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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Talkwalker by Hootsuite

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ATalkwalker is a consumer intelligence company that bring sin data from 30+ social networks, 150 million websites, and 100 data partners to give customers a unified view of their consumers. Talkwalker is a Hootsuite solution since the 2024 acquisition.N/A
    Pricing
    Piano AmplifierTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Piano AmplifierTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Piano AmplifierTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Considered Both Products
    Piano Software
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    Hootsuite
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    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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    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Piano AmplifierTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Listening/monitoring
    Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Piano Amplifier and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Piano Amplifier
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    42% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
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    Ratings
    Boolean keyword searches5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Filtering out noise/spam4.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Sentiment analysis5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Broad channel coverage5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publishing
    Comparison of Publishing features of Piano Amplifier and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    46% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
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    Content planning and scheduling5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audience targeting5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content optimization5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow management5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Engagement
    Comparison of Engagement features of Piano Amplifier and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Piano Amplifier
    5.0
    3 Ratings
    48% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
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    Automated routing and prioritization5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer interaction histories4.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk actions5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Marketing
    Comparison of Marketing features of Piano Amplifier and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
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    Lead generation5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content marketing5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Paid media management5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaigns and promotions5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Channel coverage/integration
    Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Piano Amplifier and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Piano Amplifier
    5.7
    3 Ratings
    37% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
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    Twitter5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Facebook5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    LinkedIn5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Google+9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instagram5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pinterest5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    YouTube5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting/analytics
    Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Piano Amplifier and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Piano Amplifier
    5.1
    3 Ratings
    41% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
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    Campaign success analytics5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time tracking5.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitor analysis5.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Account management
    Comparison of Account management features of Piano Amplifier and Talkwalker by Hootsuite
    Feature
    Piano Amplifier
    7.1
    3 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Talkwalker by Hootsuite
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    Role-based user permissions & privileges7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Emplifi
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Crowdbooster (discontinued)
    Score7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Social Studio (discontinued)
    Score8.1 out of 10
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    Score5.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Piano AmplifierTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.6
    (5 ratings)
    8.3
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    5.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.6
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Piano AmplifierTalkwalker by Hootsuite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Hootsuite
    Talkwalker is well suited for big companies and agencies that are looking for a long-term solution to keep track of the industry and/or their brands and key competitors. While setup requires a bit of dedication (especially in terms of custom filters and tags), once it's done, the tool will give the user a lot of flexibility to analyze the conversations and find the relevant results that answer the business questions. Companies just looking for a tool to track a short time period, or simple things like Twitter hashtags, won't take advantage of the full capabilities of this tool. Therefore, they could feel frustrated when comparing the outcomes/usage versus the costs.
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    Pros
    Piano Software
    • Posts without human input.
    • Monitors algorithms.
    • Easy to use interface.
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    Hootsuite
    • Truly global listening platform - monitor a deep range of media types from all over the world. Particularly strong in supporting competitive monitoring and analysis briefs across regions and countries. It monitors content in original language which I believe is a very strong monitoring factor.
    • Easy to use yet powerful dashboard visualisations - the dashboard interface is among the best I have seen. While it can accomplish many things, and under the hood is a very powerful and complex tool, the user interface is very intuitive, slick, quick and packed with all the KPIs you could want.
    • Customisation of the tool is a great feature. You can build your own dashboard and reporting spaces to suit your needs. You can schedule alerts from the system in a variety of outputs to keep you up to date with the latest events.
    • Customer support & technological advancement - the team at Talkwalker are highly proficient, always willing to support our every need, however big or small. Talkwalker aim to release around 4 software updates each year which means the platform is always full of the latest data visualisations and monitoring technologies
    • Having 'traditional' media monitored alongside social as well as owned media assets in one dashboard space is invaluable to help brands understand where their media footprint lies and how they perform in each media set, relative to the others.
    • AI - Talkwalker has introduced greater AI capabilities recently which means the capability of the tool in monitoring is ever-increasing, and the accuracy of targeting content and sentiment analysis is improving. The Visual Insights and image recognition technology is a really strong feature, and a very welcome addition to the monitoring aspect
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    Cons
    Piano Software
    • I'd like to open up windows for more than one account/platform at time.
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    Hootsuite
    • The system is complicated. With everything that you're able to do, it does come at the cost of simplicity. It definitely requires training and a high level of expertise to properly leverage what it can do.
    • The system can be slow. If you "ask" it to do too many things at once, it can get hung up and do the spin of doom.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Piano Software
    • Clarity of communication
    • Quality of product
    • Its sheer utility
    • How we now rely on it greatly
    • Reasonable price point
    Incentivized
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    Hootsuite
    Love it! In most cases, Talkwalker is a no-brainer: I can confidently recommend it to clients.
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    Usability
    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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    Hootsuite
    Despite all the functionalities available on the platform, I never felt overwhelmed or confused
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    Performance
    Piano Software
    No answers on this topic
    Hootsuite
    Talkwalker gets the job done at a basic level. It performs regular indexing of existing webpages and tracks the instances in which a particular brand or company is mentioned. Especially for being free, this is an awesome resource. However, it should be said that this product does not perform nearly at the level of the paid options.
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    Support Rating
    Piano Software
    They don’t seem to understand the issues when we explain them.
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    Hootsuite
    They are very helpful, but can sometimes be a little too quick and not explain things in as great a depth as we would like. They have great staff and programs, and we don't really have any other major complaints. Support is very responsive and helpful when need be.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Hootsuite
    I have yet to find another tool that would provide me with such a detailed information per query. It's such a find! Plus, I get separate emails per a search query and I'm able to archive those emails to the appropriate folders and always have a way of looking back. It's very useful for building monthly reports.
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    Return on Investment
    Piano Software
    • Increased engagement
    • ROI
    • Efficiency
    • Transparency/data/insight
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    Hootsuite
    • The free tool is a no-brainer. It absolutely helps ferret out mentions on social media that I wasn't aware of before.
    • Now, I can use the tool for clients, too, so for consultants, it can be a great way to help stay on top of what's being said about them online, as well.
    • Using the paid version would help delve into even more insights for your business.
    Incentivized
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