Top 5 Apps for Social Media Marketing
Every online marketer recognizes the power of social forums. It can make or break a business. But with so many social media channels, how do you take advantage of these platforms?
Whether you’re a fan of Apple, Android, or Windows, there are plenty of apps with different features that can help you organize multiple accounts. Plus, these apps are smart enough to show you information about trends, latest practices, and how people are responding to your messages.
To help you streamline your social media marketing strategies, we’ve listed 5 of the best apps for social media aggregation.
1.HootSuite.
Hootsuite – A social forum management platform serving more than 15 million users worldwide. It is available in five versions: Free, Pro, Team, Business and Enterprise. HootSuite is fully integrated with most social networks, allowing you to manage your activities on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn accounts in one simple dashboard. The app has a simple and intuitive dashboard with advanced filters for the workplace. Some other Hootsuite features include:
1. A support service for queries.
2. A wise guide. It shows you how to schedule a post, add a social network, check keywords/mentions, share content using Hootlet and social networks.
3. Social media courses where you can learn the basics of social media marketing.
4. Hootsuite forums allow you to connect your Facebook or Twitter page to this forum.
5. 30-day free trial for the Hootsuite Pro plan
6. Provide support for the WordPress blog.
2. Social outbreak
Sprout Social is a SaaS service with three main functionalities: engagement, publishing, and analytics. As a social media aggregation tool, it aims to promote communication between people and a business. Monitor social conversation, get things done, and manage a portfolio from a single platform. The app has features such as:
1.Smart Inbox
2. Cooperation
3. Publication
4. Mobile
5.Analytical
6.Monitoring
7. Account structure
8. Discovery
9. Reports
10. Social CRM
These features are available on the dashboard and are divided into six sections: Feed Dashboard, Task, Messaging, Reports, Discovery, Publishing & Scheduling, and Integrations. These topics area lets you know where you stand with your prospects and customers, as well as allowing you to build your presence on social media platforms.
3. Shock Absorber
Buffer is a social media integration software used to schedule posts, text, images, and photos to your Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts.
The app is available in four different plans: an individual plan that is free, Awesome, Small, Medium, and Large. The app is internet based and allows you to create, schedule posts and update your entire account with just one click. The app has a browser extension and integrates seamlessly with Chrome, RSS, and WordPress.
Other additional features of Buffer include:
1. Support for RSS feeds
2. Connectivity features
3. Team collaboration
4. Analysis and information
5. Comparison of statistics
6. Share social profile
7. Support for iOS and Android
8. Multiple posts and tweets
9. 2-Step Account Login
10. Share media format
11. Custom Programming
12. Informative social analytics
13. Profile management
14. Standard buffering
15. Agency/Business Planning
16. Statistics Comparison
17. 14-day trial for each plan
4. Brand watch
While other social engagement tools are for sharing and managing content, Brandwatch is more of an analytics tool. It listens, monitors and collects data from the internet, social media platforms, product reviews, blogs, news about what people are saying about your service or product and offers a wealth of data for analysis and sentimental analysis.
Brandwatch’s sentiment analysis eliminates spasm and unnecessary messaging. It can also integrate with HootSuite and Spreadfast, allowing you to use data in those apps.
5. Social impulse
As a social media aggregator, SocialOomph allows you to manage all your accounts on one platform. It has a free and paid version. The free version allows you to manage up to five Twitter profiles, while the paid version allows you to unlock other platforms like FB, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Tumblr. It’s easy to use, enables URL shortening, has a keyword search feature, and keeps track of the clicks you get on each URL.
In addition, the paid version offers contact suggestions and allows you to link many Twitter accounts, manage blogs and RSS feeds, perform social updates by email and has filters to discard unnecessary messages.