6. Social Media Baseline
1. What are my current metrics?
2. What are my current goals for social
media?
3. What are my current KPIs?
7. What is my current State of the Union?
1. Look at GA or website analytics tool:
– Social Media Referrals
– Conversions and Social Media Conversions
2. Social Media Channel Metrics
– Leverage tools like Hootsuite or Sprout
Social to gain further channel-specific
insights
12. Analytics + Insights = GOALS
Create your goals and Key Performance
Indicators (KPIs) by:
– Understanding the data
– Organizing the data
– Acting on the data
23. Public Relations
• What campaigns are
they running?
• What outreach is
currently taking
place?
• What charity or
goodwill campaigns
are coming up?
• What media lists can
we leverage for social
campaigns?
24. Customer Service
• What are top FAQs?
• How can we articulate
these into content
pieces?
• What are top successes
and challenges our
customers face?
25. Marketing
• What does the
overall editorial
calendar look
like?
• What are the
over-arching
marketing team
goals?
• What resources
are available to
me?
26. Events
• What events are on
our team radar?
• What sponsorships or
partnerships does
that include?
• How is social
incorporated into the
event briefs and
contracts?
27. Competitors
• How is our competition leveraging social
media?
• What themes/topics do they cover?
• What does their SWOT analysis look like?
• What does OUR SWOT analysis look like?
34. How do you consume media and
stay relevant?
• Industry Publications
• Social Media (personally)
• Google Alerts with keywords
• RSS feed
• Follow Thought Leaders
• Join industry groups…