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The Art of Social ROI: Choosing the Right Metrics for Your Goals

Hootsuite

ROI, or return on investment, has become the holy grail of social media marketing. But while the quest for social marketing ROI is not a linear journey, it also needn’t be as convoluted and futile as the quest for the holy grail itself (at least not the Monty Python kind, ya know). Track micro and macro actions to understand ROI.

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How to Prove Social ROI to Your Boss (Who Doesn’t Really Get Social)

agora pulse

Social media has become increasingly data-driven which means that social media managers today must prove social ROI (return on investment) to their boss. Businesses use ROI to calculate dollar/cents return on a dollar/cents investment and social media is no different. Social ROI- A Story. Establish CPC to Prove Social ROI.

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How to Prove Social ROI to Your Boss (Who Doesn’t Really Get Social)

agora pulse

Social media has become increasingly data-driven which means that social media managers today must prove social ROI (return on investment) to their boss. Businesses use ROI to calculate dollar/cents return on a dollar/cents investment and social media is no different. Social ROI- A Story. Establish CPC to Prove Social ROI.

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What in the World … ! Surprising Facts About Reddit Ads

agora pulse

While Reddit’s CPC-focused campaigns resolve some of these concerns (which were largely an issue with CPM billing, and which we’ll discuss in another minute), this warning is still there. Reddit Has Recently Switched to Primarily CPC Pricing. CPC while Instagram cost $1.33. CPC and Facebook had a $0.76

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Finally! Facebook Ads Reporting That Won’t Drive You Batty

agora pulse

Monitoring these standard metrics can help you make sure your spending and return on investment (ROI) are on track: Clicks: The total number of times the link in your ad was clicked. Cost per click (CPC): The amount you had to spend for each click. Click-through rate (CTR): How often a Facebook user clicked on your ad.

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How to Use UTM Parameters to Track Social Media Success

Hootsuite

UTM tags provide three key benefits: They help you track the value of social marketing programs and campaigns and measure ROI. Bonus : Download a free guide and checklist to help you convince your boss to invest more in social media. Includes experts tips for proving ROI. Examples: cpc, organic_social. Campaign medium.

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12 Facebook video metrics brands need to benchmark right now

Sprout Social

You can also use these insights to increase the reach, engagement and ROI of your next video. Ad cost (CPM, CPE, CPC, CPCon). And if you want to learn more about the impact of videos, Facebook and everything in between, download the latest Sprout Social Index report. So what are the video metrics you need to track on Facebook?

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