35 social media KPIs to help measure engagement

… that it happens. You can measure it either way. This list … figure out what can be measured (at a nano level) and … 'Print page' as an engagement measure is barely worth looking at... … section below. What are you measuring? A list of social interaction …

Online ad effectiveness depends on good creative. But measurement and targeting still matter.

… spend most time trying to optimize and measure campaigns, because the creative quality is … . But that doesn't meant that measurement and targeting stop mattering. The online … aren't equipped with. And often, those measurements aren't helping brands bring in …

Television networks light a fire under Nielsen with new measurement system

… are also taking part. Leaving audience measurement to the people buying and selling … the SMART initiative (Systems for Measuring and Reporting Television). But without … of scale neccessary for proper measurement. According to Variety: "Insiders close to …

Online companies are using offline advertising. Now they just need to measure it.

Efforts on television can be extremely effective. Online video site Hulu, which has brought traditional network content online, saw a huge windfall from some well-placed television advertising this year. After a spot starring Alec Baldwin aired during …

Half the battle in social media is figuring out what to measure

… says that the problem online is never measurability. It's that you can measure too … . "Anything you want online is directly measurable. But are you applying the right metrics? … simple. Social media is very easy to measure. But first you need to figure out …

Traffic and Audience Measurement - what free tools do you use?

… it is reasonably accurate (because of the tag and directly measured traffic) compared to our actual figures and compared to those … These include all of above, but are further supplemented by measures of popularity by pulling through data from the likes of …

10 ways to measure social media success

… and take a widescreen approach to measurement.  Rather than focusing on the smaller … there is less guesswork involved when measuring the results - less extrapolation is needed … into channels that you cannot accurately measure?   After that make sure you’ …

Measuring social media at Social Media Influence

… powerful voices within social media measurement debates. Tomorrow I’m on … Media Influence Panel – “Social Media Measurement - Planning Campaigns and Understanding the … discussing simplifying the social media measurement process, learning from other marketing …

Q&A: Matthew Yeomans on social media measurement

… you have a model for measuring ROI? Yeah - it's pretty … caveat that social media monitoring/measuring can't be a hard … common issues and challenges of measurement? I think this thorny issue … The other major mistake in measurement is over-promising the client …

Metrics and measurement crucial for Online PR in 2009

… use metrics effectively in order to measure success. However, an ongoing problem for … to benchmark Online PR, but such measures neglect the wider value of company … , which will explore ways of measuring social media conversations and communications. For …

How do you measure success online?

… the idea that a business cannot be measured by financial achievements alone.   Sir Likierman suggested that financial measurement is important, but by no means an accurate … and his team. So how do you measure the success of a business – …

Online's measurement challenge

… surveyed indicated that they have problems measuring searching marketing. This, of course, … attributed with the challenges of measuring online campaigns are often less a … sophisticated tools they have to measure results. Clearly, satisfaction is about …

Ignore the top of the funnel at your own risk

… about your business is bad business when so many measurement tools abound. Sullivan had several suggestions to improve conversions … going to work with customers. Stop guessing and start measuring." While search advertising may have the best last-click …

How NOT to be The Social Media Guru

… want to see is a plan that looks like it can realistically create value, and the means by which that value will be measured within an agreed-upon timeframe. Avoid the abstract Following on the above: 'The Social Media Guru' almost always focuses on the …

How SEO complements your PR

… being squeezed by the economic situation, many PR teams could benefit by getting more involved with SEO – it will give them measurable examples of success, which will help them justify their budgets.   If each can move beyond dismissing the other as geeks …