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Social Influence. Where Do You Rank?

Jason Yormark

One of the hot trends in social media these days are the crop of sites that are claiming to measure ones social media influence. Sites like Klout , PeerIndex , and up and comer Empire Avenue all have unique ways in which they measure your social influence based on a variety of factors.

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Have You Survived The Kloutpocalypse?!?!

Jason Yormark

I work in social media, and my Klout score has absolutely ZERO influence on the clients I work with, obtain, or my career path quite frankly. A Klout score in and of itself is not enough to truly measure ones social influence. Most of us are all influencers in our lives one way or another. have been common responses.

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Have You Survived The Kloutpocalypse?!?!

Jason Yormark

I work in social media, and my Klout score has absolutely ZERO influence on the clients I work with, obtain, or my career path quite frankly. A Klout score in and of itself is not enough to truly measure ones social influence. Most of us are all influencers in our lives one way or another. Related posts: Social Influence.

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Social Reach: Size Does Matter

Jason Yormark

I was ill prepared to enter the job market with thousands of other unfortunate souls. And that’s exactly what I did concentrating on blogging, building my social following, and influence in social marketing. I had failed to focus substantial efforts on my own social credentials.

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Using Social Media To Avoid The Fires

Jason Yormark

Every company or organization needs to understand that a strong social media and communications strategy is not just about the short term benefits of building reach and influence. Related posts: The New Gig: VP of Marketing & Social Media @ Strategies 360. Olive Garden on Facebook: How To Not Use Social Media.

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5 Questions On Whether To Hire A Social Media Consultant Or Do It Yourself

Jason Yormark

If you’re a small business owner, you better carve out a good 1-2 hours total per day towards your social media efforts, and if you’re a bigger brand and serious about it, either a full time hire or someone in your marketing department positioned to spend a good deal of their day contributing.

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Social Media Isn’t Going Anywhere

Jason Yormark

So as a business, it’s critically important to ensure that investing time and/or money into social as part of your overall marketing strategy is a priority. 93% of marketers use social media for business. 47% of Americans say Facebook is the #1 influencer of purchasing decisions. Some highlights: Facebook has reached 1.5