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Best Cision Alternatives 2026

Find the right alternative for PR measurement, media monitoring, journalist outreach, or distribution.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
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Earned Media and AI Visibility: Which Clippings Lead to ChatGPT Recommendations?

How earned media shapes AI answers, which clippings earn citations, and how to measure the connection in PR reports.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
Knowledge

PR KPIs 2026: The Metrics That Actually Prove PR Impact

From reach and share of voice to AI visibility: the PR KPIs every team should track in 2026, mapped to the AMEC framework.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
Knowledge

Best AI Visibility Tools for PR Teams 2026

Nine GEO tools compared by provider coverage, source analysis, PR context, and real entry cost.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
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Best Meltwater Alternatives 2026

Eight alternatives compared—from PR reporting and regional monitoring to enterprise social listening.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
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Best Otterly.AI Alternatives in 2026

Compare Otterly.AI and its alternatives by provider coverage, analytics, reporting, workflows, and current pricing.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
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Best Peec AI Alternatives in 2026

Compare Peec AI and its alternatives by provider coverage, analytics, reporting, workflows, and current pricing.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
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Best Meltwater GenAI Lens Alternatives for PR Teams in 2026

Which alternative fits when you need AI visibility—with or without a full media intelligence suite?

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
Knowledge

Best PR Tools and PR Software 2026

A broad comparison of tools for monitoring, outreach, reporting, distribution, and AI visibility.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
Knowledge

CoverageBook Alternatives 2026: Best PR Reporting Tools Compared

Compare the best CoverageBook alternatives for flexible reports, monitoring, analytics, and different PR workflows.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
Knowledge

Best Media Monitoring Tools 2026

Twelve tools compared by channels, analysis, reporting, and current pricing.

Sascha Kirstein
Sascha Kirstein
Insights

How to Turn Business Goals into Communication Success

Putting the Pieces Together

Alina Fiebiger
Alina Fiebiger
Insights

How B2B Companies Communicate on Social Media

Almost 800 communicators were surveyed about their approach. The results are fascinating and summarized here.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

Our Updates in March

You don't want to miss these updates. We have developed some really cool new features and further improved aclipp!

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

What's Awaiting PR: The Most Important Trends in B2B PR

How is the PR industry, especially in the B2B sector, changing? What trends should you not miss?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

How is AI Changing the Day-to-Day of PR?

AI-based software is already significantly transforming the PR industry today. But where are the greatest potentials for PR hidden?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

Brands to Invest More in Content Creation and Workflows in 2023

How can brands better prepare for the future given the increasing demand for high-quality content from customers?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

The Latest Trends in the Newspaper Industry

Despite the growing importance of online media in PR, many PR professionals still rely on print. What are the trends here?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

Does ChatGPT Write Better Texts than PR Managers?

Users are looking for meaningful applications for ChatGPT. The technology has already found its way into many PR agencies.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

How Can You Measure the Value of Social Media Coverage?

How can you evaluate the performance of social media clippings across platforms and channels? We provide expert tips!

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

When Does a PR Reporting Tool Make Sense?

PR reporting tools undoubtedly offer numerous advantages and many helpful functions. But when is their use really worthwhile?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

Are KPIs in the PR Sector Really Meaningful?

Uwe shared his views on trends with great potential and how to measure PR work results effectively.

Uwe Mommert
Uwe Mommert
Knowledge

Are Online Clippings More Valuable Than Print?

The saying often goes, 'Print is dead, online is enough for me'—but is this approach really effective? Is the era of print over?

Tommy Dobs
Tommy Dobs
Knowledge

Finally, Combined Print and Digital Reach for Daily Newspapers

The lines between print and online communication are increasingly blurring. This results in many changes for communication!

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

How aclipp Makes Clipping Management Even Easier

Thanks to numerous aclipp updates, central and automated management of media mentions is now even easier for you.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

How Do PR Professionals Create Clipping Reports?

What tools are used, how much do clients pay for a report, and many more insights from over 1,000 PR professionals.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

How Efficient Is Your PR Work?

Which KPIs Can Best Measure the Success of Your PR Work and Optimize It Based on Data?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

How to Create the Perfect PR Report

What does a perfect PR report look like? How do you effectively showcase the value of your PR work? We have summarized the top tips.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

How Valuable is PR Work?

A question that often arises in the context of PR reporting. We answered it for you with industry experts.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

The 5 Most Important PR Reports to Improve Your ROI!

What are the different PR reports? What exactly should you pay attention to? We've summarized all the important points for you.

Samantha Ruf
Samantha Ruf
Knowledge

What Makes an aclipp Report Unique?

What Makes an aclipp Report Unique? Which Analyses Are Included? & What Makes It So Special?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Knowledge

Why Should You Create a PR Report?

Creating clipping reports is not fun and doesn't really add value. Why are they still a game changer for you?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

What Makes a Good Media Center?

What really matters? & which is actually the BEST Media Center in Germany?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

How Will the PR Industry Change?

There are numerous new trends, formats & platforms that are changing PR work. What should you pay attention to in order to stay competitive?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

Our Learnings from 11 Years of Social Media Market Research

What can you learn from the insights of the longest social media market study in the DACH region? How to make social media PR successful?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Company

Bachelor Thesis at aclipp

What experiences did I gather in my first weeks of startup life? What's it like to write a bachelor thesis at aclipp?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

Germany, Austria, Switzerland: The Same PR for Everyone - Or Not?

In two market studies with Observer and Landau Media, we examined the PR industry in the DACH region. Where are the differences?

Lennart Stadtfeld
Lennart Stadtfeld
Company

Happy Birthday, aclipp!

aclipp is already one year old on May 15! What has happened since the founding? What's planned for the next few months?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

Has Corona Changed the PR World?

Which PR campaigns worked well during the lockdown? Why is solidarity rewarded in a crisis?

Lennart Stadtfeld
Lennart Stadtfeld
Insights

How Digital Are PR Agencies?

Despite many negative effects, the lockdown had positive sides regarding digitalization, especially in the PR industry.

Lennart Stadtfeld
Lennart Stadtfeld
Case Studies

How Krauts PR Revolutionized Their Reporting

Krauts saved significant time and boosted agency performance by 15% with aclipp.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

How to Execute Successful Influencer PR Correctly

With increasing media usage, the influence of influencers on the population also rises. How can influencer PR be successful?

Marie-Christine Schindler
Marie-Christine Schindler
Insights

Social Listening for Your PR

Learn how to integrate social listening with Mention into your PR work.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

The End of PR Agencies?

We are currently experiencing a massive upheaval. Therefore, the solutions must be highly individualized. What does this mean for agencies?

Raphael Rahn
Raphael Rahn
Company

The First Big Team Event After COVID-19

It's been more than 1.5 years since our last team event in Vienna. This year, everything was completely different...

Raphael Buchberger
Raphael Buchberger
Insights

This is How Content Marketing Works on LinkedIn

Is there a golden formula for LinkedIn? Our guest author Uwe von Grafenstein went on a quest to find out.

Uwe von Grafenstein
Uwe von Grafenstein
Insights

How to Effectively Use Google Alerts for Your PR Work

Use Google Alerts for your PR work and stay up-to-date. Learn how to set up and optimize Google Alerts to never miss important mentions of your clients and leverage emerging trends.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

Using Mention Correctly

Learn what Mention and social listening are and how to use them perfectly for your PR work.

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Company

We Did It: Our First Investor!

Our first investor is on board! 🎉 Where do we go from here? What do we have planned for the coming months?

Sarah Amler
Sarah Amler
Insights

What Makes PR Professionals Successful?

What qualities must PR professionals possess to be successful in the digital age?

Thomas Dillmann
Thomas Dillmann
Insights

Why a CEO Doesn't Need to Be Active on Social Media

More and more CEOs are trying to build successful social media presences. Marie-Christine explains why this can backfire.

Marie-Christine Schindler
Marie-Christine Schindler