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Meltwater is ranked #13 in the SEO Software product directory based on the latest available data collected by SelectHub. Compare the leaders with our In-Depth Report.

Meltwater Benefits and Insights

Why use Meltwater?

Key differentiators & advantages of Meltwater

  • Gather Real-time Insights: Gain qualitative and quantitative insights into over 300,000 online news resources, including publications, newsrooms, social media platforms, forums, message boards, review sites, blogs and more. 
  • Monitor Competitor Activities: Take a closer look at competitors’ marketing trends, media coverage, and social media reach to determine a well-informed strategy. 
  • Drive Brand Perception: Distribute media coverage and press releases through newswires or customized channels. 
  • Execute Targeted Engagement Campaigns: Identify industry experts, influencers and trendsetters to reach out to through relevant channels and initiate two-way communication. 
  • Leverage Third-party Integrations: Leverage third-party integrations with other business tools to centralize data and streamline operations. 

Industry Expertise

Meltwater is suitable for businesses of all sizes and industries.

Key Features

  • Media Database Management: Search, segment and store niche journalists, reporters and influencers using media database features. Create separate lists for contacts from different domains and stages. 
  • Campaign Management: Strategize and execute engagement campaigns over various channels. Involve internal and stakeholders in content distribution. Measure dissemination progress and track impact metrics. 
  • Newsroom: Distribute business news, industry insights, press releases and more to media outlets using personalized newswire tools. 
  • Content Management: Host all internal and external communication records, as well as multimedia content, on a centralized platform. Schedule and distribute content on selected channels. 
  • Sentiment Analysis: Use Boolean search to measure customer sentiments online. Boost positive sentiments for better visibility and rectify negative sentiments to win over dissatisfied customers. 
  • Social Media Management: Create, publish and share content on various social media channels, forums and message boards. Interact with customers in real time. 
  • Dashboard: Track all activities on all channels with a widget-based customizable dashboard. Track and monitor outreach and impact metrics. 
  • Reporting: Get visual and data-rich reports on all media activities and campaigns. Build customizable reports using search and filter capability. Share reports with stakeholders by downloading Excel and PDF formats. 

Limitations

These limitations are current as of the writing of this review:

  •  Media database can be outdated sometimes. 
  •  Boolean search parameters need to be updated. 
  •  User interface is clunky. 
  •  Reporting dashboard isn’t intuitive. 
  •  Customer service response is inadequate. 

Suite Support

mail_outlineEmail: Support email is hidden behind customer login.
phonePhone: Support phone numbers are hidden behind customer login.
schoolTraining: Documentation, video tutorials and webinars.
local_offerTickets: Not specified.