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Product Review – Brand24

Product Description
Brand24 is a social media monitor. They help track reach, measure awareness and
buzz around the brand. One of the unique features is that it allows you to insert different
keywords or hashtags together. It’s efficient and helps save businesses time since all
the mentioned results are on one site. The monitor is useful for PR professionals since it
allows them in the moment access to critical mentions.
Product Opinion
Brand24 is easy to use since you just have to input either a keyword or hashtag you
want to follow. You then create your first “project” and they include a step by step tour
around the different features. They also have webinars that show how to get the most
out of Brand24. My favorite part is that it allows you to create multiple projects at a time
and then compare the results. Brand24 is a good tool for PR and social media
representatives. I do believe it would be perfect for influencers who have just started
their careers. I loved how user friendly the website is but I hated how it didn’t recognize
slang and therefore feel reports aren’t accurate.
Pros
● Mobile app for on the go tracking
● Can block sites/accounts you don’t want to collect mentions from
● “Success advisor “ a chat where you include your monitoring purpose for a more
personalized set up
● “Storm alerts” receive notifications if number of mentions or reach drops a certain
level
● Comparison tab - allows you to keep track of competitors mentions and compare
them to your own project
Cons
● Sends too many email updates
● Have to pay “pro” upgrade in order to get real-time updates
● Can’t filter by engagement until you upgrade
● Have to link your own Facebook/Instagram account to collect mentions
● Negative and positive filters can’t be trusted to be accurate. Flagged a mention
as negative because of slang usage
● PDF download labels the report “This report was generated using a trial
account.”
Best used for
● Researching influencers to potentially work with and their engagement rates
● Communication crisis- During a scandal the brand can track how the public is
reacting and compose a response depending on the support/lack of support in
the mentions
● During campaigns- check what hashtags are trending and use them in supporting
posts
Score
★★★✰✰

Bottom Line
Brand24 is a good option for medium sized businesses who can afford the “pro”
subscription. It's an easy to use product but brands can’t trust it blindly and still have to
do their own research. It still has some bugs such as not recognizing the appropriate
use of slang and therefore placing it under the wrong label. It’s a good add-on tool since
it allows you to analyze your competitors.

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