Proactive Report

DECEMBER 2, 2013

2014 will see more emphasis on reporting PR results. His panel was about measurement, proving value and ROI. The areas where PR can show ROI are: Revenue generation – One example is Rosetta Stone’s discovery of the over-50 market and their partnership with AARP. Monitor mentions of the brand and the topic.

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ROI Case Study Health Care Insurance 69

Buffer Social

JULY 20, 2017

When marketers first started using social media as a marketing channel, there was less content, less noise, and people were willing to click on almost everything they saw on their news feed. Social media is often seen as a solution to every marketing problem. Then, we hit content shock. Low organic reach and referral traffic.

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Social Media Engagement Brands Airlines 112

Waxing UnLyrical

APRIL 13, 2016

This is where influencer marketing comes to the rescue. Loosely defined as a marketing strategy involving influencers to impact buyer decisions and boost a brand’s visibility by using their online personality and popularity, influencer marketing has many takers. So, how do you “bell” an influencer for your brand?

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Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 19, 2016

Most businesses now use social media for marketing and those efforts are expected to continue to increase, yet many marketers and top executives alike find the business value difficult to quantify. ROI is still tough to measure. 80% of marketers use these as primary success metric; 56% base social success on website traffic.

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Social Media Marketing Survey Metrics 100

Sprout Social

MAY 5, 2019

A decade ago, the influencer marketing arena was limited only to celebrities and a few dedicated bloggers. Now, it seems like we’ve seen influencers rise, saturate the market and even get caught up in fraud. Read on for our tips to determine if influencer marketing is for you. The value of influencer marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Social media is an integral component of any successful digital marketing strategy. While the ROI of social media marketing remains hotly debated , there is no doubt that it can be a great tool for optimizing your web presence —or total nightmare experience depending on the execution of your strategy. Guest post by Gary Dek.

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Writtent Blog

MAY 20, 2014

Content marketing — like any other type of online marketing — is continually changing and evolving. Example: one of my Internet marketing buddies’ content marketing campaign was built heavily around article directory submissions (think Ezine Articles ). Image source: Marketing Profs. Image source.

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Trends Content Marketing Curation 95

Mindjumpers

APRIL 12, 2016

For brands, adopting the same practice can negatively affect perception and ultimately – sales. So how can brands cut through all the sensational copy and deliver successful results without falling prey to creating clickbait themselves? The same goes for brands on social. Relevance is key.

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Twist Image

APRIL 4, 2014

Make no mistake about it, advertising is a juggernaut in the world of marketing, but it''s not everything. That''s the main gripe I have when people look at advertising agencies with digital capabilities, and try to compare them to a digital marketing agency. How does a digital marketing agency fit into this? Billion in 2014.

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Advertising Marketing Comparison Banking 92

Twist Image

JUNE 12, 2014

There was an article published today in Marketing Charts titled, Few Digital Marketers Feel That Digital Has Delivered As A Branding Vehicle. Data Point #1: 50% of respondents either somewhat or strongly agreed that digital held promise for brand marketers, but for all its promise, it has never delivered as a branding vehicle.

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Data Sentiment Marketing Advertising 101

Writtent Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

Yes, this is a great start, but what many of us forget is actually marketing the content we’ve written. Do you also forget “marketing” in your content marketing strategy? The steps below briefly outline what should be on your content marketing “ta-da” list. Content Marketing Online Marketing'

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Sprout Social

MAY 8, 2017

Social media marketing spending in the US is expected to more than double from $7.52 billion in 2014 to $17.34 Some common, broad social media goals include: Increase brand awareness. Improve ROI. You can have primary goals like “increase brand awareness” and also secondary goals like “increase sales.” Post Reach.

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Social Media How To Metrics ROI 108

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Marketers have become very focused on measuring the effects of their work—which is both good and bad. For instance, most brands haven’t figured out attribution, and therefore don’t know the return on investment they’re getting. Without an attribution model and ROI visibility, it’s difficult to have a cohesive, holistic strategy.

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Metrics Marketing ROI Mobile 60

Convince & Convert

MARCH 19, 2018

As organic reach dwindles, social media ads are becoming more and more appealing to marketers. In fact, social advertising budgets doubled from $16 billion in 2014 to $31 billion in 2016. Here are just a few ways to do this: Use Interest Targeting to reach users based on brand affinity and the content they share on their timelines.

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CPM CPA ROI Campaign 148

Devumi

JANUARY 28, 2015

An overall social media marketing plan is an essential in today’s consumer market. If all you have right now is a failing Facebook fan page, you need to step your social media marketing game up! This article is going to look at social media marketing advice that will get you over the hump, and propel you for the rest of 2015.

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Writtent Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2013

If you’re in need of some inspiration on new tactics and forms of measurement to elevate your content marketing strategy, look no further. Featuring luminaries such as Pulizzi, Val Swisher, and Michael Brenner, next year’s predictions include: At least 3 Fortune 500 brands will hire a Chief Content Officer. image credit: Digitaltrends.

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News Content Marketing Metrics 58

Devumi

OCTOBER 24, 2014

Your business just opened a Pinterest business account and you’re wondering how to establish a Pinterest marketing strategy…that’s why you clicked on my very descriptive headline! This Pinterest marketing strategy guide will give you nine steps to follow to get your Pinterest interesting. Establish your brand and build awareness.

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Unmetric

JULY 17, 2016

We’ve just rolled out a brand new feature on the Unmetric Analyze platform. Users will now be able to see the Reach and Impressions on any brand Facebook Post at any given time. Since then, we’ve seen marketers get smarter with both organic and paid Facebook marketing. We’ve even learned to (almost) measure ROI.

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Twist Image

MAY 13, 2014

If you take all of those issues and you roll it up into a bigger social media marketing mix, you would uncover that blogs and blogging should fall below the level of interest for most brands. I was taken aback by some of the data that was released yesterday in a WP Engine study on how consumers prefer original content from brands.

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Press Release YouTube Influencer Blogger 104

Sprout Social

JULY 19, 2016

Popular Facebook features like Pages, News Feed and a suite of advertising tools have made this network a must-have for marketers and advertisers. Like Pages as a Brand. Easily one of the most overlooked Facebook features is the ability to Like other Pages as your brand. billion monthly active users. Save for Later.

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Buffer Social

JANUARY 25, 2018

Facebook studied the messaging behavior of 12,500 people across 14 markets to understand consumers’ growing preference for messaging businesses. Chatbots can be used for a wide variety of purposes such as marketing, payments, customer service, and more. Marketers are also planning to spend more on video advertising in 2018.

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Social Media Trends Report Survey 111

Talkwalker SM

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, and luxury brands are taking to social media to make the most out of the holiday. Looking at the top luxury brands associated with the holiday, the clear winner with more than 2,000 results is Michael Kors. Using social listening , we’ve taken a quick snapshot of who’s leading the way so far.

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Campaign Influencer Social Media Study 64

Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 11, 2015

Odds are that you’ve heard someone say that PR can’t be quantified, or social media ROI can’t be measured, or that a media impression or social post generated an advertising value equivalent (AVE) of hundreds of thousands (or millions) of dollars. The result: PR is poorly integrated with the rest of marketing.

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Metrics How To Discount Analytics 100

Buffer Social

JANUARY 10, 2017

Thankfully, Facebook Marketing Partners like AdEspresso , SalesForce , and Nanigans regularly analyze social media advertising spend. For example, if you’re running an ad for your marketing tool (like Buffer) that’s optimized for website conversions, Facebook would show your ad to people it deems likely to sign up for a product like yours.

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Departments like sales, human resources, product development and market research are launching successful campaigns. These objectives should align with your broader marketing strategy and business goals. Measuring Social Media ROI. The tricky thing about it is that social media ROI is different from traditional online marketing.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Content marketing is a hot topic. According to Google Trends , searches for “content marketing” have increased 150% in the past two years. 90% of companies now use content marketing , and collectively they will spent $135 million on digital marketing content this year. by The Marketing Nut. ** 5 STARS.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). Direct mail? Note that I didn’t include Web design.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Though the use of social media and social networks for marketing is now nearly ubiquitous, and 78% of companies have dedicated social media teams, many marketers sill struggle with certain aspects of social marketing, such as formalizing strategies and measuring results. How are social media marketing best practices evolving?

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Let’s be honest: you probably didn’t get into content marketing because you love working with numbers.    But I’ve worked in media and content marketing for over a decade now — long enough to know that keeping a close eye on the numbers is essential if you want your content marketing efforts to pay off. 

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Metrics Content Marketing Newsletter 98

ProBlogger

JANUARY 19, 2015

Late last year, I returned from the biggest social media marketing conference in the world, SMX Social in Las Vegas. ROI is more than conversions. Due to this realisation, marketers are moving toward measuring ROI based off more factors than just the last click. ROI isn’t important in this arena. You know the guy.

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Pam Moore

DECEMBER 11, 2016

If you are responsible for content marketing in your organization you know the importance of proper planning, organization, work flows and structure of content. If you are interested in how you can best prepare your content marketing for success then you have landed on the right blog post and podcast today.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 13, 2014

Posted in Advertising Behavioral Targeting Big Data Business Intelligence Commerce Content Marketing Conversational Marketing Conversion Optimization Customer Customer Experience Inbound Marketing Influencer Interactive Marketing Lead Generation Lead Nurturing Leadership Online Advertising Online Testing Optimization Strategy Thought Leadership.

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ROI Data Analysis Conversation 272

Jon Loomer

MAY 26, 2015

I went back to May of 2014 within my custom ad reports. These people proclaim affinity for your brand. My own results reflected this, particularly when my business was younger ( see this example of a 35X ROI ). Here’s why… Click To Tweet. Data Set Notes. I did the same thing for “WCA.”

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CPA CPM Facebook Cost 113

Sprout Social

AUGUST 23, 2016

There’s skepticism around its effectiveness for local or small businesses because we see huge brands like Coca-Cola, Nike and Starbucks get all the success. Many small- and medium-sized companies see growth in brand awareness, site traffic, shares and customer engagement when there’s a plan in place.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 10, 2014

Last month’s Zenith Social Media Marketing Conference opened with a blast of presentational energy from Neal Rodriguez. Among the first group of morning breakout sessions was “Using Social Media Analytics To Define ROI KPIs.” Key lessons about SEO in 2014: • The days of tips & tricks in SEO are over.

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Keyhole.co

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In this post, you’ll discover what social commerce is and why you need it in your social media marketing strategy. Unlike social media marketing, you’re not redirecting people to your website or product pages. Twitter introduced the buy button in 2014 but then decided to ditch it in 2017. Improve social ROI.

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Social Media UGC Hashtag Instagram 80

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 23, 2017

According to recent research from Forrester, digital marketing spend in the US will reach $120 billion by 2021. Spread over paid search, video marketing, social media and other online channels , digital is expected to account for more than 46% of all advertising in the next five years. Did anybody say B2B is boring? Dig right in!

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