{"id":5518,"date":"2013-04-17T11:59:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T06:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/?p=5518"},"modified":"2013-04-17T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T06:32:11","slug":"social-media-marketinggoing-beyond-metrics-for-targeted-roi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2013\/04\/social-media-marketinggoing-beyond-metrics-for-targeted-roi\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media marketing:Going beyond metrics for targeted ROI"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Social media marketing: Going beyond metrics for targeted ROI<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5499\" alt=\"ananthv ananth ceo techdivine\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/images.jpg\" width=\"144\" height=\"108\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Consumers are the KINGS. It&#8217;s an adage so old and that has become such a clich\u00e9, especially with consumers themselves, that they have lost faith in it. Or at least, they had lost faith in it&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Then came the era of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/yoursmq\" target=\"_blank\">social media<\/a>. Now this is an era where the power truly is with the consumers.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">If you exist as a Brand, then someone out there is for sure already talking about you. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a brand, it has thus become very essential to be a part of that conversation prism. One cannot control or deny a consumer or an end user from writing reviews, comments etc, but yes, we can get into the metrics of \u201cWHY\u201d has he\/she written that about you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With more advanced tools and <a href=\"http:\/\/techdivine.com\/ourservices.html#smq\" target=\"_blank\">social media marketing process (Your SMQ \u2013 Social media quotient)<\/a> the analytic&#8217;s and measuring metrics have evolved drastically. Brands today need to integrate these power packed <a href=\"http:\/\/techdivine.com\/ourservices.html#smq\" target=\"_blank\">social media marketing processes<\/a> into <a href=\"http:\/\/techdivine.com\/ourservices.html#bmc\" target=\"_blank\">brand marketing<\/a> and digital campaign process too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5522\" alt=\"social media quotient yoursmq\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/426250_410678922282639_117745025_n.jpg\" width=\"120\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Gone is the age where a push marketing strategy or a pull marketing strategy was planned. In today&#8217;s digital age, the mediums and channels through which the marketing message is shared across the world works very differently. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today a consumer or an end user has the power to become a GLOBAL BRAND Ambassador for your product with or without your approval. <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is as splendid as it is scary too, because he then inadvertently gets the power to speak your BRANDS tone out there in public.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Pictures, videos and messages go viral in a pace that is unimaginable.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For eg. Below given Image Link is of PSY,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeslive.co.za\/entertainment\/music\/2013\/04\/15\/psy-s-gentleman-video-smashes-youtube-records-with-44-million-views\" target=\"_blank\">psy_gentleman below to check out the Video that has crossed 44 Million views on YouTube <\/a>in such a short span of time<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5524\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ASO_zypdnsQ\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5524\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5524 \" alt=\"psy_gentleman\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/psy_gentleman-300x196.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/psy_gentleman-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/psy_gentleman.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">psy_gentleman<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">So what is really needed is a balance of the roles online for you, as a BRAND using social media:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who is\/are my end user(s)?<\/li>\n<li>Who really uses my product and can influence his or her group?<\/li>\n<li>How do I, as a BRAND, add more value to them?<\/li>\n<li>What content and which channel \/ medium would appeal for my product the most?<\/li>\n<li>And most importantly, as a BRAND, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">what am I looking forward to achieve from the digital marketing social media brand campaign at the end of the day<\/span>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The above questions takes us beyond the mere concept of \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">likes<\/span>\u201d, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">follows<\/span>\u201d, \u201c<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Views<\/span>\u201d, &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">hits<\/span>&#8221; and adds up<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> valuable metrics in terms of<a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/YourSMQ\/social-media-marketing-for-brand\" target=\"_blank\"> REAL ROI on social media marketing<\/a><\/span>. That is both measurable and re-usable with constant improvisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Over the years, we have generated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/VCPLROIcaseStudyjan2013.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">High ROI on Actual Sales<\/a>,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2012\/08\/delivering-brand-goals-with-social-media-marketing-read-case-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ROI on Lead<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2012\/08\/delivering-brand-goals-with-social-media-marketing-case-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\"> High brand reach<\/a> for our client brand partners across countries and industries by integrating a systematic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/socialmediaoffer.html\" target=\"_blank\">social media marketing digital brand campaign<\/a>, that is both, well controlled and measurable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some basic rules to get your <a href=\"http:\/\/techdivine.com\/ourservices.html#smm\" target=\"_blank\">social media digital marketing ROI <\/a>based campaign as a <a href=\"http:\/\/techdivine.com\" target=\"_blank\">BRAND<\/a> Live:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know your end users and also know their most preferred channels online<\/li>\n<li>Once you know their preferred channels, determine whether you have content to cater to those channels<\/li>\n<li>Understand and add ranking and priority to your expectations and goals from <a href=\"http:\/\/techdivine.com\/ourservices.html#smm\" target=\"_blank\">social media marketing brand campaigns \u2013 ROI<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techdivine.com\/ourservices.html#seo\" target=\"_blank\">SEO<\/a>, Reach, Leads, Sales, Conversations, Brand engagement etc.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to your end users and their conversations and most importantly, listen to your own tone and messages sent online too.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your marketing team is aware of the content available and the goals and expectations that your top management has in mind. Make sure to keep them not too modest, but realistic at the same time.<\/li>\n<li>At the same time, if you are planning to hire a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Marketing Agency <\/a>to plan, integrate and implement your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Techdivine\" target=\"_blank\">social media marketing campaigns for ROI<\/a>, make sure your in-house team and the agency understand that they both need to be one and act as a team and not each others competitors. Support each other for the tools and make sure that the goals are clear for both.<\/li>\n<li>Make room for social connect among your in-house teams and employees. Let them engage into conversations using your official social media platforms. Explain to them the process for the same, social media guidelines, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2012\/03\/get-your-netiquettes-right-dont-make-a-social-faux-pas\/\" target=\"_blank\">do&#8217;s and dont&#8217;s of social media<\/a> etc from time to time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the end of the day, not only your CONTENT needs to be valuable, but they need to be solving real issues and concerns of end users.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These are some basic rules one needs to keep in mind while planning <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/117918285859180560490\/posts\" target=\"_blank\">social media digital marketing brand campaigns<\/a> especially if integrated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Techdivine\" target=\"_blank\">ROI<\/a> in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Analyze, measure, track, keep innovating, improvising<\/span> through the social media brand marketing campaign process always. Make sure you are one step ahead today than you were yesterday. The metrics needs to be constantly looked into.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Always remember, Social media is not about websites or metrics or tools. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">It was and will always be about PEOPLE.<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Why?<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Because at the end of the day, people always buy from people they trust.\u00a0So<\/span> Humanize your brand.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do share your comments and views on your experiences as a brand, as an individual user using social media online. 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