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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. Instead, they object to the very notion and existence of Klout.

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48 Ways to Measure Social Media Success

Webbiquity SMM

In the b2b world, the “R” is generally leads (website call-to-action conversions) with some monetary value applied to them. These metrics don’t represent the goals of social media marketing in and of themselves, but are critical measures to help optimize processes to achieve the ultimate objectives. Nine Blog Metrics.

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Weekly Roundup: Where Have I Been?!

Waxing UnLyrical

Why: Petri had me at, “There is no one metric or set of metrics that will work for every organization.&#. The challenge for selling B2B isn’t packaging (@rdempsey) , over at Erica Allison ‘s blog. Why: like it or not, Klout is here to stay. Why: commonsense.

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

For those accustomed to getting stratospheric scores on standardized tests, Klout can seem a bit harsh. 12 Social Media Tools for B2B Pre-Event Marketing by Social Media B2B. ** 5 Stars. Don’t want to follow Twitterers who aren’t following you? This tool makes unfollowing non-followers easy.

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

On ClickZ, Heidi Cohen reports that even at this stage, only one in three companies are even trying to measure social media ROI, because doing that is hard, though she also outlines five other social media metrics that matter. .&# Here are 20 ideas. Promote white papers / eBooks / reports for lead generation.

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The Wells Fargo Debacle.how to get around it

Akamai Marketing

The power of events, ESPECIALLY B2b events, is undeniable and people are still attracted to them, computers and phones not withstanding, most of us prefer the company of human beings. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Subscribe via Email Meet Tara Coomans Recent Posts Klout – What’s it all About? What’s your social currency?

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Why Influence Mining is the Next Gold Rush | social crm | Social.

Convince & Convert

Joe Fernandez is CEO of Klout , a provider of influence metrics that is being incorporated into a variety of social media tools (including CoTweet , a client of mine) Jay Baer : What’s changed in the last two years or so with regard to access to influencer information? I did not work on the Klout campaign.