Webbiquity SMM

AUGUST 9, 2010

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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 11, 2010

One of the biggest challenges for organizations today is managing the flow of information about their brands, products, and services that occurs in social media channels, including microblogs (such as Twitter), social networking sites (such as Facebook), blogs, and online forums. What’s your Social Media diet?

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B2B Social Media Radian6 Tweetdeck 206

Saying It Social

AUGUST 13, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Back by popular demand: The Basics of Social Media R.O.I. via The BrandBuilder Blog) Hope everyone who is currently running a social media marketing program or has someone doing it on their behalf watches this video!

ROI 128

ROI Social Media StumbleUpon Digg 128

Webbiquity SMM

JUNE 7, 2010

One of the challenges in measuring the ROI of social media marketing is that the use of social networking and social sharing tools isn’t confined to the marketing group. Social media is being used in multiple functions across the enterprise, from product development (e.g. Share this on Bebo.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 27, 2010

Whatever questions you may have about social media marketing, you’ll probably find the answers in the 2010 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from white paper guru Michael Stelzner. A year ago, the top questions most marketers had about social media related to tactics, with ROI second.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Though business use of social media is rapidly increasing, many executives remain skeptical of its value. The bottom line is that while social media marketing definitely provides benefits (such as a higher conversion rate for organic search traffic ), it’s not generally effective as a direct promotion tool.

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Social Media Research ROI Technorati 191

Webbiquity SMM

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

With Social Media Marketing: Strategies for Engaging in Facebook, Twitter & Other Social Media , the inimitable Liana “Li&# Evans has provided the definitive handbook for social media marketers. Explain your goals and establish clear guidelines for any mention of the company on social media sites.

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Review Social Media Marketing Handbook 152

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 18, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Social Media > 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy 10 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Killer Social Media Strategy by Tamar Weinberg on May 18, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Beth Hrusch.

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The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Home About In the Media Entrepreneurial resources Enterprise 2.0 35 pm Criticising Social Media ? Jump to Comments Criticizing social media ? Understand Social Media as a Philosophy and its application as a Culture. Criticising Social Media ? Conversations December 10, 2009.10:35

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Helpful Facebook Places for Business Articles | Main | 5 Helpful Social Search Articles » September 02, 2010 Firebelly at Brainstorming & Social Media Optimization Summits Brainstorming and Social Media Optimization Summits run simultaneously in Dallas, TX from September 15-17.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 27, 2010

I took a look at the Social Media Marketing research data. The report was written by Jim Nail, former CMO of Cymfony and an ex-Forrester analyst, and Kevin Ryan, former VP of social media at Barnes & Noble. – But the ROI on this effort is still squishy at best. That’s totally right-on target.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

It’s a great double sided ROI story for Social Customer Support. It saves customers who are having an issue call them Brand Adversaries and delights them into becoming a Brand Advocate while it also provides a cost reduction ROI when it comes to the call center. in fact it is always the opposite of that. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials What AK Knows About Social Media Marketing I am by no means a self-proclaimed social media marketing expert, however I have learned a great deal by doing and analyzing, and would like to take this opportunity to share a little bit with you.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Writing Around the Web is a monthly series highlighting guest posts I’ve written on blogging, business, SEO, social media, and other topics! Featured Post – How to Optimize Social Media Profiles for SEO. Social Media. Writing Around the Web – Social Media ROI, Google+, and Local Search.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 30, 2010

Many marketers focus their efforts on the customer acquisition angle which has the benefit of measurability and thus the accountability for ROI. One great spot to invest in is Social Support. Social Media is hot and I can guarantee someone is out there talking about your product or service right now. Share this on Reddit.

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B2B ROI StumbleUpon Comparison 256

Saying It Social

MAY 18, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials I Started A Social Media Marketing Program Two Months Ago, Where Are My Leads? It’s been my experience that when implemented correctly it can take up to 6 months or so for a quantifiable ROI to begin to surface.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 11, 2011

People who say social media isn’t measurable aren’t looking very hard. The truth is that there are at least 25 viable metrics you can use to evaluate the success of your social media efforts. Here are the 6 critically undervalued social media success metrics. Daily Story Feedback. Inbound Links.

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Fetching Friday Many great posts over the last year have been from my Fetching Friday series, where I compile the best posts of the week throughout the blogosphere on a variety of topics, including blogging, social media, SEO, personal development, and more. Social Media. Best of Social Media on Kikolani in 2009.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 2, 2008

I’m taking two seminar courses at school this term, and they each resemble a particular form of social media. Tagged as: blogs , college , forums , law school , seminars , social media , vbulletin , wordpress { 2 trackbacks } What Can I Do For You, Commentators? | is to web 1.0.

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Convince & Convert

JANUARY 18, 2011

People say social media is unicorn, but it’s really just a horse. Sure, social media empowers customers like nothing before it. And of course, social media creates a new level of real-time accountability for companies previously accustomed to asynchronous communication. Market Size. Messaging Flow.

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Social Media Badge Metrics Foursquare 119

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

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Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Because tools will change.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Related posts: Social Customer Support delivers Strong ROI In a recent poll by the TSIA of firms. It pays to provide Support with Social Media In a recent Forrester Report on “Customer Experience Pays Off. Share this on del.icio.us. Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon. Share this on Reddit.

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iPhone Reputation B2B Social Networking 258

Kikolani

JANUARY 3, 2013

on Social Media Examiner where she covers a more detailed review about what it can do. Digg Digg is an all in one social sharing plugin for WordPress. It allows you to display a floating social share buttons instantly without knowing how to code. 9 Social Media Tools Every Blogger Needs To Know About.

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Tools Digg Nielsen Klout 151

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 27, 2008

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Marketing , Search Engine Optimization , Social Media > The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks? The Great Social Media Traffic Debate: Niche or General Networks?

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Social Media StumbleUpon SEO ROI 100

Mindjumpers

MARCH 22, 2012

Tweet When working with social media, the prime challenge is to measure its value, through different parameters. Since customers engage with social media at a very nascent or initial stage of their purchase decision, it is difficult to quantify the value it drives to business, through the different channels as well as website.

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Analytics Report Google Disqus 239

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

With social media — or quite frankly, the existence of the Internet, any misstep you make in your personal dealings with others can become public. Social media is social. We’re starting to use search — and social media — as our recommendation engines.

Social Media 153

Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Josh S Peters

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Home About eBooks Social Media and Internet Marketing Speaking Twitter Says You Are Here: Home » Social Media » Using Social Media in an Awareness Campaign Using Social Media in an Awareness Campaign Written on November 23, 2009 by Josh Peters in Social Media 9 Comments - Leave a comment!

Campaign 105

Campaign Social Media Radian6 Disqus 105

Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Of eleven different marketing categories, all of those in which marketers said they plan to increase spending in 2011 are online activities: website design / optimization and social media topped the list with 69% of companies planning larger budgets in these areas, followed by virtual events and webinars, SEO, email marketing and paid search.

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B2B Trends Marketing Technorati 185

The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2009

Home About In the Media Criticising Social Media ? Preventing Social Media Spam December 25, 2009.9:00 Conversations Jump to Comments Image by cambodia4kidsorg via Flickr Over the course of December, I have been closely following Jacob Morgan ‘s blog-posts on Social Media , emerging Enterprise 2.0

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

Also, while I think it’s somewhat less likely that a first-time visitor will tweet or Digg or Stumble your work (I’d love to see a study on that), you should make that process as easy as possible as well. RT @jaybaer: 5 Ways to Make Friends with Strangers on Your Blog [link] [link] Social Media Mktg.

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Social Media Strategy Consultant RSS 119

Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebelly Work: J.C. Facebook Secures Patent for News Feed By Ben Parr A new patent awarded to Facebook this week could have some big implications for the entire social media industry. The world’s largest social network now own the patent for the news feed.

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Feed Reader Marketing Paid Search Metrics 100

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 12, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Popular NBA Teams on Twitter and Facebook by Adam Sherk on January 12, 2010 NBA players, like many professional athletes, have taken social media by storm, but what about their teams? Great work, Adam.

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Team Twitter Facebook Press Release 179

Buzz Marketing for Technology

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I think it is fair to say that Social Media has hit the mainstream these days but the big concern on every B2B Marketers mind has been where is the ROI? As a result I hear of many Social “science experiments” going on across several organizations that may or may not yield the results the marketer is hoping for.

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ROI B2B Social Media Press Release 258

Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 27, 2010

If you follow me you know I talk a lot about the ROI of Social Media since I happen to have stumbled on a great ROI using Social Media in providing support for our customers at Avaya. But I think there are 3 more ROIs out there where you can build a great business case with Social Media.

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ROI Conversation Social Media Loyalty 274

Kikolani

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Social shares including tweets, likes, +1′s, stumbles, diggs, engages, and votes on other networks. First Place in the Conversion Fest Blogging Contest with the post “ Measuring Social Media ROI and Goal Conversions with Google Analytics 5.” ” Cash prize of $1,000.

How To 124

How To Digg SEO Blogger 124

Social Email Marketing

JUNE 26, 2011

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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Metrics Social Media How To Message Boards 90