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5 metrics to track on Twitter

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Laser focused and sincere the question came: “How many followers should I have on Twitter?&# A prime example is this article on Aston Kutcher who is wildly admired for his Twitter fan base. Keep in mind, that a little over 95% of Twitter users have less than 500 followers and only.05% That’s the artform of Twitter.

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Does it matter who follows you on Twitter or Facebook?

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One of my favorite campaigns using this theory is the Edge Aftershave “No Irritation&# campaign. Talk about making Twitter Karma work for you! You never know when someone who follows you is going to go viral with a comment. Be kind and they’ll be kind back.

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Twitter-ups the future of events, sponsorship and event marketing

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Does anyone else think its interesting that Twitter, the hottest social media network today, is generating events? Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. Everyone is doing it. Social media has reached the masses.

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Tool Tuesday: SocialOomph

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All of these are things you can set on autopilot with the help of a 3rd party, but you can not do it directly from Twitter. Welcome Direct Messages are both a useful tool and the bane of the Twitter existence. A DM is essentially a private message within Twitter; the person whom your sending the DM to has to be a follower.

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Case Study and Lessons Learned: App Product Launch and Awareness

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For tracking and ease, the event and its communication was primarily executed through Twitter using hashtag #DaBusHNL. A Facebook page was developed, it wasn’t actively utilized for the short campaign. 92 unique individuals created content on Twitter. Results: 958,399 Social Impressions. 425 Tweets. Sell-out event.

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What's your social currency?

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By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. 640 Million on Facebook. Million users on YouTube. Here’s the answer.

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Social Media Complainers – your new BFF's

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I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed.