Dave Fleet

JULY 5, 2010

As Ray Wang suggests , expect to see more of this kind of activity in the coming months with other companies such as Alterian , BuzzGain , Cymfony , Radian6 , Viralheat and Visible Technologies. Strong analytics. Indeed, analysts like Altimeter’s Jeremiah Owyang have been commenting on the consolidation trend for a while.

Sysomos 334

Sysomos Alterian Filtrbox Attensity 334

Bill Hartzer

MAY 26, 2010

You can also measure and track engagement while determining which conversations in chat rooms, forums, etc. Buzzlogic – As it says on their company page “Welcome to the Conversation&#. BuzzLogic is a social branding company that focuses on digital media that utilizes an ad platform that is driven by social media analytics.

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Cymfony Social Media Tools SM2 152

Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 9, 2010

Mid-sized to large firms may rely on fee-based social media monitoring tools like Radian 6 , Alterian SM2 , Cision or Vocus which provide automated sentiment tracking, while global brands can use tools like Neilsen BuzzMetrics or Cymfony. Share this on Mixx. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon.

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SM2 Alterian Vocus Social Media 187

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). Social business software companies Jive and Lithium have picked up their own listening platforms.

Radian6 85

Radian6 Cymfony Alterian Jive 85

Diva Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

With the rapid increase of digital conversations the importance of not only listening to consumer generated content (CGC) but the analysis of this new data set is finally taking its place at the marketing research table.   I’ve seen better brand equity analysis from TNS/Cymfony who integrate their brand equity tool with listening.

Research 40

Research Social Media Cymfony Sample 40

Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

So I spent the better part of January looking at every social media listening, monitoring, analytics, intelligence and insights firm I could get my hands on. Disclaimer – these are my opinions formed by my conversations with these firms). They have staff to pull monthly reports and do what they are calling “Insights analytics&#.

Crimson Hexagon 275

Crimson Hexagon Analytics Sysomos Radian6 275