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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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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? Among social media pundits, the debate rages on. Among social media pundits, the debate rages on.

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#measurePR Recap: Chatting with Heidi Sullivan

Waxing UnLyrical

Know beforehand & avoid vanity metrics #measurepr. Since Heidi is a self-proclaimed social media metrics “nerd,” we asked her to weigh in on AVE (ad value equivalency): A4: PR people CAN measure actions beyond AVE – understanding qualified eyeballs and the actions stories inspire. Change in reputation?

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

Webbiquity SMM

Vocus vs. Cision (November 8, 2011). Vocus and Cision are both powerful and popular PR monitoring and management systems. Both provide PR and social media professionals with extensive capabilities for tracking and growing media coverage of their organizations or clients. It Depends (October 13, 2010).

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

Webbiquity SMM

With more than 90% of companies now using social media to find employees and 82% having a Facebook page , there’s no question that business use of social media has become commonplace. What your competitors are doing in social media. Evaluate how your competitors are using social media.

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The Best Free (or Cheap) Tools for Blogger and Influencer Outreach

Adam Sherk

Social monitoring tools like Radian6 and PR suites like Vocus and Cision offer the greatest range of functionality for research and contact management. But if you are looking for a simple way to do a relative comparison of users, these tools offer a basic metric you can use. But the same general approach applies to any industry.

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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. Enjoy this post?

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