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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

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. Number of Nielsen households among them?

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Content Marketing: Dos and Dont’s [Report]

Mindjumpers

Don’t simply go with measuring followers, likes and Klout scores. In addition, as Mindjumpers’ CEO and Founder Jonas Klit Nielsen suggests, companies will increasingly invest in people who are highly skilled in content creation, through direct hires or by outsourcing. Assess industry trends. Go beyond that. Analyze engagement.

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A Double Dose of #measurePR

Waxing UnLyrical

On Twitalyzer as compared to Klout, Eric said,&# Klout is to Nielsen/comScore as Twitalyzer is to Omniture/Google Analytics… our identification of ‘influencers’ is a byproduct of the system, not the system.&# (I like that!).

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How to Make Social Media Infographics That Get Noticed

Convince & Convert

Then there are so many other things that have helped it explode in the last year, especially with social media. That Jakob Nielsen and other people have researched that nobody really reads online anyway. Jay Baer is a hype-free social media and content strategist & speaker, and co-author of The NOW Revolution.

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The 4 Marketing Metrics Mandates

Convince & Convert

Tweet There are four mandates that companies are adopting when they are examining and analyzing the success of their online marketing and social media programs. Yet, the behavior of just 641 households are used to calculate the Nielsen ratings that determine the prices for advertising market-wide. The 4 Modern Metrics Mandates.

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9 Everyday Tools to Increase Earned Media

Kikolani

According to a survey done by Nielsen Global Trust in Advertising , 92% of consumers trust recommendations from people they know. Meanwhile, only 36% of consumers trust completely ads on social networks. on Social Media Examiner where she covers a more detailed review about what it can do. Viral Lock. Related Posts.

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Top 3 Mistakes Brands Make with Influencer Marketing

Convince & Convert

highlight to tweet) In fact, a Nielsen report that shows 84% of worldwide consumers will take action based on the reviews and recommendations of trusted sources above all other forms of advertising. What they talk about, their Klout score, community, followers, engagement, and endless other identifiers come into play here.