January 2023

Releases this month

• January 3 - Tableau Connector
• January 4 - Search and filter Advocacy stories on mobile
• January 6 - Single Sign-On self-service options
• January 9 - Repost to Facebook from the Post Performance Report
• January 18 - External message approvals
• January 23 - Require approved message ideas in Advocacy
• January 25 - Create Facebook and LinkedIn Advocacy link Stories from Sprout
• January 25 - Connect and self-service your Sprout and Advocacy integration
• January 30 - See removed users in the Inbox Team Report

January 3, 2023

Combine the power of social data with your other business channels with Sprout’s Tableau Connector

Customize the exact visuals and metric combinations you need with Tableau, adding social performance to an omni-channel view. Sprout’s Tableau Connector delivers rich data options configurable at your fingertips, without requiring time-consuming development work.

Learn how to set up your Tableau integration in this guide.

January 4, 2023

Get Advocacy stories at your fingertips with searching and filtering on mobile

Now you can quickly find Advocacy stories on the mobile app. Search and filter from the Stories tab so you can share content even faster.

Learn more about Employee Advocacy for mobile in this guide.

January 6, 2023

Get your users up and running faster with Single Sign-On self-service

If you’re a managed user and and have Single Sign-on (SSO) enabled, you can now manage your own Single Sign-On (SSO) settings. You can upload your identity provider SSO metadata file, edit your SAML settings, enable or disable Sprout-Managed passwords, enable or disable Just-In-Time provisioning and set a default Role or Group and Profile permissions for an authenticated SSO user’s account.

Learn how to manage your SSO settings in this guide.

January 9, 2023

Instantly repost your favorite content to Facebook from the Post Performance Report

Now you can repost content to Facebook from the Post Performance Report. Save time and boost engagement on your posts. 

Learn more about the Post Performance Report in this overview.

January 18, 2023

Quickly collaborate with external approvals and commenting

To make it easier to collaborate, Sprout’s Approval Workflow now includes external approvals and commenting. Just add the person’s email address to your workflow, and they’ll be able to mark posts as approved or leave comments—all without ever logging in to Sprout. Our automated reminder emails will save you time following up with your external stakeholders, and you’ll be able to move faster because the content creation and approval process is organized in one place.

Learn how to set up external approvals in this guide.

January 23, 2023

Keep your comms on track by requiring approved message ideas in Advocacy

Ensure that messaging on your Advocacy Stories is in compliance with the new Require Approved Message Ideas setting. When you select this option, your readers will only choose from preapproved messages.

Learn more about adding and sharing Stories in Advocacy in this guide.

January 25, 2023

Amplify your stories faster by creating LinkedIn and Facebook Advocacy link stories in Sprout

With Sprout’s new Employee Advocacy integration, you can create Advocacy link Stories from LinkedIn and Facebook posts without having to leave Sprout’s Compose window. Now you can share your most important link Stories from one place.

Learn how to create Advocacy link Stories from Sprout in this guide.

January 25, 2023

Seamlessly connect your Sprout and Employee Advocacy accounts 

Now you can connect and self-service your Sprout and Advocacy accounts. Send content to Advocacy from Sprout and see additional analytics with this integration.

Learn how to connect your accounts in this guide.

January 30, 2023

Get a complete view of your team metrics by seeing removed user activity in the Inbox Team Report

Now you can see all team member activity in the Inbox Team Report, even if a user has left your organization. Former team members now show up as inactive for a year after they’ve been removed from Sprout.

Learn more about the Inbox Team Report in this guide.