August saw lawsuits and partnerships among our leading media intelligence players. Cision was especially busy. It filed a counterclaim against Dow Jones, and also launched its CisionOne platform in Asia. Additionally, several companies announced product updates and partnerships, including Notified’s collaboration with CLEAR for identity verification, Meltwater’s new Partner Program, and Later’s addition of social listening capabilities to its toolkit.
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July saw further change for media intelligence, with Retriever and Infomedia’s merger in Denmark, Dow Jones’ lawsuit against Cision, and Meltwater’s partnership with Blackbird AI. The industry also saw major influencer marketing acquisitions by Publicis Groupe and Stagwell, while changes to Reddit’s access policies and product updates from Talkwalker.
June saw the media monitoring landscape continue to evolve, with the closure of long-standing provider Burrelles marking the end of traditional print clipping services in the US. Meanwhile, DRT Communications in the Caribbean is expanding its monitoring services with new funding. Meta has launched an API for Threads, opening up opportunities for third-party tool development. Several companies, including Brandwatch and Meltwater, are introducing new features and integrations, with a focus on AI-powered tools and enhanced social media capabilities.
April saw a major acquisition from Hootsuite, as well as licensing news from Australia and OpenAI. Meanwhile, Dataminr was rather active as it signals plans for an IPO and we have product updates from Digimind, Clip News, PR Newswire and Pulsar.
April saw a major acquisition from Hootsuite, as well as licensing news from Australia and OpenAI. Meanwhile, Dataminr was rather active as it signals plans for an IPO and we have product updates from Digimind, Clip News, PR Newswire and Pulsar.
March in media intelligence is very much focused on social with announcements from Meltwater, Reddit, ShopMy and Meta. Also, a gentle reminder that the AMEC Summit is just around the corner.
February looks to be an interesting month for media intelligence, largely because Meltwater announced what could be an industry-defining partnership with Microsoft. (We will all be keeping watch on that one.) Signal AI and Carma both announced acquisitions of UK companies. We have new products from CoverageBook and Newswire.
January saw the return of two public relations stalwarts. Edelman released its annual Trust Barometer highlighting how respondents are feeling about innovation, like AI. Burson has returned as a PR agency brand, with WPP merging Hill & Knowlton and BCW. Meanwhile, Mavrck rebranded and we have product innovation from Pulsar and MediaHQ.
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November saw two new company launches in media intelligence – Matt Allison’s freshly funded Handraise, and InsightHQ from Rayna De Lange and Catriona Oldershaw. We also saw a new partnership from Muck Rack, and even more AI announcements. Let’s not forget that November is AMEC’s Measurement Month.