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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. they shout. An impossibility! A farce!&#.

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Social Media Stats: The Best of 2013

The Realtime Report

What were the biggest stories in social media statistics this year? B2B Lead Generation: Twitter Outperforms Facebook, LinkedIn By 9-to-1 (Jan 30). Power Middle” Influencer Marketing Campaigns Drive 16x Engagement Of Paid Or Owned Media (March 20). Google+ Is Now #2 Social Network (Jan 28).

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48 Ways to Measure Social Media Success

Webbiquity SMM

Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific). In the b2b world, the “R” is generally leads (website call-to-action conversions) with some monetary value applied to them. Klout and Kred scores).

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Manwich: A Case Study on Social Media Listening

Waxing UnLyrical

And for big brands that can’t always respond to every mention, it is important to be talked about on social media networks. Forget Klout. Howie Goldfarb is president and CEO of Sky Pulse Media , an agency focused on helping clients achieve outsize results in measurable bottom-line-impacting ways.

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

Webbiquity SMM

Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Cool Social Media Tools. Social Media Monitoring Tools. Create animations?

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Weekly Roundup: Where Have I Been?!

Waxing UnLyrical

The challenge for selling B2B isn’t packaging (@rdempsey) , over at Erica Allison ‘s blog. The making of a social media slut , by Mark Schaefer. Why: like it or not, Klout is here to stay. Social media, thin skins and minions , by Mark Story. Social media, thin skins and minions , by Mark Story.

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The Nifty 50 Top Women of Twitter for 2011

Webbiquity SMM

Few phenomena have ever spread as far and grown as rapidly as social media; obviously, this has tapped into something essential to our nature. That is what has driven social media adoption. Whatever your role in social media, we hope you find this list valuable in expanding your knowledge and your network.

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