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Social Media Success Starts with Listening

Webbiquity SMM

Social Mention , Alterian’s SM2 Freemium and Google blog search are helpful free tools, and a growing number of commercial suites are available. For example, your company may be mentioned in a tweet or status update that’s something like “Had lunch with my friend from XYZ corp yesterday.&# Share this on LinkedIn.

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Four Ways to Measure Social Media Marketing Results

Webbiquity SMM

Mid-sized to large firms may rely on fee-based social media monitoring tools like Radian 6 , Alterian SM2 , Cision or Vocus which provide automated sentiment tracking, while global brands can use tools like Neilsen BuzzMetrics or Cymfony. Share this on LinkedIn. Share this on Mixx. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good?

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Social Media for the Boardroom

Buzz Marketing for Technology

It all starts with the Pulse Report that Chevron had produced by Edelman (their PR firm) using their Alterian’s SM2 social media monitoring tool. I think this report is a great example for all of us – it shows a very comprehensive approach to monitoring and gaining insights from data. Email this to a friend?

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3 Reasons To Dig Deeper In Social Listening

Convince & Convert

For example, the benefit of using a professional tool such as Alterian SM2 is that it shows the distribution of conversations across all channels. Each can be drilled into and examined in detail. Locations of communities online & offline. Influencer identification.

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The Trouble With Social Media Listening

Janet Fouts

Scout Labs , Attensity or SM2 with the eager and genuine intent to start listening for their product or brand. I’ll tell you a little story here as an example. Take the example above as a lesson. For those that do see the value there’s still a problem, and that’s HOW to listen.

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BrainDump: 101+ Things You MUST Know About Social Media For Business

SocMed Sean

Tools to consider include: Hootsuite for Twitter Google Alerts for your company name, brands, competitors, and industry keywords Topsy.com BoardReader.com Addictomatic.com Listorious.com Hashtags.org TweetReach.com 102) There are some good paid social listening tools out there like Radian6 , Alterian SM2 , and BrandWatch.

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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). I looked at Meltwater Buzz a couple of months back and thought it offered a better platform than Radian6 (which is a good option in itself and often used as the industry example). Historical data seemed more robust as well.