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Vanity Metrics: Definition & Examples for Marketing

Hootsuite

Lucky for you, we’re here to help you cut through the vanity-metric hype to find those beefy, meaty metrics that help you prove the true value of your social media marketing. #1 Vanity metrics in social media marketing In social media marketing, vanity metrics include follower count, likes, and comments. Clear data.

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The importance of social media sentiment analysis (and how to conduct it)

Sprout Social

Today’s marketers are rightfully obsessed with metrics. Enter the world of sentiment analysis. In this guide, we’ll break down the importance of social media sentiment analysis, how to conduct it and what it can do to transform your business. What is sentiment analysis? How to conduct sentiment analysis yourself.

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Five Marketing Metrics that are Definitely NOT “Worthless”

Webbiquity SMM

Online marketing activities preovide marketers with a wealth of metrics; actually, too much information. Marketers just want the competitive and multichannel metrics they need to make informed decisions, nothing more. Yet that’s what was argued recently in The 5 most worthless metrics in marketing in iMedia Connection.

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Best Practices for Using Social Media Listening to Improve Your Marketing Strategy

Social Media Strategies Summit

Want to know why social media listening should absolutely, 100% be part of your marketing plans right now? Having found where those conversations are happening and what’s being said, marketers use social listening to make smarter decisions. In other words, they’re an ideal market for a brand like Tylenol. Source: Sprout Social.

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10 metrics to track influencer marketing success in 2024

Sprout Social

Influencer marketing has grown beyond getting a viral moment. It has become a core element of marketing and sales strategies. Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy.

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Making Social Engagement Data Work for You: How to Nurture Leads Effectively

Oktopost

Want to hear more from renowned B2B marketing leaders? In this episode, host Jennifer Gutman reveals that buyers are actually spending an average of 116 minutes on social networks each day, making it the ideal channel for marketers to leverage when nurturing leads. The Definitive Guide to Social Engagement Data Inside of Marketo.

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14 Social Listening Tools for Effortless Brand Monitoring

Hootsuite

Social listening tools are some of the most important for any social media marketer to master. Back in the day, marketers had to dedicate substantial budgets to consumer and competitor research through surveys, focus groups, and market testing. Why do marketers need social listening tools?