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AUGUST 2, 2010

Other instructors include the awesome Mari Smith , Brian Solis , Paul Dunay , my brilliant pal Jeff Widman from BrandGlue , Darren Rowse from ProBlogger , my friend MIke Stelzner (founder of Social Media Examiner ), and a bunch of other great folks, including a lot of specific case studies (even B2B!).

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MAY 27, 2010

Swix Adds Facebook Tracking Speaking of Facebook, our friends at Swix , the incredibly nifty Canadian social media tracking and reporting service, have managed to wade through the ever-shifting tides and add Facebook fan page metrics. Although Flowtown leans toward the B2C mass market culturally, I see monster B2B possibilities here.

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MAY 4, 2010

There is of course relentless chatter about social media ROI and success metrics. Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious. This is in stark contrast to the top-down approach of almost all Enterprise 1.0 IT projects. In short, collaboration and adoption need to go up and down, not just side to side. Great question.

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JULY 26, 2010

(photo by Nieve44 ) More from Convince and Convert The Conflicting Faces of Social Media The Wisdom of Social Media X-Rays The Future of Email Marketing – Think Holistically, Send Individually Convince and Convert Recommends The Metrics of Social Media (Danny Brown) The HEART of Social Media (Danny Brown) The True Meaning of Social Media (Danny Brown) (..)

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MAY 20, 2010

Which pattern matches your social media success metrics? Ready, Fire, Aim There are two schools of thought regarding social media effectiveness tracking. Success metrics are established from day one, with a shared understanding among all team members of how score will be kept. We pick our baby names before the fact.

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JULY 14, 2010

His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture. Do you agree?

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Sound off in the comments, and maybe we’ll put together another post with great examples.

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APRIL 28, 2010

Finding Your Influencers As noted in the study, the notion of true 1:1 marketing via social media is a bit of a fallacy. It’s really only possible in a reactive sense via social CRM, where individual complaints or questions can indeed be handled. Sore spot with us PR types.) Sore spot with us PR types.)

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MARCH 3, 2010

Agencies should also be working with clients on using social media as a market research tool, by surveying fans or creating dedicated, invite-only brand communities that serve as a living focus group. Keep Score Social media metrics are widely available, but require effort and integration to be gathered and analyzed successfully.

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APRIL 15, 2010

And guess what? The very blog that you’re reading came out #1. Thank you to everyone who reads Convince & Convert.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. I recommend picking three solid metrics to track. in social media?

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APRIL 6, 2010

Coming from a communications background, content calendaring (and then on the flip side, tracking metrics back to that content and program calendar) is something I've encountered a lot. Thanks for the Radian6 mention.

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JUNE 2, 2010

No longer are your friends actual people that you have met in real life and had a conversation with instead friends are now a metric of popularity where many feel if they have a greater number they are superior.

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MARCH 23, 2010

As mentioned in my post about blog success metrics , if you cover a very wide topical area, subscriptions are less likely). Pay attention to your statistics with regard to calls to actions. If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As

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MAY 26, 2010

The metrics available on Facebook are in many ways better than you can get from Google Analytics. The reviews business will be transformed by geo-location. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, and yet video content continues to be under-leveraged. Now for more coffee.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

I realize number of friends/followers/likes isn't an important statistic, but if you don't have a few, it's hard to get the stats that do matter. Once we can start to get those metrics for clients, the conversation will be much easier to have. Or perhaps it's just easier to ask the wrong questions. One caveat though.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

It’s not the most full-featured solution available, but for the do it yourself data hounds, it’s a very nice addition to the social listening landscape. link] [link] Suzanne Nasco #metrics for SM class! RT @jaybaer: If Excel doesn't frighten you, this may be a social listening tool you love.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

More from Convince and Convert Why Social CRM Needs to Be Less About the Social and More About the Customers Content Lessons Learned From 25 Popular Blog Posts Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? Will you do that for me please?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. Many social media software packages (great ebook analysis of them here) can provide highly detailed reports on the impact of social media programs.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Like you say, it depends on what your metrics and goals are. Like you say, it depends on what your metrics and goals are. Social Media Monitoring Tools – How to Pick The Right One [link] #Tools #SocialMedia [link] martin s. RT @jaybaer: Not sure which social media tools to use? link] martin s.

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JULY 22, 2010

Avoids Getting Mired in Tactics, Metrics or Technology: The successful firms above recognize that social media should be used as a tool for achieving business goals.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

More from Convince and Convert Should Facebook Dominate Your Social Media Strategy 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website The 6 Dangerous Fallacies of Social Media Convince and Convert Recommends The Metrics of Social Media (Danny Brown) The HEART of Social Media (Danny Brown) The Real Cost of Social Media (Danny Brown) Tagged as: Beth Harte , join (..)

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JUNE 11, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Please Help Me Support Make-A-Wish Foundation Would You Try It With a Fox?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Would You Try It With a Fox?

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APRIL 22, 2010

Content Marketing & Thought Leadership Most often used in a B2B scenario, you create and distribute free information snacks so you can sell paid meals down the road. Social CRM The new telephone. “Social media&# will change customer service more acutely than it will change marketing. Whatchew Talking Bout?

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. But, figuring out what you want to do on Twitter is not your “social media strategy” – it’s just a short-term, tactical plan for a platform that survives despite its shortcomings.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Lifetime statistics, cross-posting, multiple accounts, etc. Virality & Search Topsy One part virality tool, one part tracking mechanism, one part social listening post, Topsy is becoming one of new favorites. Tracking Google Analytics No surprise, this is my primary statistical source for Convince & Convert.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

So stop wasting your energy getting all wound up about 140-character complaints, and direct some of your best thinking to how you can get the people who think you’re as interesting as rice cakes to care about your brand one way or the other.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

These are some great numbers, and by great I mean they actually tell a story, I'm sick of statistics for statistics sake. Was their any distinction in B2C and B2B brands? Was their any distinction in B2C and B2B brands? You certainly covered some great reasons to that point.

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JUNE 30, 2010

play with the data in the super cool interactive tool below) This correlates well with a similar, but far less statistically rigorous poll I conducted one year ago asking Twitter users what they checked first in the morning, and email was preferred by 77%. They have motivations that are specific, particular and important.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Despite the widespread use of the phrase “social media marketing,&# marketing is not the only business use of social media, as John Jantsch reminds us. Here he outlines five ways that sales can use these tools as well, from social CRM to teaching prospects how to solve business issues.

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MARCH 2, 2010

It will also enable companies to move faster, and with more messaging consistency in the event of a social media-fueled crisis. Metrics Integration Due to its online nature, social media is inherently measurable. The area of “metrics integration&# is especially interesting. Probably none. But maybe a model to watch.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

(photo by Brenda Starr ) More from Convince and Convert 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media Should Facebook Dominate Your Social Media Strategy Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive Convince and Convert Recommends The Metrics of Social Media (Danny Brown) The HEART of Social Media (Danny Brown) The Real Cost of Social Media (Danny Brown) Tagged as: (..)

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AUGUST 3, 2010

(photo by Brenda Starr ) More from Convince and Convert 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media Should Facebook Dominate Your Social Media Strategy Is Your Social Strategy Proactive or Reactive Convince and Convert Recommends The Metrics of Social Media (Danny Brown) The HEART of Social Media (Danny Brown) The Real Cost of Social Media (Danny Brown) Tagged as: (..)

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The ability to make or consume social media from an array of mobile devices increases the convenience factor (and the pressure on my wi-fi router) immensely. Measurability The reason I was originally a political campaign consultant (late 80s, early 90s), is the satisfying success metrics. You can’t get half elected.

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JUNE 28, 2010

For every piece of content you create, regardless of format, you should develop a Content Rationale Report that includes these pieces of information (as an example, I’ve included prospective answers for a social media metrics chart I’m developing) Format of Content: Downloadable chart and glossary (PDF).

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JUNE 16, 2010

Create Demand, Not Messages Success with “social” marketing is becoming less about creating desire, positive sentiment or aspiration among customers. Whether B2B or B2C, customers are buying based on what they need. It’s more about demand creation.

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