Cision France

What Cision France does

Cision France, operating as Cision SA, is the French subsidiary of the global Cision group and functions as a media-intelligence and communications platform serving PR, marketing, and public-sector professionals. The company's core product is the CisionOne platform (with its EU variant Cision Communications Cloud), which unifies journalist and influencer databases, media monitoring, social listening, wire distribution, and analytics into a single SaaS subscription. It supplements CisionOne with specialized sub-brands — PR Newswire (global wire distribution to 8,000 partners), LuQi (journalist outreach), Datapresse, Europresse, Hors Antenne, and L'Argus de la presse (French and European press databases) — plus acquired consumer-intelligence platforms Brandwatch and Falcon.io, and the search-intelligence asset Trajaan. Underlying technology is a cloud-based media intelligence stack hosted on Google Cloud Platform (UK and EU regions), monitoring 100M+ sources across 190+ countries in 96 languages and layering AI features for crisis detection, generative-AI content workflows, NLP analysis, and process automation, governed by a published AI Code of Ethics.

Cision France generates revenue through three primary streams: enterprise SaaS subscriptions (CisionOne / Cision Communications Cloud modules, billed annually with tailored enterprise pricing), professional services (consulting, anti-fake news training, custom media studies, and Cision Global Insights reports), and transaction-based wire distribution (PR Newswire global network). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales supported by a 'Request a Demo' motion and dedicated pricing tiers, with self-service client portals (CisionOne, LuQi, Datapresse, Europresse, Hors Antenne) for existing accounts. Marketing is driven by thought-leadership assets (State of the Media annual report now in its 17th edition, Barometer of Brand Engagement, generative-AI guides), the weekly Cision Com'On newsletter, and the Com'On Leaders podcast and video series. The French entity serves approximately 10,000 clients with 350+ brand scouts and is headquartered at 8-10 avenue du Stade de France, Saint-Denis, with operations spanning 22 countries worldwide under the publicly listed parent Cision group (NYSE: CISN at parent level).

Name

Cision France

Legal name

Cision SA

Website

https://cision.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Cision France (Cision SA) is the French subsidiary of the global Cision group, providing an enterprise SaaS media-intelligence platform (CisionOne) that combines journalist databases, monitoring of 100M+ sources, social listening, AI-powered crisis detection, and wire distribution to PR, marketing, and public-sector professionals across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-denis

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: SaaS platform subscriptions for media monitoring, PR software, and communications management with tiered access levels
2. Professional Services: Consulting, training, and managed services including anti-fake news training, media analysis reports, and custom studies
3. Wire Distribution: Press release distribution services with global network reach

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cision France provides a cloud-based media intelligence and communications platform for PR, communications, and marketing professionals, offering media monitoring across 100M+ sources in 190+ countries, journalist and influencer database outreach, global press release wire distribution through 8,000 partners, social listening, earned media analytics, and AI-powered crisis detection. The company also functions as a media research institute producing industry studies, training programs (including anti-fake news training), and bespoke consulting deliverables for enterprise communicators.

Product overview

Cision France operates as part of a global communications group present in 22 countries, offering a comprehensive media intelligence and PR platform. The portfolio is organized around a core unified platform (CisionOne / Cision Communications Cloud) supplemented by specialized sub-brands (PR Newswire, Datapresse, Europresse, Hors Antenne), acquired consumer intelligence brands (Brandwatch, Falcon.io), and add-on modules for media monitoring, social listening, distribution, content creation, and strategic insights. The product ecosystem includes specialized tools like LuQi for journalist outreach, various content services (digital press releases, social video, media rooms, sponsored placements), and research publications (State of the Media, Brand Engagement Barometer). Cision France employs over 350 professionals serving approximately 10,000 clients in France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CisionOne: All-in-one real-time communications platform with media monitoring, journalist outreach, social listening, and instant insights and reporting.
• PR Newswire
• Cision Insights
• LuQi
• Trajaan

Products and services

• CisionOne Unified all-in-one communications platform combining journalist databases, press release distribution, media monitoring, and analytics capabilities for PR and communications teams.
• LuQi Journalist targeting and outreach tool for personalized media relations campaigns.
• PR Newswire Global newswire distribution network reaching 8,000 partners worldwide for press release dissemination.
• Datapresse French-language press monitoring and media intelligence service for tracking press coverage.
• Europresse European press database and media monitoring platform.
• Hors Antenne Broadcast monitoring service for TV and radio coverage tracking.
• Brandwatch Consumer intelligence and social media management suite acquired by Cision, providing social listening and analytics capabilities.
• Falcon.io Social listening and engagement platform for managing social media presence and monitoring brand conversations.
• Cision Communications Cloud Cloud-based communications platform encompassing all Cision PR and media intelligence solutions.
• Cision Insights Market research institute providing media studies, media balance sheets, analyses, and PR/Marketing/Communication performance assessments.
• Anti-Fake News Formation 1.5-hour training program co-created with journalist Thomas Huchon on disinformation threats, cognitive biases, and brand protection strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reach 100M+ media sources globally
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Business FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCision serves as the reference partner for Business France's press monitoring production, including press reviews sent to top management, and management of press contacts in France and internationally. Cision services are also used for client communications in markets where Business France supports clients.
• Club des AnnonceurscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Barometer of Brand Engagement conducted in partnership, exploring links between societal engagement, environmental responsibility, and performance of French companies.
• Association Française de la Relation Clients (AFRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Barometer studies regarding employee-company relationships and customer relations values during and after health crises.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hootsuite: Hootsuite is a broad social media management platform with social listening add-ons, overlapping with Falcon.io and parts of CisionOne in enterprise social workflows.
• Cision US Inc. Cision US is the global parent and operator of the CisionOne platform, Brandwatch, PR Newswire, and Gorkana - it sets the product roadmap and pricing framework that Cision France delivers against.
• Sprout Social: Sprout Social is a leading social media management and analytics platform with social listening features, overlapping with Falcon.io and parts of CisionOne AI in enterprise social workflows.
• Kantar Media: Kantar Media provides media intelligence, audience measurement, and competitive monitoring at scale, broadly competing with Cision Insights and Cision's monitoring business for enterprise and agency budgets.

Direct peers

• Muck Rack: Muck Rack offers a modern PR platform combining journalist database, media monitoring, and pitching, competing directly with Cision's LuQi and CisionOne offerings in the mid-market and agency segments.
• Talkwalker: Talkwalker provides AI-powered social listening and consumer intelligence with broad multilingual coverage, directly competing with Brandwatch and Falcon.io within Cision France's portfolio.
• Agility PR Solutions: Agility PR Solutions offers media monitoring, journalist outreach, and PR analytics, directly competing with CisionOne in the mid-market segment with cloud-native architecture.
• Meltwater: Meltwater is the most direct competitor to Cision in media intelligence, offering media monitoring, social listening, and PR analytics with comparable global source coverage and enterprise sales motion.

Emerging players

• Brand24: Brand24 is an AI-driven media monitoring and social listening tool focused on SMB and mid-market customers, competing with Cision's monitoring capabilities on price-sensitive deals.
• Prowly: Prowly is a modern PR platform for online newsrooms, journalist databases, and press release distribution, competing with Cision's CisionOne and PR Newswire offerings in the SMB and mid-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ComOnLeaders
• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/2vlMmT3sFV9559DDbe6sps
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/comonleaders
• Instagraminstagram.com/comonleaders
• Facebookfacebook.com/CisionFrance

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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