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6 Critically Undervalued Social Media Success Metrics

Convince & Convert

Klout is an online influence gauge that combines several data points (followers, retweets, clicks on links, etc.) The data used to calculate Klout continues to change (they added Facebook information recently), but I have found it to be the most reliable influence tracking metric. PostRank Analytics solves this problem.

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The 4 Marketing Metrics Mandates

Convince & Convert

Tweet There are four mandates that companies are adopting when they are examining and analyzing the success of their online marketing and social media programs. Companies like PostRank (with its analytics product), and Klout (with its online influence measure) and leading this integrated metrics parade. Website stats.

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Best of #SMAZ – Blogging Tips, Social Media ROI, & SEO

Kikolani

Measuring Social Media Influence. The most popular topic at #SMAZ was the measurement of social media influence and the elusive ROI – Return on Investment. Watch the PSA to understand how storytelling can create a stronger influence on social media. 2010 SEO Trends. Blogging Tips for Serious Bloggers.

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Is Pay-to-Post Blogging The New Advertorial?

Waxing UnLyrical

It was something to the effect of “Would/should companies do this with big bloggers in their spaces?&# Alas, the issue is even stickier for bloggers than it is for companies. In 2010, blogs and bloggers are truly influencers. One my faves is #pr20chat run by Heather Whaling and Justin Goldsborough. Simple, right?

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Weekly Roundup: The Long Of It

Waxing UnLyrical

Your company is merging. 5 influence traps you must avoid , by Valeria Maltoni. Here are seven long blog posts – more than 700 words, since I believe that is the going rate for the “acceptable&# length of blog posts – that I thought were terrific. by John Taylor. Why: OK, perhaps not uber-long (887 words).

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Snapping at Synapses: Why Digital Death Sucks

Waxing UnLyrical

Second: if Keys et al wield the kind of online influence they apparently think they do, why on earth didn’t the campaign become an overnight phenomenon? Which brings me back to what this is all about, and what public relations, in its truest sense, tries to do: influence. Even if Fast Company tries to tell you so.

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On Lists, Their Importance, And How To Get On One

Waxing UnLyrical

Everything we do, every decision we make, is influenced, in part, by some sort of list. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: how to get on a list , influence , Social Media | Comments (15) Site settings comment help? Sometimes these are more obvious; sometimes they’re not. Read All About It!

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