Over a decade ago, at Social Media Marketing World, I met with the incredibly kind and brilliant Emeric Ernoult – founder and CEO of Agorapulse. The Social Media management tools market is crowded. Granted. But Agorapulse treats social media as corporations need it to be… a process. It’s become harder and harder to select the right tool (or tools) for our needs. For anyone (like us) trying to manage multiple accounts that are battered and
The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Digital Marketing Strategy
Very few believe that an effective marketing strategy may reduce marketing campaign costs by up to 70%. And it doesn’t necessarily need to involve specialists. In this article you will learn how to make a market research on your own, scrutinize your competitors and figure out what audience does really want. A smart strategy may slash marketing costs from 5 million dollars down to 1–2 millions. This is not a fancy, this is our longstanding
What is Social Media Monitoring? Everything You Should Know!
Perhaps we should start with why. Sometimes we discuss social media monitoring with clients, and they say they’re not on social media so they’re not worried about it. Well… that’s unfortunate because even though your brand isn’t participating in social conversations, it doesn’t mean that your customers and prospective customers aren’t participating. Why You Should Monitor Social Media An upset customer discusses their frustration online. Our agency had a difficult engagement a few months ago
Digimind: Social Media Analytics for the Enterprise
Digimind is leading SaaS social media monitoring and competitive intelligence company utilized by enterprise companies and the agencies working with them. The company offers multiple solutions: Digimind Social – for understanding your audience, measuring your social marketing ROI, and analyzing your reputation. Digimind Intelligence – offers competitive and industry monitoring so you can anticipate market shifts and identify business opportunities. Social Command Center – a real-time display center to showcase your brand’s social visibility. With
Starbucks, You Could Be Doing Social Better
I pull the social media card sparingly when I have to. Personally, as a business owner, I often cringe when I see a customer publicly flog a company online. Especially when it’s a policy and typically not the poor customer service representative’s fault. CSR’s don’t often make the rules, it’s typically someone higher up and a little out of reach that handles those things. In this case, though, I have to share this incident publicly
12 Tasks in Every Social Media Marketer’s Work Week
A few minutes a day? A couple hours a week? Nonsense. Social media requires a continuous, ongoing effort for companies to realize fully the potential of the medium to grow an audience and build a community. Take a look at the Social Media Checklist that we’ve previously published and you’ll find it requires quite an effort, selection of tools, and investment of time. This infographic is my take on the time investment required to develop