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MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Each of these strategies requires different tactics, resources and success metrics. If you’re looking to bring some clarity to your Facebook efforts, be sure not to miss this illuminating presentation from social media strategist Jay Baer. There are five main approaches to using Facebook for businesses. All rights reserved.

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JULY 26, 2010

Way back in the early days of PitchEngine (like 2009), people thought we were crazy to offer our social media news release service for free. Then came social networks that were great places to deliver and share messages – but not really that great for telling your story. That’s where the Pitch™ comes in.

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MAY 27, 2010

Swix Adds Facebook Tracking Speaking of Facebook, our friends at Swix , the incredibly nifty Canadian social media tracking and reporting service, have managed to wade through the ever-shifting tides and add Facebook fan page metrics. Cutright Thanks for the post Jay. Have a great weekend!

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MAY 4, 2010

There is of course relentless chatter about social media ROI and success metrics. Measuring social media is viable, but not obvious. This is in stark contrast to the top-down approach of almost all Enterprise 1.0 IT projects. In short, collaboration and adoption need to go up and down, not just side to side. Great question.

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MAY 20, 2010

Which pattern matches your social media success metrics? Ready, Fire, Aim There are two schools of thought regarding social media effectiveness tracking. Success metrics are established from day one, with a shared understanding among all team members of how score will be kept. We pick our baby names before the fact.

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JULY 14, 2010

His ramblings can be found at www.membershipjedi.com This post is a compilation of ideas born out of Jay’s post “ Why You’re the Key to Social Media Success ” in which he succinctly describes one of the biggest obstacles facing organization’s pursuit of social media effectiveness – corporate culture. Do you agree?

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Sound off in the comments, and maybe we’ll put together another post with great examples.

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JUNE 2, 2010

No longer are your friends actual people that you have met in real life and had a conversation with instead friends are now a metric of popularity where many feel if they have a greater number they are superior. link] bob nunn Diesel Jeans lets you a dressing room camera to see if your social network 'like' you in those pants.

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MARCH 3, 2010

An Enormous Opportunity The huge (and expanding) reach of social media, and its relatively low cost (at least from a production fees perspective) makes it an incredibly attractive proposition for marketers. Forrester Research shows that from 2009-2014, U.S.

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APRIL 28, 2010

In Search of Mass Influencers In a fascinating new Forrester Research study about online peer influence, Augie Ray and Josh Bernoff determine that consumers generated more than 500 billion online impressions about products and services in 2009. population. That’s a good starter list for Mass Influencers. Sore spot with us PR types.)

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or success metrics? I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. I recommend picking three solid metrics to track. Then this is the blog post for you.

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APRIL 15, 2010

And guess what? The very blog that you’re reading came out #1. Thank you to everyone who reads Convince & Convert. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Especially in comparison to many other communication programs like traditional PR, TV advertising, outdoor advertising and others, social media actually offers pretty solid metrics. Many social media software packages (great ebook analysis of them here) can provide highly detailed reports on the impact of social media programs.

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APRIL 6, 2010

Coming from a communications background, content calendaring (and then on the flip side, tracking metrics back to that content and program calendar) is something I've encountered a lot. Thanks for the Radian6 mention. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 23, 2010

As mentioned in my post about blog success metrics , if you cover a very wide topical area, subscriptions are less likely). If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As That would be a fun discussion, right?

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AUGUST 18, 2010

Once we can start to get those metrics for clients, the conversation will be much easier to have. Jay Baer’s post, “The 8 Wrong Questions PR Firms Are Asking About Social Media,” he discusses the pressure digital agencies undergo, when taking care of a brand’s social [.] They don’t care.

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MAY 26, 2010

The metrics available on Facebook are in many ways better than you can get from Google Analytics. The reviews business will be transformed by geo-location. YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world, and yet video content continues to be under-leveraged. All rights reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We easily forget that Facebook was one of the first social networks that insisted that we use REAL names, and policed personal profiles accordingly. Recall that MySpace was the logical heir to the online profile/social network world pioneered by Geocities, Tripod, and Angelfire. Facebook is the Model T of social networks.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

It’s not the most full-featured solution available, but for the do it yourself data hounds, it’s a very nice addition to the social listening landscape. link] [link] Suzanne Nasco #metrics for SM class! RT @jaybaer: If Excel doesn't frighten you, this may be a social listening tool you love.

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JULY 22, 2010

Let’s look at a few examples of companies that have done this successfully: Yelp’s Elite Squad: Yelp operates a social networking, user review, and local search website for members to post reviews and get user feedback on local businesses and restaurants.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Like you say, it depends on what your metrics and goals are. Like you say, it depends on what your metrics and goals are. Social Media Monitoring Tools – How to Pick The Right One [link] #Tools #SocialMedia [link] martin s. Just like social networking sites, niche networks of practice and purpose, are powerful and unique.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved. 4463 Forest Hill Drive -- Bloomington, Indiana 47401 (602) 616-1895 jason@convinceandconvert.com

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Would You Try It With a Fox? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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JUNE 11, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Please Help Me Support Make-A-Wish Foundation Would You Try It With a Fox? August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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APRIL 22, 2010

Social CRM The new telephone. “Social media&# will change customer service more acutely than it will change marketing. Social CRM (customer relationship management) is the emerging discipline of providing personalized helpful, meaningful service and support using social channels like Twitter (and increasingly, Facebook ).

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MARCH 16, 2010

Twitter’s role as a conduit for the Zeitgeist is unrivaled, and it has almost single-handedly ushered in the era of real-time search, and social CRM. According to these numbers, the audience using Twitter actually declined from August to December, 2009 (during the same period, Facebook went from 250 million to 350 million members).

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Virality & Search Topsy One part virality tool, one part tracking mechanism, one part social listening post, Topsy is becoming one of new favorites. I’ve moved from Tweetmeme to Topsy on my embedded tweeting, due to improved metrics, and Topsy’s competitive intelligence capabilities are impressive.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

2) Kara is right, social media is still relatively new. Companies are getting that they need to listen and engage with customers on social networks. I've learned exponentially from the honest and frank comments about a brand that are often only revealed in online forums and social networks. That’s step 1.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

With regards to the debate on Twitter vs. Facebook influence – or the influence potential of social networks altogether, I think the influence opportunity is there, but correct execution, and the ability to accept its indirect relationship to sales growth, is critical for realizing it.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

check it out – [link] [link] Vernon Towne Cinema RT @vernongirl: 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] 5 Rockets, Inc. I can carry my persona across multiple sites and that persona ties back to a social network site.

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AUGUST 3, 2010

check it out – [link] [link] Vernon Towne Cinema RT @vernongirl: 3 Ways Facebook is Killing Your Website | Social Media Marketing | Social Media Consulting – Convince & Convert [link] [link] 5 Rockets, Inc. I can carry my persona across multiple sites and that persona ties back to a social network site.

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JUNE 30, 2010

This has enormous implications for social segmentation, content creation, tonality, and appropriate success metrics. They have motivations that are specific, particular and important. August 12, 2010 (766) Twitter Stream © 2008-2010 Convince & Convert, LLC. All rights reserved.

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MARCH 2, 2010

It will also enable companies to move faster, and with more messaging consistency in the event of a social media-fueled crisis. Metrics Integration Due to its online nature, social media is inherently measurable. The area of “metrics integration&# is especially interesting. Probably none. But maybe a model to watch.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

The ability to make or consume social media from an array of mobile devices increases the convenience factor (and the pressure on my wi-fi router) immensely. Measurability The reason I was originally a political campaign consultant (late 80s, early 90s), is the satisfying success metrics. You can’t get half elected.

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JUNE 28, 2010

For every piece of content you create, regardless of format, you should develop a Content Rationale Report that includes these pieces of information (as an example, I’ve included prospective answers for a social media metrics chart I’m developing) Format of Content: Downloadable chart and glossary (PDF).

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JUNE 16, 2010

It's a new way to use social media from a sales standpoint that is being overlooked.

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