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The Social Media ROI Debate

Webbiquity SMM

You wouldn’t buy a new machine tool or enterprise software application without an ROI analysis, so why should social media be any different? In other words, the statement “ROI is challenging to measure accurately&# shouldn’t be confused with “don’t bother trying measure anything.&#.

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

The “ROI of social media&# (or lack thereof) is a hot, and still hotly contested, topic. I summarized arguments from both sides a few months ago in The Social Media ROI Debate. According to MarketingSherpa (and many other sources), generating qualified leads remains the top priority for B2B marketers. Here are 20 ideas.

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50 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Insights of 2011 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

And of course, there’s the ongoing social media ROI debate : how do I measure this? Can social media ROI really be measured? 9 Ways B2B Companies Can Use Location Based Services by Social Media B2B. by B2B Lead Roundtable Blog. The B2B Social Media Landscape: a portrait by Beyond. ** 5 STARS.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

The best sessions I saw this year were at Get Ready to Live , a one day “shadow conference&# put on by BazaarVoice , BlueClover , and Chris Brogan. But now, even the best content is beyond the official SXSW boundaries. I suspect we’ll start seeing much more of this parallel programming to meet the needs of advanced practitioners.