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What is Meltwater?

Meltwater Media Intelligence platform is a set of public relations software tools for media monitoring, social media monitoring, and collecting brand insights. The four areas of functionality are Monitor, Analyze, Distribute, and Engage. (Note that this product combines features from…

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Meltwater has proven to be a versatile platform for a wide range of use cases, as reported by its users. Organizations have relied on …
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Yes and No

7 out of 10
July 08, 2022
Incentivized
I use the platform for media monitoring and reporting. It allows me to see the coverage of stories created by the University to meet KPIs …
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Expensive but efficient

6 out of 10
December 01, 2021
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We use Meltwater [Media Intelligence Platform] as a search and monitoring tool within our marketing department. It allows us to see when …
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What is Meltwater?

Meltwater Media Intelligence platform is a set of public relations software tools for media monitoring, social media monitoring, and collecting brand insights. The four areas of functionality are Monitor, Analyze, Distribute, and Engage. (Note that this product combines features from the vendor…

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What is Meltwater?

Meltwater Media Intelligence platform is a set of public relations software tools for media monitoring, social media monitoring, and collecting brand insights. The four areas of functionality are Monitor, Analyze, Distribute, and Engage. (Note that this product combines features from the vendor Meltwater's former Buzz, Press, and News products.)

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The most common users of Meltwater are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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Meltwater has proven to be a versatile platform for a wide range of use cases, as reported by its users. Organizations have relied on Meltwater for media monitoring, allowing them to track media mentions for their own organization, competitors, and the industry as a whole. By utilizing keywords and sentiment analysis, users have been able to stay up-to-date on specific topics of interest, such as technological advancements or industry sentiment. Meltwater's comprehensive coverage has also allowed users to identify placements on obscure trade or science sites that don't show up in traditional search engines' alerts.

Additionally, Meltwater has served as an all-in-one solution for various marketing and communication needs. Users have utilized the platform for social listening, content management, reporting, public relations, influencer relations, and even newsletter distribution. The platform's ability to compile targeted media distribution lists has proved valuable for corporate PR efforts, while the clipping component has helped users generate comprehensive reports by compiling relevant clips. The user-friendly interface and extensive media contacts database have made Meltwater a go-to choice for organizations looking to streamline their marketing and communications efforts.

Furthermore, Meltwater has played a crucial role in enhancing brand presence and engagement on social media platforms. By utilizing Meltwater Buzz, organizations have been able to listen and evaluate diverse audiences across different regions and cultures. The scheduling capabilities have allowed users to plan and promote events effectively while the tool's social listening capabilities have facilitated tracking social mentions and engaging with a large social audience. Moreover, Meltwater's Media Intelligence Platform has provided valuable insights into influencer marketing efforts with its extensive influencer database.

Despite some users experiencing glitches or dissatisfaction after prolonged use, Meltwater has received positive recommendations from customers who appreciate its continually improving services. It has been praised as a great tool for finding influencers and managing influencer marketing efforts efficiently. Educational institutions have utilized Meltwater to educate students on digital analytics and monitoring online conversations, further highlighting its versatility. Organizations across industries have found Meltwater useful for monitoring media coverage, tracking online presence, compiling comprehensive reports, and staying updated on trends and topics of interest. Overall, Meltwater's Media Intelligence Platform has proven to be an indispensable tool for media research, outreach, distribution, and monitoring.

Convenient Email Reports: Users appreciate the convenience of receiving morning and afternoon media monitoring reports via email, saving them time and ensuring they are always informed about mentions of their company or competitors in the news. This feature has been praised by many reviewers.

Efficient Content Curation: The ability to archive relevant stories directly from the monitoring report and easily add them to company newsletters is highly valued. It streamlines the process of curating content for newsletters, making it more efficient for users. Many reviewers have found this feature beneficial.

Customizable Monitoring and Automated Newsletters: Users find it beneficial to be able to customize the frequency of media monitoring reports and set up automatic newsletters based on archived stories. This flexibility allows them to tailor the monitoring to their specific needs and automate their content distribution. Several reviewers have expressed appreciation for this customizable and automated feature.

  1. Limited database coverage: Some users have mentioned that Meltwater's database lacks coverage of non-traditional media sources such as bloggers and social media influencers, which are important for picking up niche content.

  2. Disjointed experience with integration: Several users have found that the platform does not seamlessly integrate with the Engage platform, leading to a disjointed user experience when using both tools.

  3. Expensive for non-profits: Some users feel that Meltwater is expensive for non-profit organizations, making it less accessible for those with limited budgets.

Users commonly recommend the following when using Linkfluence:

  1. Utilize training sessions: Joining training sessions offered by Linkfluence is advised to better understand how to effectively use the tool. This recommendation highlights the importance of investing time in learning the features and functionalities of Linkfluence.

  2. Define scope and choose keywords wisely: Users suggest defining the scope of use and selecting keywords carefully to avoid getting lost in the data. By narrowing down the focus and choosing relevant keywords, users can reduce noise and increase the meaningfulness of their analysis.

  3. Configure dashboards effectively: Users emphasize spending enough time on configuring dashboards in Linkfluence, especially when choosing keywords. This recommendation aims to reduce irrelevant information and enhance the accuracy of social media analysis.

By following these recommendations, users can make better use of Linkfluence's social listening capabilities, gain deeper insights, and improve their monitoring and analytic efforts.

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Reviews

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Julie Collins | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 2 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I do not recommend working with Meltwater. I currently use their Explore tool. While the tool itself is fine, I think the company's business practices are problematic. In my experience, sales reps will push you into signing multi-year agreements to avoid steep year over year price increases. In my experience, there is no flexibility to terminate early if your circumstances change or you are dissatisfied with their service.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Meltwater to pitch stories for clients by developing up-to-date media lists from national and international outlets. It is very useful in searching by outlet, beat, media type, etc. instead of having to rely on Google and publicly sourced information to reach out to reporters.
July 08, 2022

Yes and No

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use the platform for media monitoring and reporting. It allows me to see the coverage of stories created by the University to meet KPIs and satisfy researchers and managers that pillars are being achieved.
Maya DeJoie | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We were looking for a platform that served a variety of needs for our Engagement team. At the time, we were using different platforms to serve those needs and realized it would be better to consolidate if we could find something that would serve as an "all-in-one" platform. Upon discovering Meltwater, we felt assured our needs would be met, and they have been great to work with ever since. We utilize them for social listening, content management, reporting, public relations, and influencer relations. They have a great team who works with us closely to ensure our needs are met, and they are very responsive to our feedback as well. I'd recommend them to anyone looking for an all-in-one service to fulfill a variety of social media and public relations needs.
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform for media and social listening, to monitor the conversation around our work, and to inform our brand's messaging and outreach to journalists and other thought leaders. We also used it to establish metrics through the reach and impressions of media mentions that included our company's name.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
In my work with clients, I research journalists and pitch stories. Meltwater helps me do that research and create media lists. I also use Meltwater to search for earned media coverage on my clients.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Meltwater Explore for social listening. This platform lets me see what is being said about the brand and our competitors. It gives me a deeper search than a traditional Google one since I am able to monitor social mentions. The insights gained are valuable and the data retrieved is used in several departments throughout the company.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform primarily for its Klear influencer list, as we are able to identify content creators and influencers through it. Our social team uses the Klear tool. The media tracking tool is a "free with purchase" service that we also take advantage of. It's a nice complement to our Cision tracking tool.
Kristen M. Kirst | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our mission is to uphold and strengthen Seattle University's reputation, image, and values. We seek to raise awareness about the university, elevate its academic profile and draw attention to the impact our students, alumni, faculty, and staff have locally and globally. Meltwater serves as a key tool for us to monitor and gain intelligence to inform our strategy.
December 12, 2021

Jordan's Meltwater Review

Jordan Wilhelmi | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a public relations professional, every day is spent researching and finding contact information for the latest press send. Meltwater [Media Intelligence Platform] allows you to intuitively build reporter lists that are finely tuned to your subject matter. If there's one thing I've learned about reporters, it's that they don't like to receive irrelevant press releases. The confidence I have in Meltwater's ability to help me accurately target those reporters is invaluable.
December 01, 2021

Expensive but efficient

Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Meltwater [Media Intelligence Platform] as a search and monitoring tool within our marketing department. It allows us to see when our business is mentioned in any PR articles, etc. We also used it to make connections with other professionals for collaboration to enhance and grow our business.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our department uses Meltwater [Media Intelligence Platform] to identify potential media contacts and track media hits. We use it for quantitative and qualitative analysis of our media relations efforts and use its tools to improve how we communicate with reporters.
October 18, 2021

Good Value for the Price

Jenna Carpentier | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform was used by our communications department. If we saw anything (such as certain articles) that would be of particular interest to other folks in the organization, we'd share it with them. Our market development department also received the Daily Digests so they could keep up with what was going on in the industry and be well-versed on hot topics. We used Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform to monitor media mentions for our organization, our competitors, and the industry as a whole. We advocated for the use of structural steel as a building material, so we were interested in tracking new steel buildings/bridges that were being built, advances in steel, the overall sentiment of the steel industry, and any time steel was negatively mentioned (such as a structural problem with a building or bridge, including cracks/failure/collapse). We were also interested in tracking our competitors' materials, like concrete and mass timber, for any advances with those materials or any new/innovative structures being built. We also tracked government affairs and the overall construction industry, with a heavy focus on infrastructure bills and funding. Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform greatly helped us identify the correct articles of interest and filter out any unrelated noise.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Media monitoring based on keywords. Tracking sentiment and topic volume. Using the Influencer database to contact journalists. It is being used across the accounting staff to monitor for client mentions or competitor mentions, as well as industry trends to position clients as thought leaders on a subject. Its immediate alerts address the problem that would happen if we missed a story or the client saw the story first.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
As a PR group, we need a reliable resource for capturing [the] news coverage we earn on behalf of our clients. We tested Meltwater [Media Intelligence Platform] as a possible alternative for monitoring, capturing, and reporting media coverage. We are aware that Meltwater [Media Intelligence Platform] also features a media research database, but we are entirely satisfied with the current vendor we use for that. Only our PR department evaluated the platform.
Jackie Beckwith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use the platform on a daily basis to monitor news, create relationships with reporters, send press releases and track metrics, and create benchmarking against other peer groups to further refine strategy. It is just used within my department - the Advocacy department - though I do believe other departments would benefit if they integrated Meltwater [Media Intelligence Platform] into their daily tasks. We do not yet utilize the social media tracking abilities, but it is a growth plan for us, and I am excited to begin making use of Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform's capabilities in that arena.
Cathy Renna | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform is an indispensable tool in our toolbox for media research, outreach and distribution, and media monitoring. I have recommended it innumerable times to clients and colleagues. Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform services have only improved over time, particularly in the area of social media. And the customer service is excellent.
Aaron Metcalfe | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
I use this for marketing and business development purposes. I find it doesn't provide much assistance and often gets companies I want to monitor confused with others that are not in our industry. It even gets our company wrong with others that have Hogan in their name (which are quite a few). [In my opinion,] save your money and avoid this company/service. There are others out there that must do a better job. I'm planning to go back to doing research on my own. It takes more time, but it's more reliable.
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We [use Meltwater Media Intelligence Platform] across our organization for media tracking and for their media database. A couple [of] core team members mostly operate the software, but we all benefit from it in different ways.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We use Meltwater as a News Aggregator tool and as a social media intelligence tool to a lesser degree. It helps business leaders to stay on top of industry news through a daily newsletter, and it allows the Marketing Department to monitor public sentiment of the brand.
August 19, 2021

Meltwater Review

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We primarily use Meltwater as a search and monitoring tool for the entire organization. It allows us to know when our brand is mentioned in the news media and the potential reach for any of our proactive efforts. We have also recently started using Meltwater as a way to connect with journalists or other sources who may be interested in the content we are developing.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Meltwater is used to track and monitor the mention of our company in media outlets. We also use it to monitor key words that are important to our industry and the members we serve. It is used by myself as well as 3 other key employees.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We have attempted to use the tool for press and social media capture. We also wanted to leverage the dashboards to look at how we compare against competition and our % share of voice. We wanted to report these metrics to show how media efforts were paying off with increased results.
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