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New research about how to have more engaging Facebook posts

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We’re all looking for quantifiable data for our social media efforts, right? That’s why I wanted to share with you the findings of a recent study by Buddy Media.

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Who we areā€¦not what we are in social media

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If you grew up in a traditional marketing or pr or design field, you probably had the implications and research of demographics beat into your head. You probably studied trends and learned all about how to market to and and communicate with particular generations. People prefer to talk to people, not on-message marketers.

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YES YOU CAN Measure Social Media

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from Word of Mouth, PR and advertising models and most importantly, we can approach measuring social media in the same exact way we measure other marketing programs – by tying them to business goals and using Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s). But I DO believe we can borrow established methodology (why reinvent ALL the wheels?)

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Book Review Wednesday: Wikibrands: Reinventing your company in.

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By encouraging businesses to start out with their focus and strategy and then move through to the other elements, the authors Dover and Moffit support what so many marketers know, but what so many companies ignore in their rush to create a program.

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Social Media Strategic Plan Template

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In fact, the good news is that much of social media measurement calls on some of the very same techniques that marketers have been using for a long time. The first step in any kind of marketing measurement is the strategic planning phase. At its most basic, you’ll take 3 steps to social media measurement: WHY, WHAT, and HOW.

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The Case for Active Users as Social Media Community Managers

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I see things through the eyes of a user, not just a marketer, trainer or speaker. I probably already know what the competitor is doing and how its going. And requiring someone to make social media part of their job simply because they are in PR or marketing or sales isn’t reason enough. How to prevent this?

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A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media ā€“ A Kaizen Approach

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Afraid that they don’t know how to do it. Then you could ask them “ where should we have a social media presence? &# Give every employee’s voice equal weight, no matter if they are your VP of marketing or the janitor. The idea holds water, or soda or a Belvedere vodka if your like me. Afraid of the time it takes.