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Hitwise (discontinued)

Score8 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is Hitwise (discontinued)?

Hitwise was a competitor comparison intelligence and audience intelligence platform from Connexity in Santa Monica (who acquired Hitwise and its technology in 2015 from Experian), which allowed users to discover characteristics unique to their audience vis-a-vis the customers of a competitor to to fine tune and improve future marketing efforts and outreach to new customers. Hitwise was discontinued in 2020.

Categories & Use Cases

Great for Smaller Clients & Websites

Pros

  • Up/down stream traffic
  • Search term identification
  • Geographic location
  • Specific site data for small scale websites

Cons

  • Sometimes the insights seem a little bit basic
  • Reporting function is hard to deal with sometimes
  • Access to sales/purchase data

Return on Investment

  • Media planning
  • SEO

Alternatives Considered

comScore Xmedia

Other Software Used

NetBase, OneView