Hootsuite

In this article, we will cover:

• How to add Hootsuite as a Social Account
• How to add the Hootsuite feed to a TINT board
• How to link TINT to Hootsuite
• How to link Hootsuite to TINT
• How to select approved content from TINT in the Hootsuite Media Library
• How to create a post using an asset in UGC Studio for Hootsuite Amplify

Hootsuite users, welcome! We've built a seamless integration with Hootsuite to allow users to send posts from their Hootsuite streams to the platform, pull scheduled posts into a Board, and also send user rights approved images from the platform into Hootsuite's media library. The power of monitoring and displaying social content is consolidated into one workflow, so you can focus on making deeper relationships within your community.

How to add Hootsuite as a Social Account

1. Navigate to your name in the right-hand corner
2. Click on Team Settings
3. On the left-hand side, click on Social Accounts in the list
4. Click on +Add
5. Select Hootsuite and click Connect
6. This will bring up a Hootsuite login page
7. Log in with your Hootsuite credentials 
8. Click on "Allow" to authorize the connection to Hootsuite
9. Your account should appear in your Social Account list

How to add the Hootsuite feed to a Board

 Add a feed to pick up scheduled posts from Hootsuite.  To create this feed:

1. Go into your Board
2. Navigate to the Content section on the left-hand side and click the Hootsuite symbol
3. A pop-up should appear on the right-hand side, click the dropdown under Select Account
4. If you have an account already added, this should be listed in the dropdown.  If you do not have an account added to the platform, then click Add Account and then it will make you log into Hootsuite and authorize it.
5. Click on Profile.  This should show you the connected Profiles like Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn etc.  If you publish content on various social platforms and want to pull them into the platform, you will need to set up one feed for each social platform.
6. Click Save
7. This should set up your feed and pull in content that is scheduled in Hootsuite.  This will not pull any historical content

This is how it appears in the Editor when it's been pulled in.  Scheduled posts will have a blue banner with the time and date for the publishing time that was set in Hootsuite and this will disappear when published.

How to link the platform to Hootsuite as an Integration

To link the platform to Hootsuite, do the following:

1. Click on your name in the right-hand corner
2. Click on Team Settings
3. Click on Integration in the left-hand column
4. Click on "+ Add"
5. A popup will appear on the right-hand side and scroll until you find Hootsuite
6. Click on Install via Hootsuite
7. This will open a link to Hootsuite Apps 
8. Click on Install
9. If you aren't already logged into Hootsuite, log in, and you might have to re-click on Install via Hootsuite
10. If you are already logged in, this will install the app on your Hootsuite account

How to link Hootsuite to the platform

1. Go to Hootsuite
2. Click on your profile icon
3. Install Hootsuite Apps
4. Search for TINT in the top right-hand corner
5. Click on Install on the TINT app
6. Switch on the This app allows you to send content from your streams to TINT. Turn the following plugins on or off toggle

How to select approved content from the platform in the Hootsuite Media Library

To get started sending content from the platform to Hootsuite to be used in your social posts:

1. Click on in Hootsuite
2. Click on either Create: a Post, a Pin or an Instagram Story
3. Prepare your post by choosing your Publish to and your content message
4. Then to add the media element from the platform, click on Browser your Media
5. Go to the dropdown menu and click the platform
6. If this is the first time you have used the platform, then it will ask if you authorize Hootsuite the connection
7. Once authorization has been granted, all your content from your UGC studio will appear.  If you are in multiple teams, you will see folders first with the names of your teams.  Go into one of these folders to pick content.
8. Click the content you want to use
9. Sort out your tags
10. Click Post now or Schedule for later

How to create a post using an asset in UGC Studio for Hootsuite Amplify

1. Go into UGC Studio
2. Make sure you are on the My Assets page
3. Click on the tick box of the image you want to select.  Currently, you can only create a post with one image
4. Click on Create and pick Post
5. A new overlay will open.  First, pick your network that you want to post it in.  Click on Hootsuite.  You can do the same post for all three. Just select the account you want it to post from and click Add Network, and do this for each one you want it to post on. 
6. Type out your caption
7. At the bottom, you will have two options.  Post Now and Schedule for Later.
8. If you click the Schedule for Later option, it will give you the option to put in a time and date for it to post.

Important information:

• Hootsuite Amplify doesn't have a character restriction
• Posts published to Hootsuite Amplify will be immediately sent to Amplify drafts, where content Administrators can mark them as approved and ready for sharing
• The Scheduled Date & Time should be between 3 hours and 6 months from now

If you have any questions regarding Hootsuite and how to use it, please feel free to email our Support team at support-advocacy@trueloyal.com.