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Compete Responds To Criticism

Dave Fleet

My primary concern was that, after seeing nearly a 90% variance between their numbers and those from Google Analytics on my own site, I couldn’t trust that their numbers for other sites would be correct. Given the interest I saw from other people, I obtained Compete’s permission to publish our exchange.

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Are Google+ And Facebook Competing?

Small Business Mavericks

Google+ has been making some great changes lately. If Google+ did catch up to Facebook in terms of users, traffic, etc., The fact is, both Google+ and Facebook offer marketers a lot of value. The fact is, both Google+ and Facebook offer marketers a lot of value. Social Media facebook google social networks'

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4 Twitter Analytics Tools You Can’t Ignore

agora pulse

Twitter seems so real-time that it’s hard to step back to see what you’ve done on the platform. Use one of these Twitter analytics tools to better analyze your performance (or someone else’s). Don’t count Twitter out. Luckily, you can choose from a variety of Twitter analytics tools to help you do this.

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Nonplussed By Google Plus

Firebelly

Google keeps fiddling around with the Internet, and (to no one’s surprise) they’ve done it again. Their latest change – Google Search Plus Your World – could be the most disruptive ever. As long as Google is calling the shots (Bing who?), Google+ pages and profiles are favored in the search results.

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How a social media consultant can help your business

Sherrilynne Starkie

It can seem like social media is a waste of both time and resources in a world of competing priorities. Google Adwords and Analytics certifications are fundamental to online advertising and data insight. Facebook Blueprint certification and Twitter Flight School demonstrate mastery in major social networks.

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A new venture: TRUEdotACADEMY

Sherrilynne Starkie

It’s my joint venture with marketing agency TRUEdotDESIGN and provides in-person training based on globally-recognized standards set by Facebook, Twitter, Google and Hootsuite. . TRUEdotACADEMY blends a focused training experience with up-to-the-minute courses and materials to maximise digital competencies.

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How to Run a Social Media Competitive Analysis

Social Media Strategies Summit

Step #1: Identify Your Social Media Competitors Google might seem like an odd place to start a social media audit. But it’s one of the most effective tools for identifying your true competitors — not just the brands you think you’re competing with, but those actively targeting the same audience as you. What themes do they post about?

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