System and method for brand management using social networks

摘要

A system for brand management using social networks comprising an application server, social network crawler software modules, third party service integration software modules, an analytics server, a report generator, a search engine, a behavioral analysis engine, a recommendation engine, and a database. A user registers and provides data pertaining to a brand. Upon retrieving content from a plurality of social networks pertaining to the brand, the analytics server module analyzes the content to a content value specific to the brand among members of the social networks. The behavioral analysis engine obtains content elements generated by a first member a social network and analyzes the first member's behavior to compute an audience value of the first member. The report generator prepares reports specific to the brand, the reports comprising at least indicia of content value, indicia of audience value, and recommendations for improving member engagement with the brand.

主权项

1. A system for brand management using social networks comprising:
an application server computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and connected to a data network and comprising at least a message handling module stored and operating thereon and attached to a message bus; a plurality of social network crawler software modules stored and operating on a server computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and connected to the data network; a plurality of third party service integration software modules stored and operating on a server computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and connected to the data network; an analytics server software module stored and operating on a server computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and connected to the data network; a search engine software module stored and operating on a server computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and connected to the data network; a behavioral analysis engine software module stored and operating on a server computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and connected to the data network; and a recommendation engine stored and operating on a server computer comprising at least a memory and a processor and connected to the data network; wherein a user registration is received by the application server, the user registration comprising a plurality of data elements pertaining to a brand associated with the user, and credentials specific to the user are received by the application server, the credentials enabling the plurality of social network crawlers to retrieve data relevant to the brand from a plurality of social networks using the credentials; wherein, upon initially and periodically retrieving content from a plurality of social networks pertaining to the brand, the analytics server module analyzes the content pertaining to the brand to determine a plurality of indicia of content value specific to the brand among members of the plurality of social networks; wherein the behavioral analysis engine obtains a plurality of content elements generated by a first member of one or more social networks and analyzes the first member's social behavior in order to compute an indicia of an audience value of the first member; and wherein the recommendation engine generates at least one recommendation and sends it via the network to the user to assist the user in improving perception of or engagement with the brand by the plurality of members, the recommendation based at least in part on the indicia of an audience value of the first member.