Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. But most social media types aren’t Paul Gillin.

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Klout Nielsen Influencer Social CRM 161

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 10, 2010

Raj Kadam is CEO of Viralheat , a social media listening platform (disclosure: I am a paid customer of Viralheat). McCann is CEO of Gist , a provider of real-time intelligence on your network of online contacts. JB : How are companies incorporating influence metrics into their marketing? I did not work on the Klout campaign.

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Social CRM Influencer Klout Social Media 134

Webbiquity SMM

MAY 10, 2011

On ClickZ, Heidi Cohen reports that even at this stage, only one in three companies are even trying to measure social media ROI, because doing that is hard, though she also outlines five other social media metrics that matter. .&#

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ROI Case Study Bazaarvoice Klout 191

Convince & Convert

JUNE 17, 2010

This is a metric I devised to help me determine the efficiency of the time I spend on Twitter. But, the number of followers you’ve accumulated is a metric that everyone looks at (admit it), and it’s at least a decent barometer of how well you’ve cultivated Twitter. Over the past 30 days, it was approximately 10%.

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Twitter Metrics Social CRM Consultant 126

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 26, 2010

I like the at-a-glance usefulness of this one that shows the people that have tweeted about your company, organized by Klout score (See my post about Klout and online influence mining here). link] [link] Suzanne Nasco #metrics for SM class! The standard charts and graphs are entirely useful. No problem.

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Social Media Strategy Analysis Reputation 120