Welcome to Explore+. As an Explore+ Viewer, you are stepping into Meltwater’s enterprise platform for media and social intelligence. The good news is that everything is already set up for you - no configuration needed.
Your company’s searches, dashboards, and custom filters are ready to go. This means you can start exploring insights, applying filters, and sharing reports without changing or breaking anything.
This article will cover:
Exploring Data in Explore+ Analytics Tab
The Analytics Tab is where you view and explore the data collected through your company’s media and social searches. Here, you can:
Compare different topics, brands, or markets
Filter results to get more specific insights
View data through easy-to-read charts and graphs
Dive into actual media content and mentions
Accessing the Analytics Tab
To access the Analytics Tab, follow these steps:
Click the Explore+ drop-down in the left-hand navigation bar
Select Analytics
Getting Familiar with the Analytics Page
Here’s a quick overview of the tools available in the Analytics tab:
Feature | What It Does |
A. Search Selection | Add up to 60 searches at once to compare different topics or brands |
B. Add Filter | Apply standard filters (like language or source) or custom fields created by your team |
C. Clear All Filters | Quickly remove all active filters to reset your view |
D. Date Range | Choose a time period - preset (last 7 days, last month) or custom |
E. Analysis Options | Switch between charts showing mentions, images/videos, sources, sentiment, geography, and more |
F. Content Stream | View the actual articles, posts, or mentions behind the data |
Using the Analytics Page
Now that you are familiar with the Analytics Page, let’s load data into it using searches.
To do so, follow these steps:
Select the drop-down in the top left-hand corner
Check the boxes next to your team folder(s) you want to use
Note: You can compare results from up to 60 Searches at once, giving you powerful side-by-side insights—for example, to compare brands, markets, or competitors.
Click Apply
To apply filters
Select Add filter
Select from Standard filters (like langauge or region) or Custom filters (built by your admin like product lines or customer segments)
Click OK. Your results will automatically repopulate.
To remove or edit a selected filter, select the filter drop-down
To adjust the date range, click the Date Range drop-down
To view the content stream, select Show content
Using the Insight Pages
Insight Pages are pre-built dashboards created by your team to track specific topics or performance metrics. These are great for:
Monitoring campaigns
Reporting on brand or product performance
Sharing insights with stakeholders
Note: As a Viewer, you can only view and share existing Insight Pages. You won’t be able to create or edit them.
Accessing Insight Pages
Click the Explore+ drop-down in the left-hand navigation bar
Select Insight Pages.
All dashboards created by your team will automatically load
Interacting with Insight Pages
Click into the Insight Page you want to view
To apply filters, select Add filter
Select from Standard filters or Custom filters (just like the Analytics tab)
Once a filter has been selected, click the checkboxes to the left of those filters or enter any required fields
Click OK. Your results will automatically repopulate.
Click into any graph
To go deeper, click on any mention, spike, or sentiment.
An AI-powered overview will also show for faster understanding.
AI-powered Overview
Sharing an Insight Page
Click Share in the top right-hand corner
Choose how to share:
Shareable Link: Create a password-protected URL for external sharing
PDF Export - Download the current tab as a PDF
Note: If PDF is selected, the PDF will only include the current tab you are on when selecting Share, not all.
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