Though measuring social media ROI may not be perfect, it's not impossible either. These three methods can help gauge what your small business is getting out of its social media commitment....
But just how much time and effort should it consume? While it may be easy for the average small business to say it’s worthwhile to be on Facebook , most would agree monitoring it and posting 24/7 would be a waste of resources. The only way to know how much social media is enough is to have some sort of gauge on your return on investment. That’s not to say measuring ROI is a snap.
Fast Company cites an Adobe white paper that says 88% of 750 surveyed marketing professionals didn’t feel they could accurately measure the effectiveness of their social media campaigns. Fifty-two percent said that dealing with social media ROI was their biggest frustration. Here are a few ways to ease that annoyance. Though measuring social media ROI may not be perfect, it’s not impossible either. These three methods can help gauge what your small business is getting out of its social media commitment....
You gotta know if you're measuring up and if your social market spending is paying off.