competitor analysis00 Ratings5.12 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Mention and Piano Amplifier
    Feature
    Mention
    -
    Ratings
    Piano Amplifier
    7.1
    3 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Role-based user permissions & privileges00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Mobile access00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
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    Social Suite by Reputation.com
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Social Suite by Reputation.com
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Social Suite by Reputation.com
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score8.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MentionPiano Amplifier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (22 ratings)
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.3
    (8 ratings)
    5.6
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MentionPiano Amplifier
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mention
    I would ask if they have ever used a software like Mention before, if not, I would totally suggest they start with it. It's easy to use, easy to set up and while it may be confusing at first, it's probably the cheapest and most effective. My suggestion to a new marketer or first-time user of this kind of software would be Mention.
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    Piano Software
    SocialFlow is well suited for Platform & keyword research : 1. In-depth research to identify requisite platforms & channels and the pertaining keywords, followed by query building to create search profiles & topic tags Social mediaplatforms Professional review forums Industry-focused discussion sites E-commerce websites Content streaming platforms data extraction​ 2. Setting up processes and tools for data extraction such as –-Social intelligence tools-Web scraping-Custom crawlers-Manual minimum (if applicable)
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    Pros
    Mention
    • Mention has nice support and implementation function. They will do some of the harder work for you (e.g. refining your alerts).
    • It helps us to easily track and rank influencers, which improves the effectiveness of our Public Relations (PR).
    • You can filter and refine alerts e.g. by language. This is useful if you want to break into new markets.
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    Piano Software
    • Posts without human input.
    • Monitors algorithms.
    • Easy to use interface.
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    Cons
    Mention
    • Yes, I just said it is clean and easy to use, but there is always room for improvement in even the most perfect software. I would personally love to see the ability to custom message options a bit more or just customize the look and feel of your dashboard.
    • Bugs. Mention works great 95% of the time. The other 5%, you may run into major crashes or see mentions that you cleared coming back, etc., but nothing that is a deal breaker or unexpected with a tool like this. Worth noting nonetheless!
    • Better plans. This is a small issue, but I wish the lower plans has some basic reporting.
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    Piano Software
    • I'd like to open up windows for more than one account/platform at time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Mention
    No answers on this topic
    Piano Software
    • Clarity of communication
    • Quality of product
    • Its sheer utility
    • How we now rely on it greatly
    • Reasonable price point
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    Usability
    Mention
    No answers on this topic
    Piano Software
    I give this rating as an outcome to understand competitor social strategy to improve strategic positioning. Drive improvement by benchmarking and serving to compete on content Identify trends, topics/themes, potential threats, etc. Improve campaigns by measuring and comparing audience reach, Interaction, etc. Measure engagement rate to analyze audience association.​ What themes/topics are generating higher engagement Insights to assist marketing teams in planning future campaigns
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    Performance
    Mention
    Mention works quickly and its user interface is easy to use. Alerts update regularly and I've never noticed any lag. It integrates with our CRM via Zapier, but this is not something which we use yet. The only thing I would say is that it takes time for Mention to reach its full potential. It only starts to rank influences from when you set up the alert, so it can take a few weeks to build a map of your influencers.
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    Piano Software
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    Support Rating
    Mention
    Mention always responded promptly and gave excellent support. Any problem we had with the software, from login trouble to broken features were addressed quickly. There was once a problem with our quota, where we were unable to see results we should have been able to see. We sent an email, and within an hour, the situation was resolved!
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    Piano Software
    They don’t seem to understand the issues when we explain them.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Mention
    Currently, there are no other tools available with the features that Mention has possible according to our knowledge and experience. We firmly believe that Mention has placed themselves in a category all of their own. In the ten years, our company has been around. We have yet to come across any other companies like Mention. Pretty sure there may be another company or competition. None like Mention in our opinion are available, however.
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    Piano Software
    We've also evaluated HootSuite and Sprout Social, and we used both in the past. SocialFlow is superior in its content system for creating, editing, and publishing posts. It's ideal for a team of our size. The cost is fair. It was overall the best option in all of the categories we were looking for.
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    Return on Investment
    Mention
    • Mention has had a positive impact on my business because it gives people the impression that I was following them, even if I might not have been. It makes me appear active on all social media platforms, even if I ONLY look at my mentions each day!
    • Because I have only used the free plan but have benefitted greatly, I would say that my ROI is fantastic!
    • The only negative impact that Mention has is that I do get a daily email in my inbox, and it is one more thing to check. However, it is worth the time.
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    Piano Software
    • Increased engagement
    • ROI
    • Efficiency
    • Transparency/data/insight
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of Mention FeedScreenshot of Sentiment AnalysisScreenshot of Insights CenterScreenshot of Custom ReportsScreenshot of Influencers DetectionScreenshot of Influencer Profile