Where’s the ROI in Social Media? (Part Two)
In February, we posted Part One of this series. Part One was meant to be just an introduction to the topic. Part Two is a more in depth look, emphasizing mindset to measure ROI. One of the thought leading pieces on this topic came from a 2010 article in the MIT Sloan Management Review. Although a number of the examples are rather dated at this point, most of the key themes touched on in the article remain true today, even with the drastic changes in social media in the 2 and a half years since it was released, confirming the Read More
Nine in 10 Marketers Use Facebook — Why?
A new study reported in the Social Media Examiner reported that in April, 2011, nine of every 10 corporate marketers said that they used Facebook. That’s 92%, if you like statistics as a percentage of the total. Twitter and LinkedIn rank #2 and #3 on the marketing social media usage charts. That’s not surprising. How many of those marketers have incorporated social media into their overall marketing plans? What percentage actively monitorthe return on their social media investment with something other than the “3F’s” (friends, fans, followers)? One thing that is important in looking at social media is the demographics of those friends, Read More

