Here are the slides from the presentation (econsultancy training insight session) given by Karl Havard in the econsultancy seminar theatre at the Technology for Marketing and Advertising show February 2010. It specifically focuses on social media "advocacy" buttons and how these can be measured effectively, tracking back to onsite conversion
Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success
Measuring Social Media Effectiveness
1. Measuring Social Media
Effectiveness
Karl Havard
Somatica Digital
23rd February 2010 http://www.somatica.co.uk
Monday, 22 February 2010
2. In this Session
✦ Very Brief Outline of Social Web Engagement
✦ Advocacy Approach - What is it?
✦ Enabling Others to Share your Content
✦ How you can Measure this
✦ Tying this all back to onsite “conversions”
✦ Warning: By the time we’ve finished, there’ll be
an additional method.
✦ It’s by no means perfect
✦ But it’s much better that 6 months ago
✦ The focus is on free tools
Monday, 22 February 2010
6. Why use Social Media this way?
Awareness Consideration Conversion Advocacy
Advertising
Internet Search
Own or Partner’s Website
Email Marketing
Social Web/Interaction
| Karl Havard, Somatica Digital http://www.somatica.co.uk | 23rd February 2010 |
Monday, 22 February 2010
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| Karl Havard, Somatica Digital http://www.somatica.co.uk | 23rd February 2010 |
*Intellectual Property of Somatica Digital Ltd
Monday, 22 February 2010
8. Assuming You’re in Good Shape.
And not...
✦ Pumping out messages
✦ Turning people off
✦ Tarnishing your brand
You Can Encourage and Enable Advocacy
✦ Plenty of research about positivity of online referral
✦ You automatically tap into “like-minded” groups
✦ Across their own social media channels
✦ Make it simple and Provide a Stage
✦ People are lazy
✦ Make people “Famous”
| Karl Havard, Somatica Digital http://www.somatica.co.uk | 23rd February 2010 |
Monday, 22 February 2010
9. Advocacy to Awareness
Organic spread of advocacy.
✦ Direct accessibility - one to one
Individual conversations mean a lot more
✦ Enabling your customers to tell their friends
Especially if they “look good”
✦ They feel
Part of something
They’re adding value
Special
To achieve this you must:
✦ Offer Great Stuff, be Responsive and Accessible
Be aware
✦ Do something not so great and negativity can spread
like wildfire
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10. So What Does it Look Like
Social Web
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11. Is this stuff used?
Yes & No!
✦ But they won’t share a bland video of your offices
✦ Regardless of how nice you think they are.
✦ 9 views in 6 months
Content is key - Common Sense Quote
“The more interesting the content, the more likely it
is to be shared.” A Rocket Scientist
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12. ReTweet Example
If the content is deemed good, great, cool, etc. the
people who spot it may want to be associated with it
and share it.
It is possible to control the syntax in a ReTweet
“Name in Lights!” Tip
Include: URL, Content Title, Source & Profile Id.
i.e. “@econsultancy likes this presentation from
@Somatica you can find it at http://bit.sand.pieces”
Leave some extra characters for further retweeting.
(104 if anyone is counting the one above)
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13. Comment Example - Disqus
People who write comments do so
to voice opinion, be heard, think
they’re funny, be controversial...
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14. Measuring This Stuff
IN G :
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Social Web
D A T
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M IN EF
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15. We’ll look at...
Off-Site On-Site
✦ Facebook ✦ Google Analytics
✦ ReTweet ✦ Data correlation
✦ YouTube ✦ Complex
✦ Addthis.com ✦ Not so complex
✦ Addtoany.com
NB: All Are Free. NB: Other paid for
Some being analytics offer
developed further. correlation. i.e.
Google Buzz is one Omniture (please
of these. check with provider)
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16. Facebook Share This
A little bit flakey at the moment!
http://api.facebook.com/restserver.php?method=links.getStats&urls=www.mashable.com
Returns
www.mashable.com 800 34 59 893 20 http://www.mashable.com
Share count = 800
Like Count = 34
Comment Count = 59
Total Count = 893
Click Count = 20
Replace with your URL.
It is likely to improve. It needs to!
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17. tweetmeme.com
Number of Tweets
Number of Retweets
Number of Users
Tweet Sources
Number of Clicks
Locations, Domains
Influentual Sources
TimeLine
Plus...
Monday, 22 February 2010
23. An Accountant’s Dream
Common Element - TIME
✦ Focus on Spikes and Troughs
✦ Visitors
✦ Conversions
✦ Content
✦ Correlate with
✦ Self generated social web activity
✦ Sharing
✦ Which Source
✦ Twitter, Facebook, etc
✦ Other activity - email, advertising, offline
✦ Get the calculator out!
✦ Or include some fancy spreadsheet formula
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25. Sharing v Conversions
Still requires overlay.
Which content, shared
across which social
medium was the trigger
for the most
conversions?
Overlaying a Timeline
can help determine
what works and what
doesn’t.
Even link in Offline
communications.
Timeline
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26. Good Examples
The more buttons you
have, the more data you
need to wade through
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27. In Summary: It’s not Perfect...
But it’s getting better fast.
All these tools are free.
It does takes time and effort
You’ll go cross-eyed
But....ROI: Can now be more accurately measured
✦“Innovation”
✦“Interaction”
✦“Investment”
Remember this only focused on enabling and
measuring the “Share”/”Advocacy” area.
Monday, 22 February 2010
28. Thank You
Karl Havard
Somatica Digital
http://www.somatica.co.uk
23rd February 2010
karlhavard@somatica.co.uk
http://twitter.com/Somatica
+44 (0)7753 915798
Monday, 22 February 2010
29. Sources of Info’
http://econsultancy.com
http://www.facebook.com/facebook-widgets/share.php
http://my.tweetmeme.com/analytics/whitepaper
http://addthis.com/help/google-analytics-integration
http://www.addthis.com/blog/2010/02/11/sharing-to-google-buzz-using-
addthis/
http://www.addtoany.com/
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/
feedburner_and_google_analytics_together_at_last.php
http://mashable.com
Monday, 22 February 2010