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How To Measure Your Social Media Return On Investment - Forbes

How To Measure Your Social Media Return On Investment - Forbes | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

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....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

You gotta know if you're measuring up and if your social market spending is paying off.

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Social Media ROI, Is Social Media Marketing Effective?

Social Media ROI, Is Social Media Marketing Effective? | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
The question of Social Media ROI and whether social media marketing is effective is one that is constantly on the forefront of businesses.

 

It is no longer a question of whether a company needs to be in social media, but more how to measure the efforts.

 

In the infographic below, thanks to MDG, we get a better look at additional factors to determine effectiveness beyond the obvious “did someone buy our stuff”....

 

[Valuable infographic for social marketing and PR experts - JD]

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