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            "tagline": "Social inbox, publishing and reporting for social teams",
            "summary": "Agorapulse is a subscription social media management tool with a shared inbox, publishing and scheduling, listening, reporting and an AI sidekick called Archie. Plans are priced per user, and it offers a 30-day free trial.",
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                "Bulk scheduling of up to 200 posts from CSV",
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                "Priced per user, so larger teams pay more",
                "Multi-step approvals sit on higher plans"
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            "overview": "Agorapulse groups its features into inbox, publishing, listening, ROI and reporting. The inbox gathers messages and comments from connected accounts, and the publishing tools schedule posts and bulk-schedule up to 200 posts from a CSV file. The listening tool tracks conversations about a brand and its competitors. Archie turns articles, webinars and videos into on-brand social posts, and PulseLink is its link-in-bio tool.\n\nPlans are priced per user, with a Standard tier built for social media managers who handle their accounts alone. Higher plans add multi-step approvals and advanced listening. The company offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card, and it supports Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest and TikTok."
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            "tagline": "Social media suite for publishing, inbox and social listening",
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                "Priced per user, so larger teams pay more",
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