HootSuite Announces Google+ Pages Integration in the Dashboard
July 19/2012 UPDATE: This is old news! Check out the latest development with Google+ Pages here.
New Google+ Pages functionality is now in the dashboard and available for HootSuite Enterprise clients. HootSuite is excited to be selected as an official launch partner for the Google+ Pages trial and to add this functionality to the advanced social media management tool-set.
While this release is limited to HootSuite Enterprise clients, we invite all HootSuite users to apply for access to Google+ Pages integration in the HootSuite dashboard.
Targeted Publishing to Circles
Marketing managers and socially strategic organizations will especially enjoy using Google+ Pages within the HootSuite dashboard. By publishing targeted messaging to audience segments in circles, brands have a powerful new way to engage with stakeholders.
New HootSuite Google+ Pages management tools allow you to:
- Manage circles in-dash with add/remove and edit functionality
- Post public updates or to select circles
- Search public posts and updates within your circles
- Pop-up user profiles and company pages
- See recent user activity without leaving the dashboard
- See comments on posts and save to a stream
- View users who +1, share and comment on posts
- Measure results with five Google+ analytic modules in-dash
Manage, Measure and More
Google+ Pages are an important way for marketers and businesses using HootSuite to collaboratively and securely publish messages, manage circles and measure success with Google+ Analytics built into the dash, including reports about number of posts per day, +1s per day, reshares and more.
Over 40 million people have signed up for Google+ so far, and since October, they’ve shared over 3.4 billion photos. Google+ Pages are for anyone who wants to build lasting relationships with customers and are designed to be a centerpiece for brands, businesses and celebrities who want to build a presence on Google+.
Ever Expanding Dashboard
HootSuite continues to exapnd the dashboard’s functionality as a robust and comprehensive tool for social savvy businesses. The dash now includes key social networks – Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn as well as new Google+ Pages.
There’s more ahead for the over 2.6 million HootSuite users worldwide. Keep in the know by following @HootSuite on Twitter to find out about further integrations and developments like Google+ Pages.
This is great news for businesses that use hootsuite to manage their social media pages. I know my company chatmeter.com uses hootsuite for all of its social media needs.
Whilst this looks like a great addition, I wonder how long before it’s available to more than just Enterprise members?
when you gonna fix the facebook hookup it does not seem to work i cannot add my social on hootsuite so your updates dont work
Hi Uther,
If you’re still having problems fill out a ticket at our Help Desk. We’ll best be able to help you from there.
I’m very eager to get my hands on this. Too bad I’m only a “Pro” subscriber. I’m hoping G+ page support migrates to me quickly.
HIGHLY disappointed that this feature is not available to Pro users. Any time line estimate on when Pro accounts will get this function?
Hi Lynette et al,
You can apply for Google+ access here – http://library.hootsuite.com/forms/google-plus-application-request/
Not being available to Pro users is a real blow. I’ve filled out the application, how long until you add this functionality for us? I know I’m looking around at the other options.
Hi Ali,
We appreciate the feedback. Our developers are exploring our options with Google+ right now. For the latest updates, keep an eye out on the blog for updates.
Any updates on this becoming available for Pro users?
I tried to join up to the program straight after the announcement but still waiting. If you need more guinea pigs let me know!
Hi Justin,
Not yet but the blog and @HootSuite would be the first to release that info.
I’m still a basic subscriber and I’m totally tempted to sign up for the Pro version, but will wait until Google+ profiles and pages can be added to Hootsuite before signing up. Then it will be a no-brainer for me! I hope it’s sooner rather than later.
Please… any update when this will be available for the rest of us?
Hi Dave,
No update quite yet but we’ll be sure to announce it on our blog if we make any changes.
We applied to be able to take part and use it as a pro user, how long would this take please?
Alas, the timeline for expanded rollout of Google+ is entirely up to Google.
Not happy that this isn’t part of the free account. I had heard that Google+ was integrated so I signed up and found out that I was misinformed. Without Google+ integration, Hootsuite doesn’t offer much more than Tweetdeck. Analytics are great, but for the personal user, I’d much rather have Google+ integration.
HootSuite offers many tools and features not available in other tools including analytics, team assignments, batch scheduling, apps and more. Alas, the Google+ integration is a limited beta for the time being. We hope to roll out more widely but the timeline is up to Google.
I will only switch from Basic to Pro once Google+ is enabled on Pro accounts. Until then, no point in paying.
Thanks for the feedback Cameron ~ the timeline for rolling out more Google+ is entirely up to Google.
Good Work ! I’m hoping G+ page support migrates to me quickly.
We hope so too but the timeline is up to Google.
Yea, i agree in I’m hoping G+ page support migrates to me quickly, i love work in hoot suite!
Thank you for posting this tutorial, his is a useful to as new user of google plus. When you have a thousands of friends in g+, how will you able to know if they include you in his/her circle without checking one by one to your friends profile because it is thousands. I wonder also why the g+ would not allowed a certain person to post other’s wall.
Looking forward to Google+ for Pro Users.
Us too ;-)
Great news. Is there any chance of getting a free use for individuals who have large client base to show them the technology and get them signed up? I work with over 100 realestate offices and this would be an excellent use of a free bee to get you more customers.
We’re waiting to roll this integration out more widely Christina then hopefully you can share with your Real Estate offices. We agree that social media is very useful for the RE industry.
I was about to move to pro as my site just relaunched however was only moving so we could use the rss feed to post to G+. Pretty bad that its not offered to Pro members, its not like G+ support is going to be a massive selling point, even for Ent customers. Seems like it was limited just for the sake of it here. Disappointing :(
Hi Rick,
As an official launch partner of Google+ Pages, HootSuite was allocated a very limited number of seats for trial launch which is why they were allocated to Enterprise customers first. Also worth noting that this release was for Pages only, not Profiles.
It’s still pretty lame…..
Thanks for your feedback Anthony. We’re pleased to be the first tool integrated with Google+ Pages and we’ll continue to un-lame-ify :)
@Hootsuite any update on making this a Pro offering?
Hi Aric,
Nothing quite yet but we’ll be sure to let you know on the blog.
thanks for posting but the google now just change their design. Does the fan page has also changes?
Guys, it has been a year and you have not launched Gplus sharing yet. It makes me think about looking for another application.
No 3rd party application is integrated with Google+ at this time. Further, HootSuite is one of a scant view with any access to Google+ Pages as part of a limited (by Google) beta program. We are eager to roll this tool out more widely but the timeline is entirely up to Google.
Start pressuring them then. I can imagine I’m not the only one who is itching to upgrade, pay and stay committed to using hootsuite as a paying client but this is holding me back if it can’t do EVERYTHING.
push, push, push… So they’re google, big deal. Make them open it up!
Isn’t Streamified integrated with Google Plus? Seems to be when I am logged into Google Plus. When I make a post through the Google Plus interface, Streamified allows me to share my Google Plus posts to Facebook, Twitter, etc.
Hmm, sounds like prematurely announced. Been over half a year now…
Hi Tim,
The timeline for Google+ rollout is entirely up to Google. We’ve received heaps of feedback regarding the integration and will certainly make moves when we can.
i love google+ pages than facebook, because of has a feature of fast gaining number of people compare to facebook. In this website industry of business today, i encourage business to have this.
This is great news, all we need now is for Google+ pages to include share buttons so I can share great content I come find to my other networks
Do you support the rich snippets of Google+ page? I tried to feed some posts to google plus, but only text data is fed.
This is now available for every Google+ user. And One can very their identity using Google rich snippets. To be honest Google+ has more feature like hangout, circle privacy. than any other social media network include facebbok, twitter, etc.