How James Hardie Leverages Sprout Social’s AI Tools to Enhance Social Media Strategy and Consumer Engagement

By: GoBeyond Team
July 3, 2025
3 min read
James Hardie social media dashboard showing AI-driven sentiment analysis and engagement metrics

Quick Overview

James Hardie, a market leader in building materials, uses Sprout Social’s AI-powered platform to analyze social media sentiment, identify industry influencers, and refine marketing strategies based on real-time consumer feedback. The company transformed its social media presence by building a strong digital foundation, engaging customers across platforms, and empowering its sales team through Employee Advocacy. Sprout Social’s advanced analytics and social listening tools provide consistent, actionable data that informs content strategy and improves customer care.

James Hardie
James Hardie
Company Size
Large multinational
Revenue Range
Not publicly disclosed
Primary Challenge
Building a strong, data-driven social media strategy to engage diverse audiences and improve marketing ROI
Key Metrics
\- 23 million impressions (2,000% increase)\- 51,000 engagements (462% increase)\- 134,000 link clicks\- 11,000 new social followers (100% increase)\- 3,700 new social messages (19,000% increase)\- Faster response times to customer inquiries

The Problem

Previous social media tools were clunky and inefficient, limiting engagement and analytics capabilities

The Solution

Sprout Social’s AI-powered social listening, analytics, scheduling, publishing, and Employee Advocacy tools integrated into marketing and sales workflows

Results

\- Dramatically increased social media reach and engagement\- Enhanced customer service and faster response times\- Improved marketing content effectiveness\- Stronger alignment between marketing and sales teams

“Sprout created efficiencies that save us a lot of time. People talking to us are going to get a much faster response than they would have otherwise.”“Sprout has helped us better understand who our audience is and how to be most relevant and effective.”

Bridget Kulla, Senior Digital Marketing ManagerKara Wenman, Digital Content Marketing Manager

Details

Industry
Manufacturing
Departments
Marketing & Content
Data & Analytics
Use Cases
Research & Insights
Tags
GenAI
NLP
Scalability
AI Tools Used
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Sources
https://sproutsocial.com/insights/case-studies/james-hardie/https://tgmresearch.com/ai-impact-on-market-research.htmlhttps://sproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-marketing-strategy/https://sproutsocial.com/blog/social-media-listening/

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