This article will walk through:
Overview
The Entity Company Search is an automatically generated company suggestion based on the text you have typed into Explore. The entity combines the company name, associated social media accounts, stock tickers, and visual content, such as logos, to find all relevant matches of the company.
When to Use an Entity Company Search
The Entity Company Search aims to make it easier to set up Meltwater searches about a company.
Now you only have to type the name of the company you wish to search for, rather than needing multiple ANDs and ORs. In addition, you will see suggestions for companies as we have a huge database of companies loaded and ready for you to search.
Use the Entity Company Search when you are doing a simple, straightforward search. This is also a great place to start if you are new to Meltwater or Boolean searching.
Creating an Entity Company Search
There are three different places you can create an Entity Company Search
In the Universal Search Bar on the Meltwater Homepage
Click Home on the left-hand navigation bar
Navigate to the search bar at the top of the screen
Enter the company name
Under Companies, select the company you are searching for
Your screen will reload and take you to the search results in a keyword search
In the Explore Homepage
Click Explore on the left-hand navigation bar
Navigate to the search bar at the top of the screen
Enter the company name
Under Companies, select the company you are searching for
Select the magnifying glass
Your screen will reload and take you to the search results in a keyword search
In the Explore Homepage
Click Explore on the left-hand navigation bar
Navigate to the Keyword search section
Click Create
Enter the company name in the All of these or At least one textbox
Under Companies, select the company you are searching for
Select Search
The entity will then appear in the appropriate box with a building icon next to it. This is to help differentiate it as a company entity vs a typical keyword.
Providing Feedback
If the company you are searching for does not populate, there is a built-in feedback flow for you to fill out.
Clicking the Provide Feedback link opens a Google form for you to complete.
FAQs
How does the Entity Company Search work?
How does the Entity Company Search work?
When an entity is loaded and the search is launched, a query is automatically generated that combines the company name, social media handles, stock tickers, and visual content (i.e. company logo) to find all relevant matches of the company.
The Company Entity Search connects the most extensive knowledge graph in the industry—over 14M companies across 194 countries—with the most comprehensive set of owned and earned editorial, social, and broadcast data. This improves search accuracy and provides expert-level search results.. With company search, testing shows that search results are 52% more precise for company names that are also commonly-used words, such as Apple, Square, and Amazon, and additionally include content where the company logo is present, without a text mention.
Please note: this tool is restricted to documents that are in English only. Support for additional languages is currently in development.
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