How to use the "Monitoring Project" in Propel

Monitoring your PR campaign is crucial to understanding your Share of Voice and tracking coverage over time. Propel’s comprehensive, monitoring suite provides the tools you need to stay informed.

Here's a video walkthrough of the entire process:

Steps to create a "Monitoring Project:

1. Click "Start Project".
   
   
2. Add the project name and select the related account.
   

   You can click the "Plus" icon anytime to add contributors to your entire project or for individual tasks.

   
3. Click "Create Monitoring Query".
   
   
   
   
4. Choose the Monitoring Categories you want to track.
   
   • You can create alerts for "Online and Print", "Social", and "Broadcast".
5. Set Up "Online and Print" Monitoring.
   • In the "Online and Print" tab, fill in the required fields:
     
     

     Sources	Use the drop-down menu to select the genre of news you want to track and the nature of the source.
     Blocked Sites	Enter the URLs of the sources you do not want Propel to scan for mentions.
     Coverage Start Date	Select the date from when you want to start tracking the coverage.
     Grouping Mentions	Check this box if you want to avoid recording duplicates. Note: This may lead to a few misses.
     Query	Enter the keywords, countries, languages, and domains you want to track. For a detailed guide on writing queries, please click [here].

     
     
6. Set Up "Social Media" Monitoring.
   
   • In the "Social" tab, fill in the required fields:

   Sources	Select the social media platforms you want Propel to track.
   Monitored Pages	Enter the URLs of the pages you want to track.
   Languages	Select the languages of the content you want to track.
   Blocked Pages	Enter the pages you’d like to skip.
   Query	Enter the keywords, countries, languages, and domains you want to track. For a detailed guide on writing queries, please click [here].

   
   
7. Set Up "Broadcast" Monitoring.
   • In the "Broadcast" tab, fill in the required fields:
   
   

   Markets	Select the countries where you want to track the broadcast.
   Query	Enter the keywords, countries, languages, and domains you want to track. For a detailed guide on writing queries, please click [here].

    

   

And that's it! You've completed the "Monitoring Project".