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48 Ways to Measure Social Media Success

Webbiquity SMM

Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific). But it’s crucial to the social media ROI debate to recognize that “R” is an end-of-the-process measure. Klout and Kred scores).

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20 Ways to Generate ROI from a Corporate Blog

Webbiquity SMM

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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Return On Influence Can Return From Whence It Came

Dave Fleet

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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MeasurePR: Why Are AVEs Still Around?

Waxing UnLyrical

Mike Donatello asks if it is cost, time, or possibly ignorance. John Trader says that Measure What Matters by Katie Paine, is on his list, as is Social Media ROI by Olivier Blanchard. That led to a discussion about what the obstacles are for putting outcomes-based measurement in place. Should be fun.

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Executive Engagement: Building Top-Floor Content for C-Suites

Convince & Convert

Make sure you not only think in terms of problems but what the problems cost. When speaking with C-level folks, they need to associate pain with cost. This group is extremely focused on ROI and the overall bottom line. Social media posts should highlight an outcome so they have a particular takeaway to immediately hone in on.

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Social Pros 30 – Eric Schwartzman, Social Media Boot Camp

Convince & Convert

This is Episode 30 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Eric Schwartzman , online social media training provider, entrepreneur and the best-selling co-author of Social Marketing to the Business Customer. The RSS feed is: [link].

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50 (of the) Best Social Media Guides, Tips and Insights of 2011 (So Far)

Webbiquity SMM

Social media marketing has gone well beyond the hype stage and is now mainstream business practice. Still, questions remain: how do I use social media most effectively across the enterprise? Which social media monitoring tools should I use? What social media developments and trends should I be watching?