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The
Scientific Method
for Social Media
      PodCamp Boston 5 – 25 September 2010




      Sametz Blackstone Associates
Who I am
  Tamsen McMahon
      tamsen@sametz.com
      @tamadear

  Sametz Blackstone Associates
      www.sametz.com
      www.sametz.com/roundthesquare
      @sametz

  Brass Tack Thinking
      brasstackthinking.com
SOCIAL
 MEDIA
   IS A
MADHOUSE
Twitter

                      Facebook
  YouTube




Blogs
Some say it’s
AN ART.
I say it’s a
SCIENCE.
Got your lab book?
You’ll need it.
Today
0 Define the question
1 Observe
2 Investigate
3 Hypothesize
4 Experiment
5 Analyze
6 Retest




the method
O
define the
question
How can we best use
social media for our
business?
Is podcasting an
effective way to
generate prospects?
1
observe
Grow bigger ears –
and eyes.




                     Paraphrase of Chris Brogan
LISTEN:
   IF
 WHAT
WATCH:
WHERE
 HOW
2
investigate
       Scope
       Audiences
       Content
       Resources
       Outcomes
       Measurement
Scope
Audiences
Resonance &
Dissonance
Content
Resources
Outcomes
Measurement
3
hypothesize
For {scope}, {content}
from {sources}, used
across {tools}, will
produce {measured}
{results} with
{audiences}.
4
experiment
      Design
      Execution
OBSERVATION
      ≠
PARTICIPATION
OBSERVATION
            ≠
PARTICIPATION
    (you have to do it)
5
analyze
   Numbers
   Sentiment
   Actions
6
retest
It takes practice.
So maybe it is a
madhouse.
But now you’re the
mad scientist.
Who I am
  Tamsen McMahon
      tamsen@sametz.com
      @tamadear

  Sametz Blackstone Associates
      www.sametz.com
      www.sametz.com/roundthesquare
      @sametz

  Brass Tack Thinking
      brasstackthinking.com

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