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8 WAYS TO USE COMPETITIVE INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE

Paula Hingley December 15, 2017 OSINT, Brand Protection

What is Competitive Intelligence? Competitive intelligence is loosely defined as the process of gathering actionable information on your business's competitive environment. Read More

HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR EVENT SECURITY PROCESS USING SOCIAL MEDIA

The Echosec Team November 29, 2017 Event Monitoring, Social Media Monitoring

Can you remember a time when people used to hold up lighters at concerts? Now all you see is cell phones in the air to catch the big moment and live stream to social media. Read More

5 INDUSTRIES THAT ARE USING TWITTER MONITORING TOOLS TO GET AHEAD

Paula Hingley November 17, 2017 Asset Management, OSINT, Brand Protection

“I don’t believe in social media.” It’s a phrase we hear fairly often when we’re showing our platform at events across many industries. The pervasiveness of social media in recent years has left many people disdained and disgruntled. Read More

SEARCHING GEOTAGGED PHOTOS ISN’T JUST FOR CONSUMERS ANYMORE

Karl Swannie November 01, 2017 Asset Management, OSINT, Brand Protection, Geofencing

We’re all on social media in our personal lives. Whether it’s tagging you and your friends on a big hiking trip, using a geo sticker at a concert in the city, or updating your Facebook with every new location on your summer vacation, geolocation has become a huge part of social media. Read More

MAINTAIN BRAND REPUTATION DURING BLACK FRIDAY WITH SOCIAL MONITORING

Paula Hingley October 18, 2017 Brand Protection, Event Monitoring, Social Media Monitoring

Black Friday has become one of the most dangerous days of the year in our consumption-crazed modern world. Read More

INCREASE CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT USING LOCATION-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA MONITORING

Paula Hingley October 04, 2017 Brand Protection, Geofencing, Social Media Monitoring

Sifting through the ever-growing sea of apps, websites, and other technologies designed to improve your business can be overwhelming at times. Read More

HOW SMART MARKETERS USE GEOFENCING IN THEIR CAMPAIGNS

Karl Swannie September 28, 2017 Brand Protection, Geofencing

The Growth of Mar-Tech “Mar-tech” is one of the most popular new terms in the industry right now. There are tons of subcategories within the sphere of mar-tech, including ad technology, CRM platforms, cloud-based solutions, and, yes, geofencing. Read More

WHAT IS VK AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?

The Echosec Team August 25, 2017 General, OSINT, Social Media Monitoring

VKontakte (VK) is the 9th most visited website in the world, so why haven’t you heard of it? [Tweet this] Read More

IMPROVE GUEST EXPERIENCE AND RETENTION IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET

The Echosec Team August 11, 2017 Brand Protection

We expect hospitality businesses to know about, and react to the special milestones in our lives. Whether it’s a birthday, anniversary, or retirement, the ideal guest experience is highly personal. Read More

BUILDING THE BC FIREMAP USING OPEN SOURCE DATA

The Echosec Team July 24, 2017 Emergency Response, OSINT, Geofencing

Mapping Wildfires - British Columbia 2017 I’ve run head first into the internet connectivity divide; my parents, located north of Williams Lake near Soda Creek have been put under Evacuation Order - they do not have internet. I, surrounded by connectivity, have discovered an evacuation order for their area at 8:00PM - it had been posted online at 2:09PM. My parent’s.. Read More

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