Net-Savvy Executive

APRIL 1, 2011

Visible Technologies Still doing what they do. To complete our set of steak knives Wave reports, we have Zach Hofer-Shall's July 2010 update on Listening Platforms , which added four companies to Forrester's coverage: Alterian Entered the market through its 2009 acquisition of Techrigy. Converseon Still doing what they do.

Brand Monitoring 77

Brand Monitoring Cymfony Attensity Alterian 77

Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

Visible Technologies – This social media tool focuses mostly on putting into action effective social media strategies. Visible Technologies has successfully helped many companies manage their online branding by doing something so many companies fail to do – listen to their customers. Share this on del.icio.us.

Cymfony 152

Cymfony Social Media Tools SM2 152

Net-Savvy Executive

MARCH 30, 2011

Other acquisitions have tied SMA firms to PR/media (Sysomos/Marketwire, Brandtology/Media Monitors), market research (Cymfony/TNS, Umbria/JD Power, Evolve24/Maritz), and marketing management (Techrigy/Alterian). Converseon blurs the lines that divide research, creative marketing, and management consulting services.

Radian6 85

Radian6 Cymfony Alterian Jive 85

Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Alterian – formerly known as SM2 by Techrigy offers a freeimum service that offers up to 5 search terms to monitor for and up to 1000 results, which could be good enough for some small brand with low volume. They have a research department that produces reports, which come in various flavors. They offer 2 products: Heartbeat and MAP.

Crimson Hexagon 275

Crimson Hexagon Analytics Sysomos Radian6 275