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Four Ways to Measure Social Media Marketing Results

Webbiquity SMM

While there are unquestionably many ways that social media marketing results can be measured , the debate rages on as to whether it’s truly possible to quantify the ROI from these activities. Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly.

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#measurePR Recap: Chatting with Heidi Sullivan

Waxing UnLyrical

We then moved on to one of Heidi’s favorite topics, obtaining a budget for PR that is comparable to marketing by diminishing the stigma of PR being a cost center : A3: Objective setting is key: what will you measure? Know beforehand & avoid vanity metrics #measurepr. Change in reputation? Two quick notes before I wrap up: 1.

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Looking Back at 300: Top 10 Posts on the Webbiquity Blog So Far

Webbiquity SMM

Again, thank you for reading the MarketingSherpa Readers Choice top b2b marketing blog for 2012. Vocus vs. Cision (November 8, 2011). Vocus and Cision are both powerful and popular PR monitoring and management systems. 33 (of the) Best Marketing Strategy Guides and Insights of 2010 (February 14, 2011). So which is best?

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How (and Why) to Map Your Company’s Digital Landscape

Webbiquity SMM

Many organizations, having now realized that the “build it and they will come” model doesn’t work in social media and that it isn’t just another channel for promoting news releases and marketing brochures, are stepping back and retooling their social media strategies. Facebook / LinkedIn / Google Plus metrics (i.e.

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The Social Media ROI Debate

Webbiquity SMM

Can the financial return on expenditures for social media business activities– in marketing, PR, customer support, HR, product development or other areas — be accurately measured? 20 Metrics To Effectively Track Social Media Campaigns by Search Engine Land.

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Social media metrics, a video review

Jeff Esposito

Home About Archives Press Clips Spark Advisors Suggested Reading Social media metrics, a video review Written on August 3, 2010 by Espo in Book Review This video book review is on Jim Sterne’s Social Media Metrics: How to Measure and Optimize your Marketing Investment. I like Vocus for some things and radian 6 for others.

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9 Criteria for Selecting a Social Media Monitoring Tool

Webbiquity SMM

With almost 200 social monitoring tools (and new entrants still coming to market), available at a range of price levels from free to if-you-have-to-ask-you-can’t-afford-it, how does an organization select the right social monitoring tool for its needs? Metrics and reporting. But how do you choose one?

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