Sherrilynne Starkie

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What every consultant should know about social media analytics

Sherrilynne Starkie

It takes being logical, objective and analytical too. A good social media consultant will be au fait with: Google Analytics and Tag Manager. Native platform analytics including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Snap. That’s why they are great at relationships, writing and coming up with inventive campaign ideas.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

Industry certifications prove a social media consultant’s practical skill too. Google Adwords and Analytics certifications are fundamental to online advertising and data insight. These tend to include the following: Data and insights such as Google Analytics, Sysomos, Sprout Social, Facebook Insights, Twitter Analytics, etc.

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Must have digital skills for PR pros

Sherrilynne Starkie

The good news for PR professionals is that industry studies predict a six per cent growth in jobs over the next seven years. Having a solid knowledge of the media industry and good contacts are both probably more important now than ever before, but with industry consolidation and newsrooms downsizing, change is the only constant.

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Top Five: Social networks invest in quality news

Sherrilynne Starkie

Even breaking it down by industry, it’s clear how important links are to ranking position in Google. 4 Twitter is developing new analytics dashboards. The aggregate link data using 27,000 queries shows a very strong correlation between links and ranking. SEO remains an important part of digital marketing communications practices.

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Five steps to positive media coverage

Sherrilynne Starkie

Analytics software, such as BuzzSumo or Meltwater, can also give you this insight. Returning to our software industry example above, let’s say your product is a payments app. While getting coverage in C/net, Tech Radar or IT World Canada would be awesome, Payments Journal or PaymentsSource cover your industry more closely.

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Foundations for integrated digital marketing

Sherrilynne Starkie

You have no digital analytics to show you who saw it or if anyone was moved to act upon it. For example, if you are in the tourism industry, you’ll want to know when people are talking about cool destinations so that you can interact with them to build relationships. Look for iterations of your company name and brands.

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Social media news: Top 5 feat. LinkedIn’s Top Voices

Sherrilynne Starkie

I’m now following everyone on the social media list.

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