pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact 35 Great Social Media Infographics by Pam Dyer on March 3, 2010 Share Here’s a collection of terrific social media infographics that might come in handy. The Social Engagement Spectrum 2. The Social Media Effect 4. Social Marketing Compass 5. Balance Your Media Diet 7. Social Media Statistics 8. Social Web Involvement 9. When Social Media Attacks 17. Social Web Reputation Management Cycles 21. MORE >>

Beware the hidden dangers of social media. Social media is all the rage. If you own a business, work for or with businesses, I’m sure you’ve heard from nearly everyone you know that you  must be using social media. The pressure to jump into the game immediately, plus the perception that social media success is both free and easy, have led many businesses to make very visible mistakes online. poorly constructed and executed social plan often leads to results more problematic than had the business done nothing at all. MORE >>

Last year, I assembled a collection of 35 infographics that told the story of social media at that time. That post proved to be so popular that I wanted to update it, including images that are still relevant and adding newer visualizations that illustrate more recent knowledge and insights into the social Web. These snapshots communicate essential information to help marketers make sense of the social networking space and how people are using it in their everyday lives to communicate and share information and ideas. The History of Social Networking. MORE >>

Don’t know about you, but I’ve been starved for standardization in social media measurement and analysis for ages. Thanks to a cross-industry collaboration of PR trade bodies; social media analytics, advertising and word-of-mouth associations, and a handful of blue-chip client companies, progress is definitely being made.  The work follows the AMEC Barcelona Principles in 2010 and the AMEC Valid Metrics Framework in 2011 , both of which established preliminary methods for measuring social media. Tagged: ROI , Social Media Measurement. MORE >>

pamorama marketing, life, social media Home About Bookshelf Links Contact Measuring Social Media ROI by Pam Dyer on December 21, 2009 Share Companies and brands are finally beginning to fully embrace social media. eMarketer reported in September that 86% of those who responded to a survey of professionals from various industries said they had adopted social technologies. This means that companies are jumping into the social-media pool without actually accounting for how it will impact their business and what, if any, value it will add. MORE >>