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Social Listening
Monitoring public social conversation about a brand, category, or topic for volume, sentiment, and themes, using tools such as Brandwatch, Sprinklr, and Talkwalker. Listening informs creative and crisis response and is occasionally used to measure the earned effect of paid campaigns.
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Agency Echelon. "Social Listening." Agency Echelon Reference, reviewed September 2026. https://agencyechelon.com/reference/glossary/social-listening/