Best in Media Monitoring for 2024

Best in Media Monitoring for 2024

Clip News got the “Best in Media Monitoring” distinguishment for 2024, in Marketing Week’s annual anniversary edition “The Book of Ten 2024”! The distinguishment is the “capstone” of our long and uninterrupted course in the field of publicity monitoring and analysis. As the strategic partner of businesses and agencies since 1992, Clip News has been offering reliable monitoring services from Social Media, Internet, Printed Press, TV and Radio, which support targeted communication and marketing decision-making.  

 

What is “The Book of Ten”

“The Book of Ten” is an institution, an annual review by Marketing Week, that pays tribute to the most important actions and achievements in the field of communication, marketing and the media. The “Best In” distinguishment is all about the top initiatives and projects that stood out thanks to their creativity, innovation and impact on the market. Clip News was selected as the top supplier of Media Monitoring services, a distinguishment that highlights our leadership and substantial contribution to the supply of quality information and strategic analyses to our customers. We thank the team of Marketing Week for the honour, as we thank our customers and associates for their trust all those years.best in media monitoring

Milestone year

The year 2024 was a milestone for Clip News, as the company was awarded the Organization of the Year award of the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication (AMEC). The award was proof of the company’s commitment to the supply of quality Media Monitoring solutions. In 2024 we also announced the creation of AI tools based on Greek language models, in cooperation with the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH). We were also the Host Sponsor of the “FIBEP World Media Intelligence Congress 2024” in Cyprus.

 

We continue our course

Guided by quality, reliability and constant development, we continue to upgrade our services and open new roads in publicity monitoring and analysis. Regardless of whether we are talking about Social Media, Internet, Printed Press, TV and Radio, our aim is to immediately supply brands and agencies with information that has added value.

 

Contact us today, to find out how we can support your communication needs with the most advanced Media Monitoring solutions.

AI Summary Report: Publicity with One Click

AI Summary Report: Publicity with One Click

If you’re a communications professional or work at a PR agency, then you know what it means to start your day with hundreds of media mentions for each client. How much time do you have to read all those articles and posts you receive through media monitoring to extract useful insights? The AI Summary Report by Clip News is here to solve that problem. Through AI–powered clustering and summarization, it transforms publicity monitoring from a chore into a strategic tool.  

 

What is the AI Summary Report

The AI Summary Report is the new, advanced service by Clip News that automatically transforms publicity mentions into thematic clusters with accompanying summaries. It uses artificial intelligence based on OpenAI’s API to provide accurate, natural, and immediately actionable information. In simple terms, you press a button and receive a comprehensive publicity report in your inbox within 60 seconds!  

 

Why Use It

  1. Time-saving: Reduce up to 90% of the time spent reading and writing publicity reports! With the AI Summary Report, you instantly see what’s being said about you and your competitors, how it’s being said, and why it matters.
  2. From chaos to structure: Thanks to advanced clustering, the system organizes clippings into thematic groups. Instead of digging through a chaotic mass of articles and posts, you get an automatic map of your publicity landscape.
  3. Summaries, not just data: Each cluster comes with a summary that concisely presents the relevant information, along with a representative headline.
  4. Lower cost: Starting at €70/month with scalable packages, it cuts down reporting production costs compared to traditional analytical methods.

Clustering & Summaries with One Click!

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Who Needs It 

The AI Summary Report is ideal for:

  • PR agencies with multiple accounts and heavy workloads
  • In-house communication departments of brands with constant media presence
  • Crisis communication teams needing real-time updates
  • Marketing/branding directors seeking a concise overview of their reputation

 

Key Benefits at a Glance

  • Real-time thematic clustering
  • Summaries per topic for instant comprehension
  • Report in a Word document ready for presentations
  • Bilingual reports (Greek & English)
  • Coverage from Websites, Blogs, Press, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube
  • Essential for real-time crisis management

 

With the AI Summary Report, there’s no need to choose between speed and quality. You get both. And at any time, you can request an in-depth publicity analysis from the Clip News team, when you need the human expertise.

LinkedIn Monitoring Locally Made

LinkedIn Monitoring Locally Made

LinkedIn is a global social network, but the conversations that influence your brand are usually local. Most social listening tools treat Greece as a tiny speck in a huge data stream. Clip News reverses this situation by putting Greek-language content, Greek users and the business specifics of our country at the heart of LinkedIn Monitoring. Below is a brief overview of what this means for the Communications, Marketing and PR teams, and how it bridges the gaps left by “one size fits all” tools.

 

1. Built for the Greek-speaking LinkedIn ecosystem
With more than 2 million local users and 55,000 company pages, Greece is home to a dense professional community that international social listening platforms rarely map correctly. Clip News captures this ecosystem natively: you can follow posts in Greek, delve into hashtags and follow influential opinion leaders in our country.

 

2. Tracking posts that make sense for reputation management
Select the keywords you want to track and Clip News’ trackers will collect all posts containing keywords, hashtags, brand names, and people you are interested in, whether they have a LinkedIn profile or not. The end result is aggregated valuable information for an overall assessment of your brand image and that of your competitors on the popular social network.

 

3. Easy-to-use platform for immediate and continuous access
On our user-friendly platform you can view in real-time the posts that concern you, receive notifications in your mail, export the data in PDF and Excel, so that you can make decisions immediately and targeted.

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4. Author/user level information for discovering opinion leaders
Traditional API access only provides post metrics. Clip News goes further, automatically collecting each author’s follower count, post title, location and profile photo. You can create accurate lists of micro influencers or key opinion leaders, measure their reach and compare their content performance over time, without manual search.

 

5. Benchmarking competition with no monthly limits on posts & mentions tracked
Clip News removes limits. Track an entire industry, rank pages based on reactions or post volume, and discover which formats give rivals an advantage.

 

6. Flexible pricing tailored to Greek budgets
Instead of charging per user, Clip News charges per keyword package, starting from €17 per month for one keyword. This way, a start-up business can track its name today and add terms (competitors, products, hashtags) only when the need (and budget) grows, instead of paying multinational-level prices from the start.

 

7. Local expert support
Finally, there is the human factor. Clip News has been operating with offices in Athens and Thessaloniki since 1992. When you need to set up a query with keywords and hashtags, you talk to analysts who have an excellent understanding of the local media landscape, without waiting.

 

The best choice for Greek brands
International social listening platforms operate with several limitations when it comes to the specifics of the Greek language. Clip News reveals what really matters for the Greek audience, verified by expert analysts, in real time and at a cost that suits Greek businesses. If your reputation depends on what people say about your brand in the professional network, do not settle for the “global average”.

 

Request a demo and see how every LinkedIn post turns into actionable insight.

AI in Marketing Conference 2025

AI in Marketing Conference 2025

Clip News Vice-President Katerina Kechagia will be a speaker at the “AI in Marketing Conference” that will be held on 9-10 April 2025 at the OTEAcademy Auditorium by Boussias Events.

During her presentation, titled “AI-Powered Media Monitoring: Transforming Marketing Strategies with Real-Time Insights”, Ms Kechagia will explain how AI transforms the way in which companies and brands monitor and analyse their public image on all information media (online & offline), using real-time data for more flexible and strategic marketing decisions.

The “AI in Marketing” Conference is destined for marketing executives, brand managers, digital strategists and communication professionals, who will have an opportunity to learn how to use AI tools in Media Monitoring, without losing control of the brand narrative.

Clip News’ participation in the “AI in Marketing Conference” highlights the company’s leading role in technology and communication developments, with emphasis on innovation and on added value for its clients.

More information here.

Adolescence: Digital Listening for the phenomenal drama series

Adolescence: Digital Listening for the phenomenal drama series

After premiering on Netflix, British “Adolescence” drama series triggered heated social discussions in Greece as well. Centering on a 13-year-old schoolboy, the series focuses on adolescence, toxic masculinity and the impact of social media on the identity of young people.

The social buzz in Greek online media (internet and social media) shows that the series works as a catalyst for discussions about mental health, parental responsibility and youth violence.  

 

Analysis data

Analysis is based on Brandwatch platform digital listening data for Adolescence series, for the period between 13 and 31 March 2025. More specifically, analysis was performed using posts on websites and blogs, as well as public discussion comments from forums and social media. The charts below depict interest intensity, time-allocated interest, most often-reproduced keywords, emerging trends and discussion channels.  

 

Skyrocketing of references

Total references to the series reached 7,287 during the reference period, increased by 16,847% compared to the previous reference period (only 43 references). Such increase confirms that the series had a strong impact since it premiered, triggering sensitive social reflexes. adolescence buzz    

 

Time-allocated publicity 

The chart about daily references shows that publicity peaked three times: on 19 March, on 24 March and on 31 March. The first peak is apparently associated with the premiere of the series, the second peak is associated with the discussions that followed on social media and the third peak is associated with the public discussion about the screening of the series in schools, as it is expected to happen in Britain. adolescence evolution    

 

Most frequently used keywords, hashtags and emojis

The word cloud shows the topics discussed. Terms that stand out include “social media”, “toxic masculinity”, “mental health”, “parents”. Hashtags #adolescence, #woke, #mentalhealth and #adolescencenetflix show the emotional charge of the posts. The phrases recorded document a broader social anxiety over the way young people experience adolescence in our times. adolescence cloud    

 

Change of topics

The chart about trending topics depicts the topics that had the biggest dynamic. Terms on the left highlight the topics commented upon the most at the beginning. Terms on the right were on the rise as days were passing by. The increase of the frequency of topics such as “causes a stir”, “heinous violence”, “nerve-wrecking” depicts the trends formed about the topic, from the social depth of the series to the discomfort or concerns it raised. digital listening trends    

 

Reference sources

The pie chart shows that most references came from online news articles (44%), followed by Facebook comments (28%) and X comments (26%). This proves that discussions about Adolescence series started from information media, but quickly spread to social networks, confirming the ability of some series to turn into a social phenomenon. sources    

 

Most-republished X posts 

Most-republished X posts give an idea about the feelings and opinions that the Greek audience developed about Adolescence series. Users praised the series as a “masterpiece” and “hard contemporary reality”, while others saw it as an opportunity for parents to self-reflect and more actively participate in the mental health of adolescents.

Humorous comments about the discussions between parents and children or proposals for relevant books enriched dialogue, giving it an educational dimension. At the same time, there was also criticism about the topics that the series visits, proof that nobody was indifferent to the series.

adolescence posts    

 

The value of digital listening

The case of “Adolescence” series confirms the strategic value of digital listening for marketing, PR and brand strategy professionals. The ability to monitor the emotional direction of public discussions in real-time offers valuable insights for fame management and content development.

For brands and communication executives, the picture that digital listening offers is crucial for the adjustment of their tone, messages and strategy, accurately responding to whatever the audience focuses on in a specific time period.  

 

Analysis identity

Digital Listening Tool: Brandwatch
Date Range: 13-31/03/2025
Sources: Websites, Blogs, Forums, Social Media (subject to the limitations of each channel)
Keywording/Analysis: Clip News

 

Search Restrictions

The Brandwatch platform collects data from websites, blogs, forums, social media (X, Facebook, Reddit, Tumblr, etc.) with the restrictions defined by each channel. For example, discussions in closed forums or Facebook private groups are not collected.

 

The above analysis provides an indicative approach, taking into account that varying the publicity data sample and time range may produce different insights.