# Newsbox Reviews **Vendor:** Connectus **Category:** [Media Monitoring Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/media-monitoring) **Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 24 ## About Newsbox Newsbox delivers a way for you to distribute news to social channels, contacts, journalists, and NewsBox subscribers by enabling you to share a message on mulitple platforms simultaneously and measure the results. ## Newsbox Reviews ### 1. Newsbox **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Public Relations and Communications | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 29, 2021 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** It is easy to keep all of your information in one space and reach numerous viewers on multiple platforms. It is also a great place to use to replace email newsletters. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** I think the platform is a little confusing to learn at first. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** We love being able to use one program for all of our needs and be able to engage viewers with prompt information. ### 2. NewsBox is an Excellent News Platform **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 22, 2020 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** I enjoy the ability to not only read news but also share news by using one simple platform. I've been researching articles in your newsroom as well which seems to have a great variety of sources for good solid news. NewsBox offers a convenient way to share and review current news. Thank you, Newsbox! **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** It would be great if some of the articles written could be updated and some of the topic areas could be covered more frequently by a seasoned writer/editor or company. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Hire a marketing person or a blogger to help update Newsbox-specific news releases :-) **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Current news resources, easy searching and posting. Solid news platform that is multi-functional. ### 3. Flexible and easy to use media monitoring tool **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ben H. | Senior Software Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 14, 2019 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** I like the adaptability that it offers best. It is ideal for taking care of all news request in a sorted out way. That this product can be utilized by different divisions inside a business. The program is sorted out so that including data is basic and simple to make sense of. Could get greater perceivability for customers by following creators, instructors, specialists, and different experts. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** Can be somewhat cumbersome and not as quick stacking as required in a quick paced condition. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Newsbox enables clients to have one area to interface data from different sources! You don't need to go starting with one site page then onto the next. Give it a shot. It saves time, particularly in case you're endeavoring to target explicit gatherings of people through a ton of outlets. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Snappy story dispersion. Sitting if applicable news stories. While it ought to be quicker, I can procure the required stories and get them out. I like that I can make custom news alarms. The other cool thing is that you can get data from various areas online in one brief area. There have been information and site upgrades, we have possessed the capacity to make or repurpose content, and have found the advantages of inbound advertising. ### 4. taget your own audience **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Harald L. | Customer service medewerker, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 30, 2019 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** you can target your own audience without all the other spam on news sites. The cloud storrage is very easy to use and access from everywhere **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** I can't find any dislikes on Newsbox. Like it very much **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** use the cloud storrage option. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** target your own audience and find news you are intersted in ### 5. it includes various option that allows users to perform various tasks **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Barkavi S. | Jr.Business consultant at Taximobility, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 20, 2019 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** it is a online utility offered to enable connections between business and personal community ,including media professionals more effectively ,users are prohibited for selling,trading. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** nothing like that, we are responsible for maintaining the confidential of your password and credentials and full responsible for the things happening under your account **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** use it in a right way **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** take control of your reputation,more insight of your reputation is the easiest way of polishing your business ### 6. Flexible and practical program **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Anne N. | Owner/operator, Public Relations and Communications, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 27, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** I like the assorted options with Newsbox, the opportunity to use it to create and share writing. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** I have no complaints about the time I spent using this program. I found it performed well and I only just scratched the surface of what it can do. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** This program functions as well as any I have had the chance to explore. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** I write news and opinion pieces and track data. Newsbox's capacity to measure results of my work is great. ### 7. Convenience of Newsbox **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Riley F. | Riley Focht, OTS, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 29, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** I like that Newsbox is one easy-to-use app for all of my news and media needs. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** I do not dislike anything about Newsbox. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Only use it if you are interested in news, media, and publishing tools. These are the primary features and attractions and frankly what it is the most useful for. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** All of the important media I need is conveniently available in one place. Therefore, I only have to check one app to get caught up on the news and media before discussing media with my colleagues and clients. ### 8. A decent program **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Media Production | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 07, 2019 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** It is very streamlined and user friendly **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** Took a bit to figure out usage - with teamwork and synergy we were able to comprehend and utilize **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** It has impacted my work by making it easier to document information and customer usage and benefits ### 9. It's in the Box **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Research | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2019 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** That this software can be used by various departments within a business **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** I can't think of anything I don't like about this cloud based software **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Great way to self manage their online PR **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Newsbox helps companies to advertise integrate data and different tools all on/in a single platform Newsbox helps provide a fast organized platform at a reduced cost ### 10. Fantastic interface **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jose P. | Analista de programas, Internet, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 03, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** The need to add a monitor and be able to manage the content is quite real. Each version they release greatly improves upon the previous one. I think it is a magnificent product to consider. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** The possibility of controlling the analyses seems a bit limited to me. For example, there are other famous applications that are much more comprehensive. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Switch to this application. You will stop wasting time with other similar and lower-performing ones. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** The ease obtained and the speed with which publications are made make it very reliable for our small business. ### 11. very good **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Mary J. | Contador público certificado, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 12, 2017 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** that you can manage queries about your news in one place, use less email, connect with readers to send future news, one of the best applications I've used so far **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** So far I do not find something that I dislike of this page, I consider it very complete, however I could improve a little more in the promotion since there are many users who do not know their functions, as far as I'm concerned I'm pleased with the same **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** that are used to use newsbox as it is a very complete application to host and distribute content on multiple channels, keep up with our followers and thus measure the results in a single application **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** keep up with the readers to send future news, it is of use for incoming marketing, replace the newsletters by email, this with the purpose that it reaches influential people and journalists, the news queries are managed in one place ### 12. Media and news distribution **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Relations | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 10, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** Associated news stories in a concise and timely manner. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** Can be a bit unwieldy and not as fast loading as needed in a fast paced environment. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Start slowly and implement at each step. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Quick story distribution. Sitting if relevant news stories. While it should be faster, I can acquire the needed stories and get them out. ### 13. very good **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** natalia c. | periodista, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 06, 2017 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** What is a tool that helps by means of news to connect the brands and make themselves known with the users who manage this program **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** That it needs more tools to make itself known to users who do not have the facility to access its platform to use its functions **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Do not be afraid to use this tool that is very easy to access, help users to connect with their favorite brands or in turn discover which are the new brands and products that are innovating the market **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps to unite people to connect with brands through the platforms that Newbox offers to users, this helps people ### 14. Great and easy **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Robert P. | Supervisor, Consumer Goods, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** It's a great and easy way to monitor news media. I use it on a almost daily basis and makes what I do more enjoyable. I like its publishing platform. I can read great content, I can publish content and monitor for brand management and overall risks and opportunities. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** Only thing I dislike is it's a bit time consuming sometimes for me. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** If you want to cover all your basic needs with one platform then Newsbox is your answer. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** It takes the problem out of having to use multiple other programs and platforms. I can cover basically everything with one platform. ### 15. A Good Analytical Tool **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rachel H. | Regional Administrative Office and Training Coordinator, Real Estate, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** I like that I can track and pinpoint news and blogs and also measure and distribute content. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** It doesn't totally replace other tools that are accessible, like Google Analytics and AdWords. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Give it a shot. It does save time, especially if you're trying to target specific audiences through a lot of outlets. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is better than have to mine adwords and web content, so that's nice. However, it still requires some frequent effort and monitoring. ### 16. easy to use **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Public Relations and Communications | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 12, 2017 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** Newsbox is very easy to use with a simple design put you in control with online media content,it is a very useful to connect with the brands.Great for first time users. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** they need more tools and the structure is a little complicated to many advertise can be confusing when you look for something specific. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** great to use and easy give it a try and we don't regret it. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** to advertise and connect with more people.being more popular ### 17. Newsbox **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 10, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** The publication provides concise and detailed information. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** The publication is relatively expensive. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Newsbox allows users to have one location to connect information from multiple sources! You don't have to go from one webpage to the next. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** We are constantly trying to find resources to help our customers. We also need new and exciting ideas. I like that I can create custom news alerts. The other cool thing is that you can get information from different locations online in one concise location. ### 18. Real time communication and advertising potential **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 21, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** Ease of use and simple functions for an intro user **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** the website sometimes crashed on my web browser **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** shop around for other software and see what is most compatible with your computer system **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** easy to keep news update for projects-- advertising ### 19. Newsbox Review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Broadcast Media | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 09, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** I like the versatility that it offers best. It is perfect for attending to all news inquiries in an organized manner. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** I don't have anything negative to say about this product. Thus far, it fits my needs perfectly. Pricing could perhaps be enhanced, if anything to make it more affordable. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Useful if you need help managing incoming and outgoing information. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am a media researcher and serve problems related to media outreach, contact information, media connections. ### 20. Newsbox **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Ruby M. | Case Manager, Mental Health Care, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 28, 2017 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** Being able to expand to readers who are looking for material for growing journalists. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** The ease of use makes it difficult to dislike. It is straightforward in being able to use this product. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Being able to expand to an audience to show my work. ### 21. Some issues, work okay **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Media Production | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 25, 2018 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** The program is organized in such a way that adding information is simple and easy to figure out. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** For some reason, we had issues with strange codes and scrambled sentences within stories that didn't show at all when you were looking at the article in Newsbox. **Recommendations to others considering Newsbox:** Skip this program and go to TownNews. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** We switched from Newsbox. It didn't benefit us because of time lost. ### 22. Simple design **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 24, 2017 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** You can use it almost instantly, even if you are a first times. The software has an easy and simple design to navigate. Great way to establish customer relationships. Great monitoring features! **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** not as well recognized as other CRM tools on the market **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Staying in control of the online media content. Easy way to share and distribute information. ### 23. Make NewsBox part of your workflow. **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Marketing and Advertising | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 11, 2017 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** Was able to get more visibility for clients by following authors, educators, researchers, and other professionals. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** Had to migrate from a previous version of Newsbox and had some issues in doing so. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Th benefits we have realized are as follows: There have been data and website improvements, we have been able to create or repurpose content, and have discovered the benefits of inbound marketing. ### 24. Use for spreading news quickly. **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** John L. | Director of Multimedia, Production and Web Communication, Higher Education, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2017 **What do you like best about Newsbox?** It's very simple and easy to use once you get past the initial starting process. **What do you dislike about Newsbox?** Layout can be difficult to work with at times and make it challenging to do something in a timely fashion. **What problems is Newsbox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Easier to distribute press releases to a larger audience quicker. ## Newsbox Discussions - [What is Newsbox used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-newsbox-used-for) - [View Newsbox pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/newsbox/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-04+15%3A25%3A44+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=cd18eedf-0777-4de6-93fa-b88c5eba10c4&secure%5Btoken%5D=3f6ad2492618a3e25d59b344e9ed6ca806c1445e258ff66ebe9376fa5ba08295&format=llm_user) ## Newsbox Features **Content Creation** - Press Release Creation - Multimedia - Newsrooms - SEO **Media Channels** - Broadcast Media - Print Media - Online Media **Agentic AI - Press Release Distribution** - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance **Content Distribution** - Distribution - Contact List - Social Sharing - Analytics **Geographic Coverage** - Local Media - National Media - International Media **Reporting** - Keyword Targeting - Custom Feeds and Alerts - Custom Reports - Dashboards **Agentic AI - Media Monitoring** - Autonomous Task Execution - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Natural Language Interaction - Proactive Assistance **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization ## Top Newsbox Alternatives - [Mention](https://www.g2.com/products/mention/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (436 reviews) - [Muck Rack](https://www.g2.com/products/muck-rack/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (428 reviews) - [Meltwater](https://www.g2.com/products/meltwater/reviews) - 4.1/5.0 (2,623 reviews)