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Four Ways to Measure Social Media Marketing Results

Webbiquity SMM

While there are unquestionably many ways that social media marketing results can be measured , the debate rages on as to whether it’s truly possible to quantify the ROI from these activities. Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

To be fair, I’ve only included those I’ve actually used (Radian6, Sysomos, Spiral 16) or tested (Meltwater, SM2). Certainly on the cost side, with the multiple licenses, it came out far better, and the UI seemed a lot more intuitive as well. I'm currently using SM2 for most of my clients, and like how easy it is to use.

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

Webbiquity SMM

And of course, there’s the ongoing social media ROI debate : how do I measure this? Can social media ROI really be measured? Lasica and Kim Bale review 20 powerful fee-based tools for professional social media monitoring, among them Radian6 , Lithium , Alterian SM2 and Attentio. Social Media Metrics and ROI.

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The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media | PR.

Convince & Convert

And then there are monitoring tools like Alterian's SM2 that are out of most people's price ranges. But at the end of the day, it’s a time and cost expense that is meant to generate business. So, it's not that PR professionals don't think these questions are important.

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Monitoring vs Analytics [Infographic]

Buzz Marketing for Technology

A good DIY choice for small brands looking for a no cost option. Clearly the costs of the monitoring space are going to go to zero, it’s just a matter of when. Cost is one flat fee for up to 40 seats with support. You can also download the data and operate on it as well in CSV format files. PAID MONITORING SERVICES.