4. Competitive Advantage
• According to American
Express, as of the end of
June 2011, 35 percent of
entrepreneurs advertise
on Facebook to promote
their business to new
customers. This figure is
up an impressive 8% from
December 2010, when
only 27 percent of
businesses were reported
to be advertising on
Facebook.
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30. Who to watch & imitate
• Aka advanced lurking
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31. Where and how to learn
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32. THREE
COMMUNICATING
SUCCESSES CONFIDENTLY
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33. Diary experiences & document
baseline changes monthly
• Google Alerts
• Radian6 or Sysomos
• Facebook Page & Advertising Metrics
• Google Analytics
• Other free measurement services
• Make your own
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46. Length of Sales Cycle
Repeat Customers
Customer Retention Rate
New Leads
Referrals
Transaction Value
Customer Lifetime Value
Conversions (subscribers to sales)
Website purchases
Organic search > sales
% of converted leads (offline vs. online)
47. Shorter Issue Resolution Time
% of issues resolved online vs. offline
Decrease in support calls
Recruiting costs
Training costs
% of Account Turnover
Overhead Costs of Communication
Viable Community-Driven Innovation
Concept-to-Development Cycle
48. Brand Loyalty
Sentiment
Share of Conversation
Frequency of Mentions
Net Promoter Score
Subscribers
Engagement Levels
Inbound Links
Votes, Tags, Bookmarks
Fans, Followers, Group Members
52. Social Sparkle & Shine
The Sparkle Agency
Sparkle Media
http://theSparkleAgency.com
416-553-2157
Social Media Concierge: @Debbie_h2o
Recruitment & Biz Dev:@BarGold
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