The document presents an overview of various social media strategy tools available in 2013, highlighting their features, pros, and cons. Tools discussed include Sprout Social for management and reporting, Desk.com for customer service, CrowdBooster for Facebook insights, Sysomos for listening and analysis, and others such as Radian6 and Simply Measured. Each tool has specific strengths in areas like scheduling, insights, and customer engagement, with pricing details mentioned for comparison.

1. SOCIAL MEDIA
STRATEGY TOOLS 2013
@Pushersocial

2. CONTENT
This presentation contains an overview of several social
media tools for:
- Reporting
- Management
- Monitoring
- Customer service

3. SPROUTSOCIAL

4. What is it?
Sprout social is a social media monitoring and
management tool that allows companies to
import multiple social media accounts across
Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, Google
Analytics and Google Reader.
How it works
1. Schedules content on Facebook and
Twitter
2. Pulls in messages, comments, and
mentions into one feed where admins can
directly reply
3. Can assign messages and comments to
specific users for response
4. Displays a layout of social media
insights that can be captured in reports
5. Easy to navigate and easy learning curve
6. Can export data via CSV and PDF

5. Overview of
Dashboard

6. Publishing tool for
scheduling posts on
Facebook, Twitter, etc.

7. Collective feed of
comments, direct
messages, and post replies

8. Assigns tasks to
comments and direct
messages for follow
up. Marks and
categorises them as
incomplete tasks

9. Searches for
Keywords on
Facebook and
Twitter

10. Report - page impressions,
location demographics, new
likes and page post insights

11. Pros
- Easily schedules content on Facebook
and Twitter
- Report section has a nice display that
can be easily added to a report
- Easy to navigate and easy learning curve
Cons
- Report section does not add any new/
unique insights compared to FB or Twitter
- Messages section which pulls in
comments and mentions gets
disorganised as incoming messages are
not marked are new
- Does not have adequate any listening
capabilities

12. DESK.COM

13. What is it?
Desk.com is a customer service
management tool that allows
companies to import email,
Facebook, and Twitter accounts for
customer service and management
needs. Creates cases from each
source [Facebook comment, Twitter
mention etc.] which can be marked
as new, pending, or resolved.
How does it work?
1. Track all incoming messages and
comments from several FB pages
2. Ability to sort by resolved, new, or
pending
3. Can create rules to organise cases
better
4. Can import standard responses for swift
replies
5. Tool can also assign cases to ‘agents’
who have access to the account

14. Customer service
dashboard

15. Customer cases
interface

16. Import responses
feature

17. Pros
- Can easily keep track of all incoming
messages from several sources
- Ability to sort by resolved, new, or
pending cases
- Can create rules to organise cases better
- Can also import standard responses for
swift replies
- Tool can also assign cases to ‘agents’
who have access to the account
Cons
- Platform pulls in admin posts which are
not necessarily customer cases
- Learning curve can be a bit high in the
beginning
- Platform solely for customer service can
not perform other necessary social media
tools functions

18. CROWDBOOSTER

19. What is it?
It’s a Facebook reporting
platform that pulls in all
Facebook posts and quickly gives
an overview of post performance
and new likes. Also features top
engaged users per Facebook
page. Can also schedule posts
through platform.
How does it work?
1. Features an easy to view graph
highlighting top performing posts for
reach and engagement
2. Gives recommendations based on post
performance pulled in from Facebook
insights on:
- Best times to post for optimum reach
- Fan growth
- Highlights PTAT spikes
3. Displays layout of social media insights
that can be captured in reports
4. Can export data via CSV

20. Account
Dashboard

21. Pulls in most
engaged users from
the Facebook
community

22. Ability to
schedule posts

23. Pros
- Provides useful recommendations based
on post performance pulled in from
Facebook insights
- Displays nice layout of social media
insights that can be captured in reports
- Easy to navigate and easy learning curve
- Can easily schedule posts across
multiple Facebook accounts
- Can export data via CSV
Cons
- Very simple interface with no
customisation
- Not much variety on the types of
insights featured in the platform
- Does not have any listening capabilities
- Not much depth to the platform beyond
the main dashboard
- Does not provide information on activity
outside of Facebook

24. SYSOMOS

25. What is it?
Sysomos is a listening tool that
allows brands to review their
share of voice and influence
across the web. The platform
updates in real time and
captures different dimensions
of insights through keyword
“filters”.
How does it work?
1. Features visual dashboard with
informative insights on share of voice,
sentiment, media sources, and influencers
2. Creates word clouds to display keyword
volume associated to a brand
3. Can publish posts on Facebook and
Twitter through platform
4. Can track and monitor influencers on
several channels
5. Allows for very targeted searches of
keywords and mentions
6. Can compare against competitors
7. Email alerts can be set up for specific
data

26. Dashboard

27. • Unlimited searches and access to Billions of conversations!
• Twitter Partner Certified, access to full Twitter data!
• Access to 2 years of Historical data, 1 year for Twitter!
• Identify key influencers by industry or demographics groups!
• Understand key conversations, themes and trends!
• Conduct in-depth research for comprehensive reporting!
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28. Competitive Share of Voice

29. Product-Focused Volume
Mention Report

30. BuzzGraph and Word Cloud

31. Geo-Search of mentions

32. Reach - Authority -
Mention Type

33. Pros
- Features nice visual dashboard with
informative insights
- Word cloud displays for keywords can be
generated at many levels
- Unlimited amount of mentions offered
with services
- Can publish posts on Facebook and
Twitter through platform
- Influencers are easy to identify and
manage
- Allows for very targeted searches of
keywords and mentions
- Learning curve is low for this tool
Cons
- Dashboard is not customisable or visual
in real time
- Geography does not show view of
Australia and local cities

34. SOCIALBAKERS

35. What is it?
Socialbakers is a social media market
insights platform that is primarily used
for Facebook. Users are able to
benchmark their page performance
against their competitors side by side.
How does it work?
1. Show side by side comparison of
Facebook insights vs. competitor
2. Focuses on engagement reporting via
post interactions and fan comments
3. Provides insight on fan increase and
engagement rates
4. Displays admin post frequency and
types of post
5. Exports reports via PDF

36. Account dashboard overview

37. Page comparison
view

38. Pros
- Contains a nice visual display of insights
- Can easily benchmark against
competitors with side by side comparison
of Facebook insights.
- Automatically pulls top posts for pages
imported into an account
- PDF export report looks great
Cons
- Does not show competitor page post
reach
- Does not properly measure Facebook
response rate from Facebook pages
- Cannot easily swap out Facebook pages
to monitor

39. SIMPLY
MEASURED

40. What is it?
Simply Measured is a social media
market insights platform that reports
across several social media channels.
It can provide automatic insights once
a report is generated.
How does it work?
1. Reports on several different social
media sites including Facebook, Twitter,
YouTube, Vine, etc.
2. Automatically highlights engagement
and fan peak from the month being
measured
3. Highlights top keywords on the
Facebook page
4. Highlights top posts of the month and
top comments from the wall
5. Report can also be exported to
powerpoint or excel

41. Report overview

42. Engagement Peaks

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44. Top Keywords from Facebook

45. Top posts on Facebook

46. Pros
- Can quickly generate reports that
can be incorporated into a monthly
report for brands and clients
- Highlights top metrics across several
Facebook insights
- Can be easily exported or pasted into
a reporting template
Cons
- Limited to only reporting based on a
certain amount of audience across all
profiles (max 250,000 audience limit)
- Platform has trouble picking up
competitor Facebook pages even after
entering the URL
- Can not easily swap out other Facebook
pages or social media channel. Requires
contact with company to make this
change

47. RADIAN6

48. What is it?
Radian6 is a robust social listening and
marketing tool that provides customers
with in-depth insight on how people are
talking about certain brands.
How does it work?
1. Reports on share of voice, sentiment,
influence, and media sources for specified
companies and competitors
2. Contains customisable dashboards that
updates in real time
3. Can identify influencers across several
sources
4. Provides info on demographics and top
keywords
5. Can export specific data

49. Custom real time
dashboard view

50. Stats and profile volume

51. Keyword groups volume

52. Top sources and
sentiment breakdown

53. Top influencers

54. Mentions heat map
and themes
sentiment

55. Trends graph, Top
tags, and word
cloud

56. Pros
- Customisable dashboard that updates in
real time
- Provides options for several variables
within the tool to help users customise
for specific listening needs
- Graphs can be changed by type and
colour
- Influencers can easily be identified and
managed
- Exports reports in 3 different ways
depending on needs
Cons
- Steep learning curve for customising the
dashboard and gaining insights
- Price is slightly higher than other
services
- Limited number of mentions per month

57. BUZZNUMBERS

58. What is it?
Buzz Numbers is a social media listening
tool that is local to Australia and provides
brands with insights on their overall digital
share of voice.
How does it work?
1. Pulls in information from across the web
based on client brand and competitors
including:
- Share of voice
- Share of voice via source
- Sentiment
- Top influencers
2. Sets up custom reporting
3. Can export PDF data manually or
automatically

59. Dashboard Overview

60. Insights view of share of
voice and volume of
mentions

61. Insights view of brand
mentions and topics

62. Pros
- Pulls in information from across the web
based on client brand and competitors
- Provides good overview of share of voice
across different sources
Cons
- Dashboard is very slim on insights
- The graph and displays are not visually
appealing
- Only reports on volume and does not
contain deep analysis of competitors and
client brand

63. EDGERANK
CHECKER

64. What is it?
EdgeRank Checker is a platform that
provides Facebook pages with an overall
engagement score and information on how
well it ranks against thousands of page
insights.
How does it work?
1. Provides benchmark report based on
industry average
2. Generates automatic recommendations
based on the insights pulled from
Facebook insights
3. Individual posts are graded from A - F
compared to the previous month
4. Exports in CSV

65. Industry report
benchmarking Facebook
performance

66. Individual post grading
compared to previous
month

67. Page recommendations on
content to post, time of
day to post etc.

68. Pros
- Gives automatic recommendations on
Facebook performance
- Benchmarks Facebook pages based on
industry averages collected from other
accounts in the system
- Quickly provides you with insights to
improve content on the Facebook page
Cons
- Tool only focuses on Facebook insights

69. OVERVIEW

70. Platform Listening Buzz reporting
Competitive
review
Complaints
Management
Facebook
Reporting
Scheduling
Sprout Social Ok - - Good Good Good
Crowdbooster - - - - Good Good
Sales Force
Radien6
Great Great Very Good Good - -
Sysomos Great Great Very Good Good - Good
Social Bakers - - Very Good - Good -
Desk.com - - - Great - -
Simply
Measured
- - Good - Very Good -
Buzznumbers Good Good Good - - -
Edge Rank
Checker
- - Good - Very Good -

71. PRICES

72. Platform Price
Sprout Social $39/$59/$99 per month
Crowdbooster $9/$39/$99 per month
Sales Force Radien6 $600 per month +
Sysomos $500 per month +
Social Bakers $200/$500/Premium
Desk.com
$3 per agent per month
$29 per agent per month
Simply Measured
$500 per month (10 brand profiles 250K audience)
$1,500 per month (20 brand profiles 2.5 million audience)
Buzznumbers $700 per month per brand
Please note: prices are based on publicly listed information from our research on during July 2013.

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