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Welcome to Launch Pad

Five steps to running Meltwater on your own — alongside other new users and our product experts.

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What is Meltwater Launch?

Meltwater Launch is an interactive monthly cohort program where you work alongside other new users and our product experts to become an independent Meltwater user.

Share your work and get feedback. Every activity earns points, and we recognize the members helping the most.

Your flight path

5 steps to becoming an independent user

Tap a step to jump to it. Start anywhere.

How it works

Learn together

Every step: complete the training, then build something and share it for feedback.

1Complete the training
Join the core workshop or take the academy course — whichever suits you. You'll earn a badge for each workshop.
100 points
2Complete the mission
Build something and share it in Community, and get feedback from other members and our product experts.
75 points
Get started

The five steps

Two actions per step: complete the training, then start the mission. 175 points each.

Step 1: Media Monitoring

See What's Being Said in Explore

Build & edit a media monitoring search
Step 2: Explain the Story

Explain the Story with Mira

Use Mira Studio
Step 3: Manage Your Inbox

Manage Your Inbox

Build & edit alerts and daily digests
Step 4: Share the Insights

Share the Insights with Analyze

Build a dashboard
Step 5: Reach Journalists
Optional

Reach the Right Journalists

Build a media list in Media Relations
Stuck at any point?
Any time

Stuck at Any Point?

Two fast ways to get unstuck
Recognition

What you earn along the way

Become a Launch Leader

Every cohort has a few people who go above and beyond — helping others get unstuck, sharing what they build, and showing up ready to fly. Each month, three of them earn their wings.

Wings badge ☕ $50 coffee gift card ⭐ Community Spotlight
Recognition Points
Points recognize the effort that builds a learning community — turning up to training, sharing the work you make, and helping the next person get unstuck.
100
Workshop or course
75
Complete a mission
75
Answer a question
50
Ask a question
50
Share your work
25
Reply to a member
5
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