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Affinio

Affinio

Affinio enables marketers to discover and understand hidden audience segments based on shared interests and social behaviors, moving beyond traditional demographics to create more effective targeting and engagement strategies.

affinio.comHalifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaFounded 2012Parent: Cision

Last updated May 11, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Industry
Social Media Analytics & Audience Intelligence
Business Model
SaaS
Target Market
Enterprise
Employee Count
11-50
Funding
$8M
Parent Company
Cision
API Available
Limited
Market Position

Specialized provider of AI-powered social audience segmentation and intelligence

Overview

Affinio is a social marketing intelligence platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze social media data and identify interest-based audience segments. The platform helps marketers understand their audiences by clustering individuals based on shared interests, behaviors, and affinities rather than traditional demographic data. Operating as a subsidiary of Netbase Quid (now part of Cision), Affinio continues to provide its audience intelligence capabilities to brands, agencies, and media companies seeking to improve their targeting and content strategies. The platform's core technology analyzes billions of social connections and data points to create detailed audience personas and segments, enabling more precise and effective marketing campaigns across social media and other digital channels. Affinio serves enterprise clients across various industries including consumer brands, sports and entertainment, media companies, and agencies looking to enhance their audience understanding and engagement strategies.

Products & Features

Audience Intelligence Platform

AI-powered platform that analyzes social data to identify interest-based audience segments and clusters

Persona Builder

Tool for creating detailed audience personas based on social behaviors and affinities

Campaign Insights

Analytics for measuring campaign performance across different audience segments

Key Features
AI-powered audience clustering and segmentationSocial graph analysis across multiple platformsInterest-based audience discoveryVisual audience mapping and personasInfluencer identification within segmentsCompetitive audience analysisReal-time social listening integrationCustom segment creation and export
Use Cases
Social media audience targeting and segmentationContent strategy development based on audience interestsInfluencer marketing campaign planningBrand positioning and messaging optimizationCompetitive audience analysisSports and entertainment fan engagementMedia planning and buying optimizationProduct launch audience identification
Customer Segments
Enterprise brandsDigital marketing agenciesMedia companiesSports organizationsEntertainment companiesConsumer packaged goods companiesTechnology companies
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