Revised January 25, 2021
Revised October 25, 2019

The explosion of blogging, social media, and online review sites has provided brands with unprecedented opportunity for exposure through authentic customer advocacy.

But this proliferation of (often unfiltered and unvetted) content presents significant risks for brands as well. Marketers need to constantly be on the watch for fake reviews, trolls, and unanswered customer complaints.

Social media monitoring tools are an excellent first line of defense for tracking brand mentions, and in some cases brand sentiment as well, from sources across the web.

But to make sure nothing gets missed, marketers often deploy a second layer of tracking tools. Here are nine of the best tools for monitoring your brand, key topics, influential bloggers, focused news sites, and obscure social media networks.
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