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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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Four Ways to Measure Social Media Marketing Results

Webbiquity SMM

Some experts contend that because social media activity is rich in metrics , you can and should be measuring ROI constantly. Still, much of what happens in social media is highly measurable, and these metrics can lead to an least indirect evaluation of the value of different media, activities, topics and tactics. Influence: a.k.a.

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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. Best Email Marketing Tips, Tactics and Metrics of 2010 (February 21, 2011). Some of the entries are surprising, but life and the web can be unpredictable. PR Monitoring and Management Tools: Which is Best?

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

Webbiquity SMM

do they have a blog, how prominently is it featured, social bookmarking links, social media account links, etc.). • Twitter metrics (followers, following, frequency of tweets, general level of interactivity). Facebook / LinkedIn / Google Plus metrics (i.e. followers/fans/circles, how complete is their profile, level of activity).

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The Social Media ROI Debate

Webbiquity SMM

The “no&# group will counter that the metrics and tools haven’t yet matured, or that social media is too amorphous to even be measurable, or that it is rapidly becoming simply part of the plumbing or wiring of a modern organization, making ROI immaterial. . Socialnomics: What Social Media Success Looks Like by Fuel Lines.

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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. I like Vocus for some things and radian 6 for others.

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