1. Determine what question you want the data to answer:

This will be the prompt you give the AI Search Assistant in Step 3.

  • What are the key themes and topics associated with my brand?

  • What is the overall sentiment towards my brand?

  • Who are the main influencers and advocates talking about my brand?

  • What are the most common questions or concerns about my brand?

  • Which platforms and channels are most active for conversations about my brand?

2. Identify your search terms

You will be able to prompt the AI Search Assistant with this information

If you're new to Brand Monitoring, this digital checklist introduces you to key elements you can include in your searches. It's beneficial to complete this worksheet before diving into the Explore.

4. Refine your Search

Creating the perfect brand search may take a few iterations. Once you run your initial search you will want to preview the results, and determine what is needed:

6. Save your Search

To unlock all the other features of Meltwater, you will need to Save your Search.

You've now unlocked Tracking and Monitoring

Once you save a search, you can choose from a few options to track and monitor your brand or reputation...

Option 1

Monitor Your Coverage Daily

Manage your multi-content stream view across your searches, tags and RSS feeds.

Option 2

Smart Alerts

Alerts are automated notifications of key insights generated by Meltwater via email, Teams and Slack.

Option 3

Daily Digest

Receive a summary of your search results

Share Insights

There are 3 options to share the Impact of your Work with Stakeholders

Option 1

Shareable Dashboards

Create presentation-ready reports about your brand’s media coverage.

Option 2

Analyze Report

Create custom reports and dashboards for earned media.

Option 3

Newsletter

Keep stakeholders briefed and ensure they are informed and aligned with the organization's messaging and strategic goals.

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