Hootsuite Overview

Hootsuite enables management and analysis of social posts across 20+ networks. Key features streamline social media flow.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Social Media Management, Communication Management, Engagement Management, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using Hootsuite.

Other use cases:

  • Content Management
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Advertisement
  • Collaboration
  • Campaign Management
  • Lead Engagement
  • Media Planning
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Business Priorities

Improve Digital And Social Presence and Acquire Customers are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using Hootsuite.

Other priorities:

  • Improve ROI
  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Improve Brand Engagement
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
  • Scale Best Practices
  • Improve Internal Communications
  • Grow Market Share
  • Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally
  • Launch New Products
  • Establish Thought Leadership
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Improve Visibility
  • Improve Consistency
  • Manage Risk
  • Improve Stakeholder Relations
  • Increase Customer Life Time Value
  • Improve Navigation
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Hootsuite Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

Hootsuite works with different mediums / channels such as Social Media.

Hootsuite's features include Dashboard, Personalization, Alerts: Popups & Notifications, etc. and Hootsuite support capabilities include AI Powered, Phone Support, Email Support, etc. also Hootsuite analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"It's difficult to know if you're hiring a skilled social media marketing professional. I'm so thankful there's now a standard for social media education and recognized certification we can reference when evaluating skills." - Darian Kovacs

Hootsuite, Renderforest Video, Walls.io, Statusbrew, Eclincher social media management, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Social Media Marketing. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

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Top Industries

  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Education
  • Non-Profit Organization Management

Popular in

  • Small Business
  • Mid Market
  • Enterprise

Hootsuite is popular in Marketing And Advertising, Education, and Non-Profit Organization Management and is widely used by Small Business, Mid Market, and Enterprise.

Comprehensive Insights on Hootsuite Use Cases

How does Hootsuite address your Social Media Management Challenges?

What makes Hootsuite ideal for Communication Management?

Why is Hootsuite the best choice for Engagement Management?

What solutions does Hootsuite provide for Content Management?

How can Hootsuite optimize your Social Media Marketing Workflow?

89+ more Business Use Cases

23 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well Hootsuite solved their Social Media Marketing needs. Cuspera uses 58847 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Social Media Marketing needs.

Customer Testimonials

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
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Darian Kovacs

Principal and Director of Strategy

Jelly Marketing

It's difficult to know if you're hiring a skilled social media marketing professional. I'm so thankful there's now a standard for social media education and recognized certification we can reference when evaluating skills. Testimonial By Darian Kovacs
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Dominique Jolicoeur

Advisor, Digital Marketing

CMA

A social media strategy presents us with a guide on how to modernize and personalize the CMA. Using ASMS as a blueprint, we did an audit of our social channels, determined our maturity, and established a social media strategy that included employee advocacy and social campaigns. Testimonial By Dominique Jolicoeur
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Jason Boucher

Social Media Manager

UNH

Hootsuite and Syracuse University are both renowned in their industries. With this higher education, I am confident that I can grow from manager to director of social media as I bring that much more to the table. Testimonial By Jason Boucher
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
Hootsuite testimonial

Darian Kovacs

Principal and Director of Strategy

Jelly Marketing

It's difficult to know if you're hiring a skilled social media marketing professional. I'm so thankful there's now a standard for social media education and recognized certification we can reference when evaluating skills. Testimonial By Darian Kovacs
Hootsuite testimonial

Dominique Jolicoeur

Advisor, Digital Marketing

CMA

A social media strategy presents us with a guide on how to modernize and personalize the CMA. Using ASMS as a blueprint, we did an audit of our social channels, determined our maturity, and established a social media strategy that included employee advocacy and social campaigns. Testimonial By Dominique Jolicoeur
Hootsuite testimonial

Jason Boucher

Social Media Manager

UNH

Hootsuite and Syracuse University are both renowned in their industries. With this higher education, I am confident that I can grow from manager to director of social media as I bring that much more to the table. Testimonial By Jason Boucher

Case Studies

Sports

CASE STUDY NBA team

Talkwalker by Hootsuite helped an NBA team boost fan engagement with a data-driven social strategy. The team used Talkwalker to analyze audience sentiment and campaign data, leading to a 352% increas...e in social video views, a 46% rise in social impressions, and a 27% jump in engagement. They shifted to more original content and used sentiment analysis to turn fans into brand ambassadors. Reporting and benchmarking improved, helping the team win budget for a new hire and drive collaboration across departments.

Hospital & Health Care

CASE STUDY Ochsner Health

Hootsuite helped Ochsner Health boost brand awareness and fight misinformation on social media. Ochsner used Hootsuite to manage social channels, launch a brand ambassador program, and track engageme...nt. The company saw a 129% year-on-year increase in social media engagement. Brand ambassador activation reached 86%. Social media drove over 5% of website traffic in 2020, up from 3% in 2019. Hootsuite's analytics and listening tools improved resource allocation and response to negative sentiment.

Hospital & Health Care

CASE STUDY Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)

Hootsuite Enterprise helped the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) improve social media engagement and team efficiency. RACGP used Hootsuite to streamline publishing, social li...stening, and response workflows. They saw a 130% lift in Twitter engagement, 87% on Facebook, and a 41% increase in LinkedIn followers. Hootsuite Inbox reduced first response times by 16 hours. 95% of content contributors became active in the first three months.

Insurance

CASE STUDY Global insurance provider

Hootsuite helped a global insurance provider manage social media at scale. The company used Hootsuite to centralize social media, automate reporting, and ensure compliance. This led to $42.7 million ...in new revenue from social media, $24.8 million in cost savings, and $3 million in risk mitigation. Agents improved social literacy and engagement, saving 651,000 hours yearly. The provider reduced manual work and improved brand performance.

Hospitality

CASE STUDY Sodexo Universities

Hootsuite helped Sodexo Universities connect with students across 380 campuses. Sodexo used Hootsuite to manage over 800 social media accounts and train 100 on-site marketing managers. They ran campa...igns like National Employee Appreciation Day, which got over 1 million engagements and 10,000 student submissions. The 'Pay it Forward' campaign saw a 150% increase in reach. Sodexo won the Loyalty360 Silver Award for customer experience metrics. Hootsuite's tools helped Sodexo build trust and boost student engagement.

Retail

CASE STUDY Antalis

Hootsuite Amplify helped Antalis unify its social media strategy and boost employee advocacy. Antalis consolidated 52 LinkedIn accounts and created a central content library for brand-approved posts.... The company launched an employee ambassador program, reaching an 87% adoption rate. Social-first campaigns drove a 300% increase in web traffic from social media and 2,400 shares of Amplify content in one year. The Antalis Interior Design Award saw social-driven traffic rise from 5% to over 20% between editions.

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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ)

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What is Hootsuite?

Hootsuite is a social media management platform for advertising ,social media , digital marketing teams to find prospects and schedule content, review analytics, and engage with customers.

It provides capability to improve ad effectiveness, make data driven business decisions, monitor brands, and expand social reach by using social analytics solution. It helps in scheduling, managing report on social media content .There are both full and lite versions of the service.

It provides a browser-based dashboard that allows users to keep their social media brands updated. It provides ability to submit messages to a variety of social media services, through its integrations with Facebook, Google, Twitter etc. It helps build smart, scalable and automated workflows for delivering and demonstrating ROI.

What is Hootsuite used for?

Hootsuite is a Social Media Marketing Software mainly used by its customers to Improve Digital And Social Presence and Acquire Customers by Social Media Management, Communication Management and Engagement Management .

What are the top features of Hootsuite?

Dashboard, Personalization and Alerts: popups & Notifications are some of the top features of Hootsuite.

Who uses Hootsuite?

Hootsuite is used by Marketing And Advertising, Education and Non-Profit Organization Management among other industries.

What are Hootsuite alternatives?

Renderforest Video, Walls.Io, Statusbrew and Eclincher Social Media Management are popular alternatives for Hootsuite.

Where is Hootsuite located?

Hootsuite is headquartered at 5 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1R6, Canada.
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Peers used Hootsuite for social media management and communication management

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.74/5 ★

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Analytics

4.07/5 ★

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Custom Reports

4.02/5 ★

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.74/5 ★

Read Reviews (48)
Analytics

4.07/5 ★

Read Reviews (3366)
Custom Reports

4.02/5 ★

Read Reviews (7387)

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Awards

Customer reviews earn Hootsuite 200+ Leader Badges in G2 Winter 2025 Reports

Hootsuite has been awarded over 200 Leader Badges in G2's Winter 2025 Reports, highlighting its leadership in social media management. This recognition is based on more than 4,000 positive reviews, positioning Hootsuite as a top solution in categories like Social Media Analytics and Management. CEO Irina Novoselsky emphasizes the company's commitment to empowering businesses with actionable social insights.

Awards

Hootsuite Dominates G2s 2025 Best Software Awards

Hootsuite secured top positions in G2's 2025 Best Software Awards, excelling in categories like 'Best Software Products' and 'Best Marketing Products'. Recognized for its leadership in social media marketing, Hootsuite topped eight categories, including 'Best Enterprise Products'. CEO Irina Novoselsky highlighted the company's commitment to enhancing social media value for businesses.

Product

Outdated AI Drains Marketers' Time and Budgets

Hootsuite launched OwlyGPT, a generative AI assistant designed for social media, powered by real-time social data. This tool addresses the limitations of traditional AI, which often relies on outdated data, by providing marketers with timely insights to enhance content creation and campaign performance. OwlyGPT aims to reduce the time and budget wasted on inefficient AI tools, helping marketers stay relevant and make informed decisions.

Product

Hootsuite Enterprise enhances asset management - DMNews

Hootsuite Enterprise has improved its asset management capabilities, enhancing how users manage digital assets within the platform.

Hootsuite Inc. Profile

Company Name

Hootsuite Inc.

Company Website

https://hootsuite.com/

Year Founded

2008

HQ Location

5 E 8th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1R6, Canada

Employees

501-1000

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Financials

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