Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

What I AM suggesting is that you brands and companies give serious consideration to what they have to OFFER the community and what motivates their community to be part of social media at all. What you give your community, otherwise, seriously, why should they care? Its all about “What’s in it for them&#.

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Lurker Klout Policies Consultant 203

Akamai Marketing

MARCH 23, 2011

But understanding how to begin your social media presence is the first phase, building community then analyzing and measure the community and Wikibrands includes those very important topics as well. Understanding the needs of humans, rather than computers is the essence of Wikibrand success.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Let your community see the whole Alice, even with your idiosyncrasies (how DO you keep your hair perfect on this grand adventure?). As your community learns to trust YOU, they’ll see that you’re real and no Cheshire Cat, this will make relationships easier to develop. Who can trust that crazy cat? Tell your story.

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Social Media Klout Policies Consultant 138

Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Blogs for business are an outstanding tool for business, they can build community, be the backbone of your social media program, and drive traffic to your website, just for starters. Are you trying to create community? Then measure it.You can use Google Analytics, PostRank or even (GASP!) But where do you start? Then live it.

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Press Release Technorati Klout Metrics 238

Akamai Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

We’ve been talk A LOT about social media analytics, metrics and measurement here on this blog. While there is some dispute in the PR community about AVE, it is still the most widely used. AVE: Advertising Value Equivalent is something that PR professionals have been using for years.

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ROI Social Media CPC Metrics 161

Akamai Marketing

JULY 2, 2012

I still understand the value of measuring influence from the perspective of brands and analytics. Despite my krotchey Klout reaction, I’ll admit to using Klout, PeerIndex and Kred scores into baseline, weighted influence measurements for analytics purposes.

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Klout Comparison Influencer Airlines 177