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10 Things I Thought About in 2016 that Will Still Matter in 2017

Direct Marketing Observations

Trust issues were a common thing on some of my pages when it came to privacy, the customer and brands. Search Analytics. Google analytics. Where does social fit in a brands mobile strategy? Mobile analytics is so crucial. I wrote this: Being innovation led is as equally vexing a goal, as it is a deficiency.

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The Key to Success in Enterprise Social Media

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If you can get the data right, you can get the analytics right, right? A brands message. Social media marketer doesn’t mean social media analytics guru. Take the analytics side of the equation seriously and fund it properly. For brands, that’s the great potential. I have a suggestion though.

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Conversation Gained-How to Determine Influence in B2B Social Media

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Point being, if you’re actively engaging, managing and participating, and you are the owner of the branded social media accounts of your organization, then you know what’s up. By the way, that’s the description of an actual person on Twitter that brands and sells themselves as an influencer. I look for practitioners.

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Don’t Mistake Activity for Effectiveness in Social Media

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When it does reset, we no longer are responding to what our readers, followers and fan say as much as we’re responding to what the analytics tell us in regards to consumption habits and trends from the previous day. In fact brands and the companies that monitor brands have even redefined engagement.

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Seriously, What’s “A Like” Worth on Facebook?

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i.e. We’re going to use social to drive sales, for lead gen , for referrals, for bookings, for awareness through brand mentions etc. It was really because they are the brand, Starbucks. Klout is breaking new ground in this space and I anticipate it getting better in identifying people who can move the needle for a brand.

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Avoid Managing the Minutiae of Social and Search

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There is creating search programs just for branding purposes. There is PPC, there is mobile, local, and of course the whole analytics side of it all. For instance in search, there’s the whole aspect of campaign planning , or the strategy itself before you even launch or relaunch.

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This weeks #Social Media Topic: Managing the Effectiveness of Your Social Programs #SM55

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Proper Reporting – that integrates the different systems and provides true enterprise analytics and reports. The reality is that only the top brands require the type of solution mentioned above. Every marketer has unique needs and unique results that will all have different values for each marketer’s brand. CRM Integration.