Hey y’all! Hope all is well.
I am new to the Academy classes and was wondering which one(s) have been best for you/your organization? Which would you recommend for someone new to Meltwater and wanting to learn more!
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Best Academy Class
- Influencer
Best answer by rachelc
I think it really depends on what services you currently utilize/have access to in Meltwater and what your organization’s priorities are! For me, we mainly use Meltwater for media monitoring. So the Academy courses that pertain to the Meltwater media monitoring tools have been helpful so far in teaching me things that maybe I learned years ago but I’ve forgotten since we don’t use that aspect often/if at all and also some newer tips and tricks that I didn’t know about! I also like that there are courses that aren’t geared toward a specific Meltwater platform and are about marketing/communications in general! I’m always wanting to learn new things!
- Explorer
Would love to get a list as well! Will keep an eye out for what you hear back. Thank you for asking.
- Influencer
Would love to get a list as well! Will keep an eye out for what you hear back. Thank you for asking.
Anytime! This is great info to know.
- Influencer
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I think it really depends on what services you currently utilize/have access to in Meltwater and what your organization’s priorities are! For me, we mainly use Meltwater for media monitoring. So the Academy courses that pertain to the Meltwater media monitoring tools have been helpful so far in teaching me things that maybe I learned years ago but I’ve forgotten since we don’t use that aspect often/if at all and also some newer tips and tricks that I didn’t know about! I also like that there are courses that aren’t geared toward a specific Meltwater platform and are about marketing/communications in general! I’m always wanting to learn new things!
+16- Influencer
I have to agree with
But I have to say that Creating Dashboards and PR Relations w/Meltwater are my two favorites - both the foundation & advanced levels. I think I’m also going to love taking the Crisis Management course, because it’s always better to be prepared in case something happens!
+9- Influencer
I think it really depends on what services you currently utilize/have access to in Meltwater and what your organization’s priorities are! For me, we mainly use Meltwater for media monitoring. So the Academy courses that pertain to the Meltwater media monitoring tools have been helpful so far in teaching me things that maybe I learned years ago but I’ve forgotten since we don’t use that aspect often/if at all and also some newer tips and tricks that I didn’t know about! I also like that there are courses that aren’t geared toward a specific Meltwater platform and are about marketing/communications in general! I’m always wanting to learn new things!
Definitely agree! I can’t recall which specific course it was, but I just took one that gave tips/tricks on creating the right boolean searches, and it was incredibly helpful. I’ve had my searches set up the same way for years now, and I’m realizing there are much better ways I could’ve built them to be more relevant, so now I feel empowered to go revamp. (:
- Influencer
I think it really depends on what services you currently utilize/have access to in Meltwater and what your organization’s priorities are! For me, we mainly use Meltwater for media monitoring. So the Academy courses that pertain to the Meltwater media monitoring tools have been helpful so far in teaching me things that maybe I learned years ago but I’ve forgotten since we don’t use that aspect often/if at all and also some newer tips and tricks that I didn’t know about! I also like that there are courses that aren’t geared toward a specific Meltwater platform and are about marketing/communications in general! I’m always wanting to learn new things!
Definitely agree! I can’t recall which specific course it was, but I just took one that gave tips/tricks on creating the right boolean searches, and it was incredibly helpful. I’ve had my searches set up the same way for years now, and I’m realizing there are much better ways I could’ve built them to be more relevant, so now I feel empowered to go revamp. (:
I think I just completed that one! I’m in the same boat that we’ve had our searches set up for a while, and while I don’t see myself changing them anytime soon because they are helpful right now, it’s nice to know that I can easily set up new ones/change the current ones if I need to!
+8- mEmployee
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/18EpUBlu7_KghVkMB3t8FC_sU_QuRhAvBGwN2nGgogsM/edit?usp=sharing
In saying that, we recently restructured mAcademy so it’s easier to have this information.
- From the Academy Home Page
- Click on the Product you have, so if you have Explore, click here:
- Training is then recommended and structured for you:
Would love to know if you don’t find this helpful or if you are still facing challenges with completing training.
+8- mEmployee
and one more thing that might be helpful, one thing I heard a lot at Summit and through out our mCommunity Meetups, are customers saying that they are only using 10% of what the Meltwater Products can do. The secret to unlocking the other 90% is knowing how to use Boolean to create better searches. So I highly recommend checking out our Boolean Search Resource Page in mCommunity (it’s located in under Product Help). Here you will find:
- All Boolean Training
- All Boolean Resource
- All Boolean How to Videos
- Boolean Behind The Scenes - we share the Boolean queries we used to create a lot of our social media posts
If you want to test out your Boolean and get feedback, I recommend joining our Boolean Wizards User Group. Here we have 6 practices use cases, from basic to advanced, that you can test your Boolean writing skills and we will send you feedback.
Happy learning!
+35- mChampion Level 2
and one more thing that might be helpful, one thing I heard a lot at Summit and through out our mCommunity Meetups, are customers saying that they are only using 10% of what the Meltwater Products can do. The secret to unlocking the other 90% is knowing how to use Boolean to create better searches. So I highly recommend checking out our Boolean Search Resource Page in mCommunity (it’s located in under Product Help). Here you will find:
- All Boolean Training
- All Boolean Resource
- All Boolean How to Videos
- Boolean Behind The Scenes - we share the Boolean queries we used to create a lot of our social media posts
If you want to test out your Boolean and get feedback, I recommend joining our Boolean Wizards User Group. Here we have 6 practices use cases, from basic to advanced, that you can test your Boolean writing skills and we will send you feedback.
Happy learning!
Will definately check the Resource Page out. Thanks,
+35- mChampion Level 2
I think it really depends on what services you currently utilize/have access to in Meltwater and what your organization’s priorities are! For me, we mainly use Meltwater for media monitoring. So the Academy courses that pertain to the Meltwater media monitoring tools have been helpful so far in teaching me things that maybe I learned years ago but I’ve forgotten since we don’t use that aspect often/if at all and also some newer tips and tricks that I didn’t know about! I also like that there are courses that aren’t geared toward a specific Meltwater platform and are about marketing/communications in general! I’m always wanting to learn new things!
100% agree it depends. I personally find the Explore and Media Monitoring courses very helpful. :)
+63- mChampion Level 3
Although I don’t use every single aspect of every single aspect of Meltwater, I’ve found that taking mCourses that aren’t necessarily in my direct lane, are extremely helpful to have a better cohesive understanding what options there are, and if/how I COULD use other aspects of Meltwater to help our team day to day.
+9- Influencer
+63- mChampion Level 3
I’ve sent my team members so many messages the past few weeks with ideas for how we could improve our strategy with other Meltwater tools 😆
That’s awesome!
+35- mChampion Level 2
Although I don’t use every single aspect of every single aspect of Meltwater, I’ve found that taking mCourses that aren’t necessarily in my direct lane, are extremely helpful to have a better cohesive understanding what options there are, and if/how I COULD use other aspects of Meltwater to help our team day to day.
I share the same feeling. Even though we aren't Klear clients, I've been exploring the possibilities and learning more about the Influencer Marketing possibilities. The platform is pretty awesome, btw!
+15- mChampion Level 1
I think it really depends on what services you currently utilize/have access to in Meltwater and what your organization’s priorities are! For me, we mainly use Meltwater for media monitoring. So the Academy courses that pertain to the Meltwater media monitoring tools have been helpful so far in teaching me things that maybe I learned years ago but I’ve forgotten since we don’t use that aspect often/if at all and also some newer tips and tricks that I didn’t know about! I also like that there are courses that aren’t geared toward a specific Meltwater platform and are about marketing/communications in general! I’m always wanting to learn new things!
100% agree here, I started with those courses and then as I a became interested in other products, began exploring those courses to see if they would fit with my company goals (also my self development goals).
+16- Influencer
+16- Influencer
Although I don’t use every single aspect of every single aspect of Meltwater, I’ve found that taking mCourses that aren’t necessarily in my direct lane, are extremely helpful to have a better cohesive understanding what options there are, and if/how I COULD use other aspects of Meltwater to help our team day to day.
I agree with you
+35- mChampion Level 2
Definately recommend taking the Social Media Management with Engage and Social Listening with Explore. Cheers!
- Influencer
Definately recommend taking the Social Media Management with Engage and Social Listening with Explore. Cheers!
I second this rec!
+15- mChampion Level 1
Although I don’t use every single aspect of every single aspect of Meltwater, I’ve found that taking mCourses that aren’t necessarily in my direct lane, are extremely helpful to have a better cohesive understanding what options there are, and if/how I COULD use other aspects of Meltwater to help our team day to day.
I agree with you
Agreed!
- Influencer
Although I don’t use every single aspect of every single aspect of Meltwater, I’ve found that taking mCourses that aren’t necessarily in my direct lane, are extremely helpful to have a better cohesive understanding what options there are, and if/how I COULD use other aspects of Meltwater to help our team day to day.
I agree with you
Agreed!
Might give this a try!
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