social media measurements - pubcon austin 2015
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Social Media Measurements
Presented by:Adam Proehl
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The ones that matter
Why they matter
How to get at them
About Me• In Digital Marketing since 1998
• Specialize in complex & multi-channel sales
• Principle at NordicClick Interactive – a Minneapolis based Agency
• Instructor at the Online Marketing Institute, Instant E-Learning & University of San Francisco
• Hopeless MN Sports fan
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Topics for Today
• Measurements and Signals…… that actually matter
• What you can do with them
• The view from a “data guy”
• Useful Tools / Tricks
• Examples
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Four Sides to Measurements & Signals
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Mostly Useless
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1. Can’t Really Measure ROI
• Bar Conversations
• Water cooler gossip
• Cocktail Party
• Business & Personal Relationships
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2. Ultimate Actionable Signals• Real Time Data
• Incredible Clues
• Leading Indicator Business Metrics
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Things you’ll learn:
• You’re loved• Why you’re loved• How to stay loved• How to get more
love
• You suck• Why you suck• How to not suck• How many think you
suck
• Who the brand ambassadors are• Who you have to win over• Who the trolls are
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Or…worst of all
No one cares
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3. Mostly Useless Measurements
• Followers• Fans• Likes• Reach• Tweet volume• Posts• Mention volume• Impressions• Most cookie cutter “Scores algorithms”
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4. Squishy Measurements*
• Share of Voice
• Sentiment
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* There’s value, but be careful. Data reliability is a real issue
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What Social Media Managers Measure
Source: eMarketer 2014
Social Media – Why Engage?
2014 Study:
83% of brand marketers view SHARING as the primary benefit of social media
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Social Media & Brands – Four Uses
• Monitoring & research
• Responding to customers
• Amplifying messages
• Establishing thought leadership- Mark Schaefer
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IMHO
May be simpler than all that:
“Talk to people who may:
• Buy
OR
• Influence someone who may buy”
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Social Media & Brands – Four Uses
Monitoring &
Research
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Monitoring & Research
Is there an audience?
….who actually cares?
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Monitoring & Research
@adamproehlJust go to the actual platforms!
Monitoring & Research
Freemium to $20/mo
GEO Based Twitter Trends
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Monitoring & Research
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Responding to
Customers
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Responding to Customers
• Real Time Signals
• Do this part first
• Listen before anything else
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Nothing New
Consistency Matters
That “Ultimate Actionable” part
Responding to Customers
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Actionable signals at work:
Responding to Customers
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Loyalty & amplify opportunity for one brand
Responding to Customers
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Missed opportunity for another
Amplification
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• Twitter: Number of RTs or shares per Tweet
• Blogs: – Avg Number of comments/post– Avg number of shares/post
• Pinterest– Avg Number of comments/post– Avg number of shares/post
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Does anyone care? Simple Measurements:
Amplification
• Facebook: Likes, shares, and comments on a post
• Instagram: – Avg Number of comments/post– Avg number of likes/post
• FourSquare/Swarm/Yahoo (whatever)– Frequency of check ins– Comments & likes on check ins
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Amplification
Does anyone care? Simple Measurements:
Image & Methodology Credit: Avinash Kaushik & Jennifer Lopez (Moz)
• Conversion Rate• Comments/Replies
• Applause Rate• Favs/Likes/+
• Amplification Rate• Shares/RT/Clicks
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TOOL: www.truesocialmetrics.com
“True Engagement Rate”Amplification
Tool Example:
Shared Count
www.sharedcount.com
Amplification
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Tool Example: Muckrack.com/whoshared
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Amplification
Topsy.com/linksTool Example:
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Amplification
Amplification
Ultimate actionable metrics
Once Again:
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Your Action (part 1)
Always drill deeper than the summary rollup:
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Your Action (part 2)
Find the emotional spark:
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Your Action (part 3)
Analyze:
• Lessons learned• Scalable?• Repeatable?• Frequency?
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Common FAQ’s
Q1: Are people actually clicking and reading the link?
Photo Credit: Sodahead
You know, the reason you shared it to begin with?
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Free Tool: bitly
bit.ly
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• Realtime Analytics
• Key Metrics
bitly
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bitly
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Bitly - bonus
Custom URL Shortener capabilities:
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Q2: The C-Level – What are some must have’s in a social media report?
“Treat the C-level the same as you would an 8 year old: Pretty pictures and simple numbers”
Q2: The C-Level – What do you report?
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- Alan K’necht frequent Pubcon speaker
C-Level Reporting:
Short Term: Volume, Mood, PR successes, customer satisfaction, & problems
Long Term: Social’s impact over sales – not easily attributable
Bonus: Success anecdotes
Q2: The C-Level – What do you report?
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Q3: The C-Level – What do you report?
ALWAYS tie back to a company goal
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• Customer Satisfaction Rating
• Brand visibility
• Reputation
• Etc.
Q3: What is the measurement/signal that brands forget to think about?
Impact on retail
(social awareness at a retail level)
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Q3: What is the measurement/signal that brands forget to think about?
Branded Keyword Queries
Direct site traffic
………..unless you just get yours by magic
Q3: What is the measurement/signal that brands forget to think about?
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Q4: How can you use social for links?
“What about Links?
“Will social help me there?”
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YES!Great stuff to share
+The right audience
+Amplification-----------------------------------------
= Natural links (The best kind)
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And…..NO!
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Page likes & no-follow social referrals won’t help with the algorithm
And…..Maybe
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This just happened – too early to really guage
Screengrab Credit: Search Engine Land
If no one else cares about your stuff….
….then don’t expect the search engines to, either.
Food for Thought
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Q5: What are some useful, AND reliable tools?
The Wonderbar
(Most valuable tool on the planet when you’re tearing apart a house!)
Nothing wrong with top tier tools
but...
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What are you doing with what you have?
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What you already have:Example: Facebook Analytics
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Example: YouTube Analytics
• Segmented Stats
• Video Interactions
• Source Data
What you already have:
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Pinterest Source
www.pinterest.com/source/URL
Betty Crocker Example
What you already have:
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Check Ins
What you already have:
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What you already have:
Share Counts
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Twitter Apps
TweetdeckHootsuiteCrowdboaster
What you already have:
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Social Mention
www.socialmention.com
Tools: What’s Free
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Best Combination of Tools
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Bonus: Final Thought
Social Media Analytics:
Don’t wait for the reporting dashboard to take action………
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