DSMN8 vs Firstup

When researching employee advocacy software, you'll find several solutions to support your program. Some, like DSMN8, are dedicated platforms, whereas others, like Dynamic Signal by Firstup, offer an advocacy add-on to their employee communications tool. How can you tell which is right for your organization?

Of course, we can't provide a completely unbiased view, but we're not here to bash Firstup!
Rather than comparing every feature, we'll focus on the 3 biggest differences, revealing why G2 users rank DSMN8 as the #1 employee advocacy platform.

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Dynamic Display

Provide multiple images & captions for every piece of content.

Content Segmentation

Get your content to the right people with groups and teams.

Support & Training

Support and expert training from your dedicated customer success manager.

Why G2 Users Rate DSMN8 as the
#1 Employee Advocacy Software

• With DSMN8, your admins can easily curate multiple captions and images for every piece of content. This means employees won’t all be sharing the same thing – an essential for authenticity.

• We help you get your content to the right people. With groups and teams, you can segment content tailored for your advocates in different departments, regions, with multi-language support.

• Your dedicated account manager is here to support you, provide training, and is motivated to see your advocacy program succeed. This, combined with DSMN8’s in-depth reporting and analytics suite, will empower your team to improve your social media content and reach business goals.

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Why G2 Users Rate DSMN8 as the #1 Employee Advocacy Software

• We help you get your content to the right people. With groups and teams, you can segment content tailored for your advocates in different departments, regions, with multi-language support.

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Quality of Support

The highest quality of support score as rated by our users means you can count on us to have your back, whatever your advocacy needs.

94%

Ease of Use

Rated number one for usability across all employee advocacy platforms, ensuring employee adoption is maximized for your program.

93%

Ease of Doing Business

We are your employee advocacy partners - our leading propriety technology helps you to unlock the impact of your employees at scale with ease.

Trusted by the world's most successful companies to empower their employees.

Advanced reporting

Understand the impact of your employee networks through our comprehensive reporting and analytics suite.

Improve communication

The DSMN8 feed acts as a central hub for employees to communicate, read, and share company content. Employees can interact, comment, and tag colleagues.

White label solution

While your company branding comes as standard, we also offer bespoke solutions for those wanting a dedicated app.

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Personalized content

Push ready-to-share content to the right employees based on location, interests, and job role. Send custom email newsletters highlighting your recent content.

Reward employees

Offer recognition through virtual high fives and real prizes using the built-in leaderboard & gamification engine.

Single sign-on (SSO)

Integration through SAML 2.0 makes sign-in faster, simpler, and more secure. Plus, you can even use your existing company credentials.

Integrate with your existing tools in just a few clicks

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the main differences between DSMN8 and Firstup?

DSMN8 is an employee advocacy platform—software for employees to find and share company content on social media. The platform is tailored for employee advocacy programs, with an easy-to-use interface for all employees and the features program admins need for managing content, engaging employees and demonstrating impact.

Firstup is an internal communications platform with an employee advocacy tool called Dynamic Signal. Their platform and services are not specific to employee advocacy programs.

What are the benefits of using DSMN8 for employee advocacy?

DSMN8 provides many benefits for employee advocates, employee advocacy program managers, and organizations as a whole. A brief overview of some of the benefits you’ll see with DSMN8:

For employee advocates:

Find relevant content to share with professional networks.
Stay informed about company news and connect with peers.
Automate content sharing to save time managing your social media presence.

For employee advocacy program managers:

Streamline employee advocacy program management: create, curate and distribute content, and track the impact all in one place.
Get the right content to the right people with user segmentation.
Monitor user adoption and invite new advocates with ease.
A highly dedicated and supportive customer success team with employee advocacy expertise.

For organizations:

Boost the social media presence of your organization and executive leaders.
Distribute marketing and sales content in a cost-effective way.
Demonstrable ROI with analytics, earned media value, and cost-per-click.
Reach top talent on social media and engage current employees.

Why is DSMN8's employee advocacy analytics suite better than alternative providers?

DSMN8’s industry-leading analytics suite provides all the data needed to measure the impact of your employee advocacy program.

Track the metrics of individual users, teams, groups, and your entire program. Create custom dashboards and reports, export data, and compare results to paid marketing efforts with comparative cost-per-click and earned media value.

Learn more about employee advocacy reports & analytics.

Can my team share content through DSMN8 without being logged into a work computer?

DSMN8 is a cloud-based platform. Employees can log in and share content from anywhere. DSMN8 also provides an optional mobile app, making it easy for employees to stay active on social media, whether office-based or not.

Does DSMN8 support Single Sign-On (SSO)?

Yes, industry-standard SAML SSO is supported by DSMN8, including but not limited to OKTA and Azure systems.

How do I switch from Firstup to DSMN8?

Switching employee advocacy platform providers from Firstup to DSMN8 is easy. Our team is ready to make things as smooth as possible, from the technical transition to ensuring your employee advocates are up to speed. Check out the migration guide to learn about our simple five-step process.

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