Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

ROI, or return on investment, has become the holy grail of social media marketing. But while the quest for social marketing ROI is not a linear journey, it also needn’t be as convoluted and futile as the quest for the holy grail itself (at least not the Monty Python kind, ya know).

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Hootsuite

MAY 16, 2022

If I had a nickel for every time someone Googled “How much do Facebook ads cost?” How many Facebook ads would that buy? Yep, the answer to all of your Facebook ad cost questions is, “It depends.”. But how do you know if your costs are “good” or not in the first place? Cost per action or conversion. It depends.

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Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 23, 2010

Can the financial return on expenditures for social media business activities– in marketing, PR, customer support, HR, product development or other areas — be accurately measured? Among social media pundits, the debate rages on. Among social media pundits, the debate rages on.

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Hootsuite

MAY 15, 2023

Each of your franchisees on social media. Fear not, franchisor: Here’s how to plan, execute, analyze, and maintain a successful franchise social media marketing strategy that all your franchisees will get excited about. What is franchise social media marketing? What’s good when it comes to content anyway?

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Social Media Strategies Summit

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We don’t have to tell you that social media is an industry that changes almost daily. At any given moment, there are new tools, platform updates, improved tracking, and several 2020 social media trends are emerging now that point to our industry being one of constant movement. Source: PEW Surveys conducted 2012-2019.

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SocMed Sean

MARCH 10, 2013

Engaging in social media is significantly harder than it sounds. Some believe that social media is free , simply because it generally costs nothing to secure a Facebook page, Twitter handle, and YouTube account. So, you’ve registered all your social media channels, do you know what to do with them?

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Laurel Papworth

MAY 6, 2013

Those little “Facebook Share” and “Tweet This” buttons are starting to show real power in the emerging C2C (Customer to Customer) media channels. Eventbrite, the social ticketing site, sold another $2.52 The customer is effectively signing up the next customer at zero cost. Twitter: @silkcharm.

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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Social media is constantly evolving, making it challenging to keep up with the latest analytics and metrics worth tracking. As a social media manager, it’s easy to lose sleep over knowing what data is truly important. This blog post aims to help you understand how to measure social media success in 2024.

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Keyhole.co

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Social media is constantly evolving, making it challenging to keep up with the latest analytics and metrics worth tracking. As a social media manager, it’s easy to lose sleep over knowing what data is truly important. This blog post aims to help you understand how to measure social media success in 2024.

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Sherrilynne Starkie

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It integrates digital marketing communications strategies and tactics to maximize impact, extend reach and deliver a measurable return on investment (ROI). If earned media is not part of the mix, other activities will struggle to deliver the desired results. That’s one way that earned media directly powers owned media.

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Fashion News Report Review 409

agora pulse

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Consider integrating email marketing and social media to make your campaigns stronger and richer. A strong social media strategy can help your clients or company reach an impressive list of goals. But you can amplify your efforts by linking social media with another powerful channel: email marketing.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 9, 2024

Unlike iPods, podcasts have grown into a steady channel that brands and creators continue to invest budget in for both production and sponsorship costs as part of their marketing plans. But before you press ‘buy’ on that audio set-up, consider the following for your brand. Why Brands Invest in Podcasts Audience engagement.

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Ignite Social Media

JULY 11, 2023

Paid social media advertising should be a key part of any business strategy. Businesses can expand their reach to broad audiences, raise brand awareness, and convert sales at different levels of the sales funnel by engaging on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, Reddit, and LinkedIn.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

There are few things in a B2B marketer’s toolkit that can deliver as much ROI as paid social media marketing. With over 750 million professionals currently using LinkedIn , it’s easy to see how success on major social media platforms can lead to a goldmine of opportunity at your fingertips.

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Oktopost

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Rather than limiting social media to corporate profiles, this strategy involves sales teams utilizing their personal accounts to reach new prospects, share insights, and engage in meaningful conversations. Social selling broadens your business’s reach, connecting you with a diverse audience through your employees’ combined networks.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Online referral marketing predates modern social media by more than a decade and a half. But social media affiliate marketing takes this old concept to a new level. Bonus: Get the influencer marketing strategy template to easily plan your next campaign and choose the best social media influencer to work with.

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Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Do you have social media, digital marketing and branding problems? We have been working the past year on a game changing online social media training academy and member community to help solve your biggest problems and challenges related to social media marketing, digital marketing, and branding.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 6, 2017

It’s not every day that you hear someone saying, “The return on my social media strategy is outstanding!” ” In fact, new research from eMarketer shows that less than 20% of B2B marketers know for sure that their social media is generating positive results, and I’d guess the B2C data is similar.

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Hootsuite

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

It’s the perfect “meaty” metaphor for social media vanity metrics. any social metric can turn into a “vanity” metric if you’re bragging about it without any context. Social media metrics are incredibly important for a social media manager and shouldn’t be ignored. But be careful. But here’s the thing.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 4, 2023

Harnessing and amplifying this advocacy should be an integral part of your social media marketing strategy. And, with the right brand advocacy strategy, you can realize a stunning ROI. The best thing about brand advocacy is that it costs little to nothing to obtain. But brand advocates aren’t limited to customers.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

Higher ROI- By bringing in higher-quality leads and shortening their time in the sales funnel, you’ll see higher returns on your marketing spend. At any given time, most of your best prospects aren’t in the market to buy what you’re selling. Over three-quarters of marketers find that ABM yields a higher ROI than any other strategy.

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B2B Marketing ROI Hubspot 62

agora pulse

OCTOBER 19, 2017

And yes, you should bother to have social media KPIs. The first is that many businesses now see the potential value of acquisition and retention that social media may bring to their business and want to amplify it. Which Social Media KPIs Should I Measure? Web Traffic. Is it working?

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Pam Moore

MARCH 31, 2017

I am thrilled to announce that Social Profit Factor is finally here! It is THE social media training academy for small business owners, entrepreneurs, marketers, CMOs, CEOs, directors, recruiters, sales professionals, real estate agents, speakers, authors, network marketers, artists, franchisees, franchisors and YOU!

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Training Social Media Brands Small Business 165

agora pulse

DECEMBER 13, 2018

For social media managers this time of year is less about decking the halls with boughs of holly and more about planning for 2019. The social media landscape is changing fast and with tougher KPIs, changing technologies and new techniques, it’s more important than ever to stay ahead of our game. GDPR Seeps Into Social.

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Pixlee

AUGUST 17, 2020

The social media landscape is changing rapidly, as are the social media tactics brands use to stay in touch with their fans. Unfortunately, many companies lose customers because they cling to outdated social media tactics. But this tactic ignores the social aspect of social media.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 13, 2019

Many people haven’t really wrapped their head around how marketing is changing from push to pull and how it’s possible to generate highly qualified “ready to buy” inbound sales leads online. They Buy Much Faster. Social Media Marketing (SMM) Supports SEO Efforts , especially Off Page SEO or Link Building.

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Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

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. It can influence your prospects to buy from you, but doesn’t normally lead straight to a purchase.

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ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

agora pulse

JULY 31, 2020

Have you decided to turn to a social media marketing agency for all your social media needs? You’ve reached the point now that your brand can no longer manage your social media channels in house. Either way, it’s time to look for a social media marketing agency to handle your requirements.

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Social Media Marketing How To Social Media Management 190

Sprout Social

APRIL 19, 2017

ROI has always been one of the most debated topics in the marketing department. Social media ROI is no different. However, those questions don’t speak to the true value of social. Social ROI Isn’t Just Transactional. Social Impacts More Than Just Social. It’s very relevant.

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Hootsuite

APRIL 25, 2023

Fake social media accounts are an ongoing problem for both social media platforms and for brands. Impostors on social media present a real challenge for all major brands. Bonus: Get a free, customizable social media policy template to quickly and easily create guidelines for your company and employees.

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Social Media Brands Tips HootSuite 91

Pam Moore

JANUARY 28, 2019

Paid advertising costs are increasing. Failing to plan your integrated social media and digital marketing strategy is planning to fail! Social media can not live in a silo. Why if you want to succeed in business today you must have a plan for your digital and social marketing.

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Social Media Marketing How To Template 113

Proactive Report

JUNE 5, 2011

Our recent study of the top companies across several categories revealed that on average just over 80% are using some form of social media. And an impressive 51% of Facebook fans and 67% of Twitter followers are more likely to buy the brands they follow or are a fan of. In fact, it will be really easy.

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ROI Social Media Metrics Survey 82

Dave Fleet

OCTOBER 5, 2011

The Harvard Business Review recently published a post entitled “ Return on Influence, the New ROI “ In it, the author suggested that marketers consider the use of “Return on Influence” as a metric for measuring social media activity. ROI is ROI, not Return on Imaginary Numbers.

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Influencer ROI Metrics Klout 321

Ignite Social Media

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Social network ad spending isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. By 2018, social media ad spending is expected to be just under $20 billion; amounting to nearly 22% of total digital ad spends. Serious inefficiencies in the process will lead to serious lost media dollars. Keep Paid with Other Social Media Disciplines.

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Social Media Buy Cost Advertising 60

Keyhole.co

MAY 25, 2022

Do you know your social media efforts are hiding a wealth of information? And if you know how to analyze your social media, you can unearth this data. For starters, social media data help you understand your audience, pinpoint well-performing strategies, and weed out the incompetent ones. Let’s get started.

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Analytics Social Media ROI Metrics 52

Social Media Strategies Summit

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Social media ROI is a bane for most marketers. In fact, it is the biggest concern of 55% of marketers, according to a Sprout Social survey. Out of the 2000 marketers surveyed, most said they have no clue how to define, measure, or report social media ROI. Image via Sprout Social.

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Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 20, 2011

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

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