A Guide to Getting Started With Rival IQ

In this guide, customers who are new to using Rival IQ will learn about account setup, basic navigation, metric definitions, and more.

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Written by Seth Bridges and Blair Feehan

Welcome to Rival IQ

Hi friend. We're glad you're here and want to make sure you know all the ways we can help with your marketing data.

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Chapter 1: Set Up Your Account

Building Your Landscapes

A landscape is a collection of companies you analyze together. Learn how to set one up and get a few ideas for landscapes to build.

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Connecting Your Data

In addition to competitive metrics, we process info from other data sources, including Facebook Insights/Ads, Google Analytics, and more.

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Inviting Team Members To Your Account

Every person on your team can have their own account with personal preferences on alerts and scheduled exports.

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Customizing Your Reports and Alerts

For each landscape, choose which alerts and reports you'd like delivered via email. Also, brand your exports with a logo and custom colors.

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Chapter 2: Rival IQ Basics

Navigating Rival IQ

There are a few common controls throughout Rival IQ, including ones for date ranges, company filtering, and export.

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Organizing and Optimizing Your Landscape Setup

Manage company filters to focus your view to a subset of companies. Manage the channels that are visible in your cross-channel reporting.

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Understanding the Data in Your Account

If you're looking to know more about how much data you have in your account, where it comes from, and how fresh it is, look no further.

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Understanding Engagement Rates

To compare engagement across brands with varying audience sizes, we use engagement rates. Read here to see the math behind the magic.

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Setting Up and Managing Scheduled Exports

If you want to automate the export and delivery of any report in Rival IQ, you're in luck. Scheduled exports will be your best friend.

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Chapter 3: Level Up Your Strategy

How do I benchmark my social performance using Rival IQ?

Learn how to measure your success against your competitors on social using Rival IQ.

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Analyzing Your Performance Using Social Posts

Social Posts is a powerful tool for analyzing social content. Learn to find top content, high-engagement days/hours, hashtags, more.

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Analyzing Your Competitors Using Social Posts

In Social Posts, get a clearer view of your competitors' performance and hashtags by using keyword search and boosted post detection.

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Finding Relevant Influencers and Hashtags and Using Discover

Use social search on Twitter and Instagram to find influencers, hashtags, and content with ease.

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