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The Metrics that Really Matter for Tracking B2B Social Media ROI

08/16/2016 Jorge Gonzalez

It’s easy to get caught up in the hunt for social media performance metrics that give you an ego boost. But “vanity metrics” like number of follows, likes, retweets, Klout scores and even shares don’t really indicate anything about the success of your marketing in a business sense. Vanity metrics may look impressive when people click through to your social profile pages to get a sense of how active and engaged you are, which can somewhat help add to your credibility online, but vanity metrics are extremely ineffective as signposts…

Social media marketing ROI increasing

01/28/201401/25/2014 Julie Campbell

Marketers have been experiencing more tangible results from their efforts over social networks. ExactTarget has recently released a new report that provides the findings of a recent study which indicates that just over one third (34 percent) of marketers are now observing a notable return on investment (ROI) from having included social media marketing as a part of their overall strategies. This data was only one insight that was provided by the survey that was recently conducted. The survey involved the participation of over 2,000 marketers from countries spanning the…