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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

For this step in the process, we’ll use the Google Adwords Keyword Planner to find sites ranking for similar keywords. Step #2: Gather Top-Level Social Media Data You’ve identified your competitors — now it’s time to find out what they’re doing on social media. What hashtags do they use? Do they have a branded hashtag?

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Why #FacebookAdGrants is Fascinating

Ari Herzog

The latest occurred earlier this week when AdAge obtained a Facebook communication that the social networking site prefers paid updates over organic updates. “Your brand can fully benefit from having fans when most of your ads show social context, which increases advertising effectiveness and efficiency,” says Facebook.

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102 Compelling Social Media and Online Marketing Stats and Facts for 2012 (and 2013)

Webbiquity SMM

With 92% of companies now incorporating social media into their marketing efforts, it’s no longer sufficient to just “be there” on social networks. While three-quarters of marketers consider measurement of social media impact important, 70% say that measuring those results is difficult. Visual.ly ).

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16 Social Media Podcasts to Take Your Marketing Skills to the Next Level Today

Buffer Social

Recent episodes you might like: How to Get Your Social Media Marketing Budget Approved. 5 Top Social Media Metrics Your CEO Wants You To Prioritize. How to Prioritize Social Networks for Your Business. Starting a Twitter Video Revolution with Mara Olson of Smart Bee Social. Hashtagged by Jordan Powers.

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The Social Media Analytics Compass: What and How to Measure

Razor Social

In the following we have focussed on tools that are dedicated to social media analytics. Simply Measured provides a very comprehensive social media reporting platform that supports a broad range of social networks. Brand, Keywords and Hashtag monitoring – Get email alerts based on criteria you set.

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How to Conduct a Social Media Competitive Analysis (Free Template)

Hootsuite

The Google Adwords Keyword Planner is a great place to identify the keywords most relevant to your brand. Even if you don’t advertise with Google Adwords, this tool is free to use. The brands that rank for your keywords in Google are not necessarily the same ones that rank well within the social networks themselves.

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Share of voice: Measuring it for social media, PPC, SEO and PR

Sprout Social

Google AdWords lets you calculate this as Impression Share and takes into consideration your campaign and keyword settings to determine this “potential” visibility. Here’s how to find this dat: from your Google AdWords account, go to the Campaigns tab and click on the columns icon.

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