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Why ROI isn’t everything with social media

Socialmedia.biz

In 2011, 60% of consumers with purchasing intent were using various social media platforms for researching products, learning more about a specific retailer and reading product reviews. Why should you go beyond the conventional ROI metrics of success? How should you define measurements that matter?

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12 things I thought I knew About Social Media in 2011

Direct Marketing Observations

As 2011 winds down, it’s time for me to reflect on the state of my social media world in 2011. Things that I thought I knew about social media in 2011: 1) That I knew what I was talking about. 2) That the whole ROI thing would have sorted itself out by now. It’s actually a start.

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Not Tracking Social Media ROI is Your Fault

Convince & Convert

Last week, Susan Etlinger from Altimeter Group published the Social Media ROI Cookbook. It contains significant quantities of solid thinking, and provides a useful framework of six primary ways to measure social media effectiveness. click here to view and download the Social Media ROI Cookbook on Slideshare).

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Writing Around the Web – Social Media ROI, Google+, and Local Search

Kikolani

Featured Post – Social Media ROI with Google Anlaytics 5. This month’s featured piece just went live today and is part of the 2011 Conversion-Fest Blogging Contest. Social Media. How to Get Started with Google+ – I wrote this post based on my first day on Google+ experience.

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True Social Media ROI is All About Integration

The Social Media Incubator

scan or click the QR code to see the packages we offer True Social Media ROI is All About Integration by admin on November 16, 2009 Not long ago, a client came and asked if we could “help her business go viral” by launching social media for her company. Public Relations Small Business Mavericks Loading Quotes.

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2011 B2B Marketing Trends

Webbiquity SMM

MarketingSherpa recently released its 2011 B2B Marketing Benchmark Report. But strangely, social media—one of the top priorities for increased spending next year—was viewed as “highly effective&# by only 16% of respondents, while 25% said it was “not effective.&# Post on Google Buzz. Share this on Facebook.

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Best Quora Guides and Insights of 2011

Webbiquity SMM

Is Quora still a significant social media destination? According to Compete.com, traffic to the site did fall off sharply in February and March of 2011 after an initial surge, but has rebounded to new highs since then (though half a million unique visitors per month isn’t particularly impressive for a social media site).

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