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Maximizing Social Media Monitoring How to effectively use social media monitoring in marketing communications

Maximizing Social Media Monitoring-November 2009

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A brief presentation about social media monitoring, talking about free and paid/comprehensive monitoring tools, way to evaluate and set ROI for monitoring, and how monitoring can be effective for marketing communications.

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MaximizingSocial Media Monitoring

How to effectively usesocial media monitoring

in marketing communications

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Maximizing Social Media MonitoringFoundationWhat if you don’tMonitoringEvaluationSocial Media Marketing

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FoundationDo you have comment cards available for

customers & prospects?Do you have a customer service department or

person?Do you have your company name in Google

News Alerts or have a paid clipping service for news releases and such?

Have you ever conducted a focus group or other similar market research?

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FoundationSocial media monitoring is part of the foundation for any effective marketing communications – offline and online

Image credit:Niclindh via Flickr

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What if you don’t?

New York Times, 04/16/2009

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MonitoringCountless free options – fewer paid options

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MonitoringNo matter which you choose, there’s a price….

Free

Price is your time.

What’s that worth?

Paid / Comprehensive

$$ -- but saves you gathering

& analysis time.

Image credit: Maykamei via Flickr

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Monitoring – Free

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Monitoring – Comprehensive

All results – one place for easier analysis

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EvaluationMany ways – best way is to base on objectivesKey branding points mentioned?Overall positive or negative references?“Media” response to proactive efforts?Website traffic increasing or other action (requires

site traffic monitoring)?Measure success of PR & social media marketing

efforts (coverage from active & passive means)

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EvaluationKey branding points mentioned?

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EvaluationOverall positive or negative references?

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Evaluation“Media” response to proactive efforts?

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EvaluationOther ways to measure social media

•Content Emotions

•How others categorize you

•Geography

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Social Media MarketingProactive ways to use social media monitoring1. Pave way for future social media outreach: See

what’s already being said on subject, who’s saying it

2. Customer service: Responding to questions, needs

3. Reduce market research costs: Seek feedback

4. Prospecting: Engage those who “talk” about your issues surrounding your products, industries, etc.

5. Competitor tracking/monitoring & responding

6. & many others…..

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Social Media Marketing-ExampleUse of free & comprehensive tools to help pave way for effective outreach