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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

But it’s one of the most effective tools for identifying your true competitors — not just the brands you think you’re competing with, but those actively targeting the same audience as you. Start by gathering the following top-level information and social media metrics : Which social networks are they on? How large is their following?

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Book Review: Social Media Marketing

Webbiquity SMM

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. For example, she devotes six pages to why companies shouldn’t rely on interns for their social media strategy or execution.

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A Digtial Handshake With Paul Chaney

Diva Marketing Blog

In his new book The Digital Handbook Paul simply and smartly explains not only why it is now critical that marketers pay attention to social media but suggests ways of how to put the tactics into play. I asked him to tell us thought process that went into the development of The Digital Handbook.

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Content Aggregators are Killing Content Creators

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Wouldn’t the most logical approach be creating a metric that counts a resources popularity by the number of people who actually click on the link, as opposed to click a “like&# button? The examples you gave of people copying full text of a story somewhere else is in the very slim minority from my experience.

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The ultimate guide to social recruiting

Sprout Social

78% of recruiters expect social media recruiting activities to increase ( Jobvite ). For example, some job sites charge on a cost-per-click basis, such as between $0.25 – $1.50 Social recruiting can be done in both a passive and active manner. 81% of jobseekers want to see job opportunities posted to Facebook ( Link Humans ).

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The Twitter Best Practices Handbook

Sprout Social

Not only that, but with more than 310 million active users, it’s tough to know how to stand out and be heard. However, the difference between 100,000 and 10,000 active users engaging with your handle can make all the difference. Now you can see potential customers actively talking about your industry. Optimize Your Twitter.

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The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

In order to provide an assessment of the quality of traffic driven by each network, four site metrics were analyzed: Average page views Time on site Bounce rate Percentage of returning visitors Let’s see what the figures reveal. Users are actively seeking information that will enhance their professional knowledge.