While numerous social media measurement technologies exist, no single tool can adequately measure and provide insights for all social marketing activity. As tools evolve, organizations must persevere by aggregating measures and evaluating results in the context of a Social Marketing Analytics framework. This document presents Web Analytics Demystified and Altimeter Group’s recommendations for measuring social media. Our hope is that by setting reasonable and realistic expectations, our clients and companies around the world can begin to make better, more objective decisions regarding their own investment in these emerging channels.
While numerous social media measurement technologies exist, no single tool can adequately measure and provide insights for all social marketing activity. As tools evolve, organizations must persevere by aggregating measures and evaluating results in the context of a Social Marketing Analytics framework. This document presents Web Analytics Demystified and Altimeter Group’s recommendations for measuring social media. Our hope is that by setting reasonable and realistic expectations, our clients and companies around the world can begin to make better, more objective decisions regarding their own investment in these emerging channels.