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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The most recent example was from B2B social media thinker Paul Gillin who wrote a post unveiling the flaws in Klout’s ranking scheme. Instead, they object to the very notion and existence of Klout.

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Social Media Stats: The Best of 2013

The Realtime Report

B2B Lead Generation: Twitter Outperforms Facebook, LinkedIn By 9-to-1 (Jan 30). Influence Marketing: 68% Of Marketers Allocating Significant Share Of Budget (But Klout Gets A Thumbs Down) (April 15). Social Media Statistics Facebook Google influence marketing Instagram Klout LinkedIn social media statistics Twitter Vine'

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48 Ways to Measure Social Media Success

Webbiquity SMM

In the b2b world, the “R” is generally leads (website call-to-action conversions) with some monetary value applied to them. Klout and Kred scores). Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific).

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Weekly Roundup: Where Have I Been?!

Waxing UnLyrical

The challenge for selling B2B isn’t packaging (@rdempsey) , over at Erica Allison ‘s blog. Why: like it or not, Klout is here to stay. Why: tell me you’re not secretly nodding your head. The making of a social media slut , by Mark Schaefer. Social media, thin skins and minions , by Mark Story.

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Manwich: A Case Study on Social Media Listening

Waxing UnLyrical

Forget Klout. He had a 14-year career in direct B2B sales before deciding to lighten up his dreary work life and move into advertising. Or maybe a new recipe or use for your product: And you have fans who want to be called by your product name: Wouldn’t it be so easy to create über fans by contacting them?

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31+ of the Coolest Social Media, Search and Web Tools of 2010

Webbiquity SMM

For those accustomed to getting stratospheric scores on standardized tests, Klout can seem a bit harsh. 12 Social Media Tools for B2B Pre-Event Marketing by Social Media B2B. ** 5 Stars. Don’t want to follow Twitterers who aren’t following you? This tool makes unfollowing non-followers easy.

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How Manwich Could Use Twitter Without Even Being On It

Waxing UnLyrical

Forget Klout. He had a 14-year career in direct B2B sales before deciding to lighten up his dreary work life and move into advertising. Or maybe a new recipe or use for your product: And you have fans who want to be called by your product name: Wouldn’t it be so easy to create über fans by contacting them?

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