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You’ve got Klout!? | Brian Solis

You’ve got Klout!? | Brian Solis | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
Digital influence is one of the most fascinating and widely debated trends in social media today. Whether or not you agree with the idea of assigning a score to individuals based on their actions in popular social networks, the reality is that Pandora’s Box has already been open. People check the scores like investors check stock prices. Brands reward “influential” consumers with products and services. Employers consult scores to lure seemingly more qualified candidates. This is already happening and as a result, there’s much to learn.

So what is the future of digital and what does it mean to you and me? My guest on this episode of Revolution is Joe Fernandez, founder and CEO of Klout, one of the earliest and arguably largest player in the realm of digital influence. We talk about the rise of Klout, its challenges in measuring digital and real world influence, and what consumers and businesses need to think to make influence matter....
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Curious about Klout? Brian Solis's nterview with founder is worth viewing.

Cindy Ratzlaff ★'s curator insight, December 16, 2012 9:05 AM

Brands are increasingly interested in social influencers. Social influencers, such as Mommy Bloggers, have been turning influence into profit for a couple of years now. Niche social influencers can strategically create social leadership and therefore a profit center with their social media if they are rigorous about the brand reputation. Bottom line: Klout is becoming increasingly important.

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The Online-Only Influence Fallacy (or BL Ochman Can’t Seriously Believe She’s Got Almost as Much Pull as Mitt Romney, Can She?) | Media Bullseye

The Online-Only Influence Fallacy (or BL Ochman Can’t Seriously Believe She’s Got Almost as Much Pull as Mitt Romney, Can She?) | Media Bullseye | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

...However, when I read on her blog this morning her review of a new social media influence measurement tool, I nearly fell out of my seat laughing. I wasn’t guffawing at her, but rather about the insatiable quest for a numerical measurement of one’s influence that seems to have gripped much of the professional social media community....

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Copywrite, Ink.: Rediscovering Influence: The Butterfly Effect

A few months ago, I was introduced to one of my favorite websites ever. It's a site loaded with ideas.

 

It represents the best of what the Internet can do. It brings people together — those with great ideas and those who want to see great ideas succeed. They are great ideas. Not all of them; enough of them.

 

In fact, I reviewed it on Liquid [Hip]. And while Kickstarter wasn't rated because we ran the review as a Good Will pick, I would have rated it a perfect 10. I've only ever done that one other time since we started....

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Your Klout Score: Why You Need to Care Now

Your Klout Score: Why You Need to Care Now | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
An overview of the importance of your Klout score...why it matters and why you need to be paying attention to it now - AND what you need to do.

 

...There are a wealth of tools that count what you do. The number of tweets, how many comments your Facebook status update receives, and the quantity of thumbs up you get on your YouTube videos. But there are very few that allow us to see how the sum total of our interactions are perceived and what actions they inspire....

Oscar's comment September 29, 2011 12:21 AM
The problem with Klout and other "influencer" measuring tools like EmpireAvenue is that they reward quantity over quality.
janlgordon's comment, September 29, 2011 12:39 AM
I couldn't agree with you more Oscar but unfortunately whether we like it or not Klout and Empire Avenue are not something we should ignore. I want to inform people by posting articles like this to help them make the conscious choices as they're building their businesses
Oscar's comment September 30, 2011 9:02 PM
I totally agree, I was just saying. :)
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Getting the Insiders Onside - Communicating with Bloggers and Influ...

Dave Fleet shares a recent Slideshare presentation on better blogger relations including a useful LEAF model - Listen, Engage, Activate and Follow-Up....

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Will You Abandon Your Friends to Seek Real Relevance?

Will You Abandon Your Friends to Seek Real Relevance? | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

[Jay Baer's stimulating interview with Brian Solis on his new book "The End of Business as Usual" - JD]

 

...The answer is you can’t stop creating the content in the way that people you’re trying to reach consume it. That was the most challenging part of writing this book. You’re an author. You know what I’m talking about. You’ve got to write a book. You have to keep up your blog. You have to keep up your Twitter stream. You have to keep up your Facebook. Now your Google+, your Foursquare. You have these seminated audience or groups of people that are connecting with you because they find value in those channels. But yeah, there’s a fantastic audience for books and the need to have information at their fingertips. But I did design this book a little bit differently, considering that we are wired for distraction. Every chapter has almost tweetable summaries of what the insights were in each chapter. So if you have to go back and just kind of remember what the value was, or just read those, you could still walk away with the value your way....

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How To: Find out if you’re really an influencer | Sakita Holley

The topic of influence and the existence of influencers isn’t a new concept. However, both terms have turned into buzz words over the last few years as multiple industries have been shaken up and gatekeepers have found themselves on the opposite side of the fence.

 

Spheres of influence have shifted and the barriers to entry for certain fields has diminished, creating a new class of influencer. Someone who can change whole industries with a small, highly engaged network....

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Social Media Influencers Suck

Social Media Influencers Suck | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

The Social Media Influencer is a new concept that has only recently become a term to describe a group of people that marketers and/or public relations people can attempt to exploit to their perceived advantage. The problem with this, and what marketing and public relations firms will realize very quickly is that – Social media influencers suck....

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