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Sysomos Audience Moves Towards Measuring Social Media ROI

Dave Fleet

Social media ROI is a hot topic right now, as social media begins to (slowly) mature. It does so by examining peoples’ previous web activity, including competitors’ websites, blogs, social networks and so on. Privacy Concerns? Community Management. Public Relations.

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Dark Social in 2023: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Track It

Hootsuite

Welcome to dark social. Don’t worry, dark social isn’t the same as the notorious “dark web” trying to lure you into evil. Dark social is the oldest social network in action: private, untraceable human-to-human communication. Plus, social listening mines the web for conversations you wouldn’t otherwise know about.

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6 Reasons Social Media Sucks, But You Need to Use It Anyway

Webbiquity SMM

Amid all of the hype, conferences, and rapid adoption of social media marketing by organizations from sole proprietors to the Fortune 100, there remains an undercurrent of skepticism. This surfaces in posts like Social Media Skepticism , 5 reasons why social media skeptics maybe right and Business social networking: where’s the ROI?

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Social Data Analysis: The Pros and Cons of Social Data

Oktopost

You can collect data manually and use tools such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets to track metrics from the social networks you will analyze. Alternatively, you can use a social media management tool that automates data collection and creates dedicated reports with critical social platforms and data points.

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GDPR and social media: What marketers need to know

Sprout Social

.” Chances are you’ve heard of GDPR or perhaps recall EU companies scrambling to become compliant with data and privacy regulations in May 2018. Marketers should take the time to understand the implications of GDPR, privacy laws and what it all means when it comes to social media.

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4 Emerging Social Media Trends to Watch in 2020

Social Media Strategies Summit

According to data from Pew Research , messaging apps dominated social networks in 2019. The top messaging apps now boast nearly 5 billion monthly active users combined (compared to the combined social networks which top out around 3 billion ). 3 Social commerce will come into maturity. Source: Pinterest.

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How to Find and Ban Members in Facebook Groups

Almost Savvy

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