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Four Ways to Measure Social Media Marketing Results

Webbiquity SMM

Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly. Still, much of what happens in social media is highly measurable, and these metrics can lead to an least indirect evaluation of the value of different media, activities, topics and tactics. Influence: a.k.a.

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Social media metrics: why, what and how to measure according to Jim Sterne

Social Email Marketing

In his book ‘Social Media Metrics’, Jim Sterne says: “The Internet has always been a social medium”. And he’s right where he writes that the Internet is the first many-to-many communication channel. Purists will say that the Internet is not a actual communication channel and they’re also.

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The Social Media ROI Debate

Webbiquity SMM

Can social media costs be justified on the P&L, so that as belts get ever tighter in this stagnant economy, these projects and tasks can be spared the budget axe? Metrics can be useful to help determine what to do more of, less of, or differently, but should not as the basis for whether or not to engage in social media.

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My Contribution at PaulWriter.com

The Marketing Blog

A 10-second TV commercial for your moisturiser shampoo brand costs a tonne of rupees and that isn’t even targeted since your product is meant only for girls in the age bracket of 18-24. Set your Metrics Lastly, a thorough set of metrics needs to be defined against which your brand’s performance on Facebook can be evaluated.

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Gleanster Market Research Report on Social Media Marketing

Bill Hartzer

Gleanster attempts to find out what they are doing right, not only in terms of technologies but also in terms of organizational resources, business processes, and performance metrics. – Performance Metrics. The “Gleansight&# benchmark reports include an analysis of all the related technology solution providers.

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How Marketers are Using Social Media for Business: New Report

Webbiquity SMM

Metrics related to ROI, such as leads generated and direct sales, were mentioned by only about half of the survey respondents as key benefits of social media marketing. This seems somewhat surprising; while social definitely reduces media/advertising expenses, it increases labor costs. Share this on del.icio.us. Post this on Diigo.

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Seven Ways to Use Social Media for Business

Webbiquity SMM

From a pure lead generation / ROI standpoint, this skepticism isn’t entirely unjustified; research from earlier this year showed that branding metrics (increased brand exposure, webs traffic, email subscribers partnerships)—not strict revenue or ROI measures—topped the list of benefits that b2b marketers realized from social media activities.