This comes from Laurie Buckelew and she asks One of the questions I’ll be getting is about metrics and how to measure social media. Any thoughts?
Archives of Ask a Marketing Expert – Nov. 12
3 Problems with Facebook Groups Can Threaten Your Facebook Marketing Business
New Facebook Groups can help your marketing strategy — but they may not be right for you. I blogged a few days ago about some valuable aspects of Facebook groups. Today I’d like to discuss some issues with Facebook Groups that might hurt your Facebook Marketing Strategy, rather than help it.
Facebook Business Marketing

Fan Page … Profile Page … Group ?????? Which is best for your Facebook marketing strategy?
Even though the question is simple — the answer is anything but simple. The best Facebook Business Marketing Strategy is muddled and depends on your marketing goals, your target market, and your industry.
Did Social Media Decide the Election?
Social Media may have also changed the results. By reporting results before the polls closed, social media may have influenced voter — either through their intention to vote or changed their candidate choice. Social media may have also applied undo pressure to voters by disclosing the choices made by members of their social network.
Social Media: There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Increasingly consumers want some type of compensation for Retweeting to their followers or Liking your brand. Truly valuable social media members (ie. influencers) may be worth a little encouragement, but others may not. How do you know the difference?
How to Measure Marketing ROI
No one wants to throw money down the drain, so measuring ROI (return on investment) is an important way to ensure you get value for the money your business spends.
Ask a Marketing Expert for Oct. 1
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Social Media Strategy: What Makes an Influencer?
In social media, finding influencers, getting them talking about your brand, and mobilizing their social networks are critical spreading your brand message, thus supporting a successful marketing strategy.
Marketing Analytics for Social Media
Businesses are flocking to social media, but many have concerns regarding the use of this technology and question its utility as part of their marketing strategy. Some have avoided implementing a strategy for social media; taking a wait and see attitude before adding social media to their marketing strategy.
Marketing Strategy: Is Impersonal Influence Ethical
Today, we are talking about impersonal influence as part of your marketing strategy. Influence strategies including product cues, pricing cues, brand cues, scarcity and follow the leader are discussed. Finally, we discuss the ethics of these strategies.


