Key Performance
Indicators
Agenda
• Housekeeping
  • Homework
  • Attendance
  • News
• Measurement & Analysis
  • Measure!!!
  • Key Performance Indicators!
  • Blogger Outreach
  • Lead Generation
HOUSEKEEPING
MEASURING
Measuring
• Benchmarking
  • Follower count
  • Reach
  • Mentions
  • Web traffic (Google Analytics)
• Growth
  • Campaign tracking
  • Brand health
  • Crisis Detection
  • Impressions
  • Competitive intelligence
Measuring
• Part of a larger campaign
  • Social media vs Traditional
• Platform Specific
  • Twitter vs Facebook vs YouTube vs Blogs
• Tailor to your needs
  • Pick two or three that are reliable
• Don’t get lost in the numbers
• Simplify as much as possible
KPIs Save Lives
• What’s the ROI?
• Allow you to:
  • Show clients results
    • Win new business
  • Measure the industry
  • CYA
  • Be effective
Five KPIs
1. Conversational Exchange
  • How many people are replying to you?
     • @replies on Twitter, Comments on FB, Blogs
2. Reach
  • Size of the audience
  • Total followers on Twitter, number of people on Twitter
  • Not everyone sees everything
     • Don’t see every Tweet, don’t read every article, may not view the
       entire video, etc.
Five KPIs
3. Amplification – Shares per post
  • Share button on Facebook
  • Social shares on your website
       • Share, Like, Tweet, Pin, Stumble
4. Sentiment – Positive or negative
  •   Sentiment tools – automation great for high volumes
  •   Specific language – industry specific
  •   Likes, dislikes, recommendations
  •   Manual calculation
5. Content appreciation
  • Favourites, social bookmarks, link backs
Platform specific KPIs
• Platform Specific
  • Twitter
     • RTs, mentions
  • Facebook
     • Shares, Likes, talking about this
  • YouTube
     • Views, likes, dislikesm channel subscribers
  • Blogs
     • Social shares, comments
Activity
• What metrics mean success to you
  • Offline, online
  • Why do you measure them?
  • How do you measure them?
KPIs Examples
• Subscriber growth
  • Followers
  • Likes
  • Email subscriptions
• Impressions
  • Twitter reach
  • Shares
  • Online article pickup
Lead Generation
1. Follow people
  • Twitter
  • Blogs
  • Like other Facebook pages
2. Engage
  • Comments!
3. Track
  • Social CRM – Salesforce.com
  • Follow
  • Lists
4. Sales Cycle
Blogger Outreach
• Create credible brand awareness and exposure
• Super niche audiences
• Good for the blogger
  • Creates content
  • Adds credibility
• Really Good for the brand
  •   Targeted audience that is already built
  •   Valued presence
  •   Network outside of blogs (Twitter, Facebook)
  •   Increase social credibility
Blogger Outreach
•   Developing relationships with influencers
•   Say hi!
•   Connect online and offline
•   Keep it casual
•   Don’t always be a hard sell
•   Create brand advocates
Developing Relationships
• Don’t wait until you need something from someone
  • Need to put money in before you make a withdrawl
• Say “Hi!” whenever you have the chance
  • In person, sending a tweet, leaving a comment
• Doesn’t have to be formal. Can be as simple as a retweet
Pitching Bloggers
• Make sure that content is relevant to their blog
• Don’t always go for the hard sell
  • Can be casual, lead with questions “Did you know?...”
• Personalize (this is where a relationship is handy)
• Let them know the benefits
• Be prepared to pay
GENERATING LEADS THROUGH SOCIAL
MEDIA
Lead Generation
• Social media, and specifically Twitter, is like an on going
  conference. It allows you to connect with anyone at any time.
• Find people you want to do business with
• Where are they?
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Blogs
• Connect with them!
Lead Gen via Twitter
•   Find out who you need to connect with
•   Say Hi!
•   Don’t go for the hard sell right away
•   Move to direct message
•   Leverage existing relationships
    • People you have connected with but never met
    • People you have met once
    • People you’ve never talked to but follow you
Lead Gen via Blogs
• Follow industry blogs
• Get featured
  • Ideally have a call to action
• Leave comments
  • Use the comment section as a source of contact information
Lead Gen via LinkedIn
• LinkedIn has tools for new business!
  • We will talk about these later
• Find people in organizations
• Find contact information
• Permanent Rolodex

Class 5 - Key Performance Indicators, Blogger Outreach and Lead Generation

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Agenda • Housekeeping • Homework • Attendance • News • Measurement & Analysis • Measure!!! • Key Performance Indicators! • Blogger Outreach • Lead Generation
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
    Measuring • Benchmarking • Follower count • Reach • Mentions • Web traffic (Google Analytics) • Growth • Campaign tracking • Brand health • Crisis Detection • Impressions • Competitive intelligence
  • 6.
    Measuring • Part ofa larger campaign • Social media vs Traditional • Platform Specific • Twitter vs Facebook vs YouTube vs Blogs • Tailor to your needs • Pick two or three that are reliable • Don’t get lost in the numbers • Simplify as much as possible
  • 7.
    KPIs Save Lives •What’s the ROI? • Allow you to: • Show clients results • Win new business • Measure the industry • CYA • Be effective
  • 8.
    Five KPIs 1. ConversationalExchange • How many people are replying to you? • @replies on Twitter, Comments on FB, Blogs 2. Reach • Size of the audience • Total followers on Twitter, number of people on Twitter • Not everyone sees everything • Don’t see every Tweet, don’t read every article, may not view the entire video, etc.
  • 9.
    Five KPIs 3. Amplification– Shares per post • Share button on Facebook • Social shares on your website • Share, Like, Tweet, Pin, Stumble 4. Sentiment – Positive or negative • Sentiment tools – automation great for high volumes • Specific language – industry specific • Likes, dislikes, recommendations • Manual calculation 5. Content appreciation • Favourites, social bookmarks, link backs
  • 10.
    Platform specific KPIs •Platform Specific • Twitter • RTs, mentions • Facebook • Shares, Likes, talking about this • YouTube • Views, likes, dislikesm channel subscribers • Blogs • Social shares, comments
  • 11.
    Activity • What metricsmean success to you • Offline, online • Why do you measure them? • How do you measure them?
  • 12.
    KPIs Examples • Subscribergrowth • Followers • Likes • Email subscriptions • Impressions • Twitter reach • Shares • Online article pickup
  • 13.
    Lead Generation 1. Followpeople • Twitter • Blogs • Like other Facebook pages 2. Engage • Comments! 3. Track • Social CRM – Salesforce.com • Follow • Lists 4. Sales Cycle
  • 14.
    Blogger Outreach • Createcredible brand awareness and exposure • Super niche audiences • Good for the blogger • Creates content • Adds credibility • Really Good for the brand • Targeted audience that is already built • Valued presence • Network outside of blogs (Twitter, Facebook) • Increase social credibility
  • 15.
    Blogger Outreach • Developing relationships with influencers • Say hi! • Connect online and offline • Keep it casual • Don’t always be a hard sell • Create brand advocates
  • 16.
    Developing Relationships • Don’twait until you need something from someone • Need to put money in before you make a withdrawl • Say “Hi!” whenever you have the chance • In person, sending a tweet, leaving a comment • Doesn’t have to be formal. Can be as simple as a retweet
  • 17.
    Pitching Bloggers • Makesure that content is relevant to their blog • Don’t always go for the hard sell • Can be casual, lead with questions “Did you know?...” • Personalize (this is where a relationship is handy) • Let them know the benefits • Be prepared to pay
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Lead Generation • Socialmedia, and specifically Twitter, is like an on going conference. It allows you to connect with anyone at any time. • Find people you want to do business with • Where are they? • Twitter • LinkedIn • Blogs • Connect with them!
  • 20.
    Lead Gen viaTwitter • Find out who you need to connect with • Say Hi! • Don’t go for the hard sell right away • Move to direct message • Leverage existing relationships • People you have connected with but never met • People you have met once • People you’ve never talked to but follow you
  • 21.
    Lead Gen viaBlogs • Follow industry blogs • Get featured • Ideally have a call to action • Leave comments • Use the comment section as a source of contact information
  • 22.
    Lead Gen viaLinkedIn • LinkedIn has tools for new business! • We will talk about these later • Find people in organizations • Find contact information • Permanent Rolodex