Social media measurement:
Tools & tips
             Social Media Forum




             JD Lasica
             Founder, Socialbrite.org
             jd@socialbrite.org
What we’ll cover today

Meaningful metrics:
1. Tying metrics to goals
2. All about keywords (hands on)
3. Google Analytics (hands on)
4. Facebook Insights (hands on)
5. Metrics as data visualization
Q&A, hugs, tearful goodbyes
Relax!
                              Flickr photo “relaxation, the
                              maldivian way” by
                              notsogoodphotography




     www.socialbrite.org/cp
Today’s hashtag
                                  Creative Commons
                                  photo on Flickr
                                  by Prakhar




     Tweet this preso! Hashtag:
              #netnon
Metrics tool handout
MEANINGFUL METRICS



Before you start, measure!
‘Data is better than gut’
        Gather, analyze, act




                         Photo on Flickr by Vee Dub (CC-BY)
Set goals, map metrics
Goals                             Metrics to measure
  Grow email list of supporters   # newsletter, RSS subscribers
  Increase comments on blog       avg. # comments/post
  Increase website visibility     increase in traffic or linkback #s
  Increase positive mentions of   mentions in blogs & social
  organization or cause           networks
  Have visitors stick around      stick rate, bounce rate
  Make our content more viral     # of shares
  Get people to take action       # of petition signatures
  Get people to attend event      # of registrants, year over year
Let’s get geeky! SEMRush
   search ‘socialbrite.org’ on semrush.com
HANDS-ON DEMO



Keywords are key
    search ‘malt.org’ on semrush.com




     Marin Agricultural Land Trust
Google Keyword tool
   https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/Explorer
Google Keyword tool
HANDS-ON DEMO



Google Analytics
       google.com/analytics
Google Analytics
Who loves ya, baby? See which Twitter users drive most traffic
Keep track of traffic referrers
   Write down keywords driving traffic & attention
HANDS-ON DEMO



Facebook Insights
M E T R I C S A S D ATA V I S U A L I Z AT I O N


Data visualization
Transparency from the Indianapolis Museum of Art




                http://dashboard.imamuseum.org/
M E T R I C S A S S H A R E A B L E D ATA



Map mashups with open data
  Broadband speeds at schools & colleges in Miami
Other metrics tools
   Metricly.com (metrics dashboard)
   Crowdbooster.com (Twitter)
   Klout.com (influence score)
   Socialbrite roundup of Twitter tools
RESOURCES



Socialbrite Sharing Center




    http://socialbrite.org/sharing-center
Don’t settle for the status quo

If you do not change
  direction, you may
end up where you are
       heading.


      — Lao Tse
Thank you, let’s talk!
           JD Lasica, founder
           Socialbrite.org
           email: jd@socialbrite.org
           Twitter: @jdlasica
                    @socialbrite




       http://socialbrite.org/cp

Social media metrics for nonprofits

  • 1.
    Social media measurement: Tools& tips Social Media Forum JD Lasica Founder, Socialbrite.org jd@socialbrite.org
  • 2.
    What we’ll covertoday Meaningful metrics: 1. Tying metrics to goals 2. All about keywords (hands on) 3. Google Analytics (hands on) 4. Facebook Insights (hands on) 5. Metrics as data visualization Q&A, hugs, tearful goodbyes
  • 3.
    Relax! Flickr photo “relaxation, the maldivian way” by notsogoodphotography www.socialbrite.org/cp
  • 4.
    Today’s hashtag Creative Commons photo on Flickr by Prakhar Tweet this preso! Hashtag: #netnon
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    ‘Data is betterthan gut’ Gather, analyze, act Photo on Flickr by Vee Dub (CC-BY)
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    Set goals, mapmetrics Goals Metrics to measure Grow email list of supporters # newsletter, RSS subscribers Increase comments on blog avg. # comments/post Increase website visibility increase in traffic or linkback #s Increase positive mentions of mentions in blogs & social organization or cause networks Have visitors stick around stick rate, bounce rate Make our content more viral # of shares Get people to take action # of petition signatures Get people to attend event # of registrants, year over year
  • 9.
    Let’s get geeky!SEMRush search ‘socialbrite.org’ on semrush.com
  • 10.
    HANDS-ON DEMO Keywords arekey search ‘malt.org’ on semrush.com Marin Agricultural Land Trust
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    Google Keyword tool https://adwords.google.com/o/Targeting/Explorer
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    HANDS-ON DEMO Google Analytics google.com/analytics
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    Google Analytics Who lovesya, baby? See which Twitter users drive most traffic
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    Keep track oftraffic referrers Write down keywords driving traffic & attention
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    M E TR I C S A S D ATA V I S U A L I Z AT I O N Data visualization Transparency from the Indianapolis Museum of Art http://dashboard.imamuseum.org/
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    M E TR I C S A S S H A R E A B L E D ATA Map mashups with open data Broadband speeds at schools & colleges in Miami
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    Other metrics tools Metricly.com (metrics dashboard) Crowdbooster.com (Twitter) Klout.com (influence score) Socialbrite roundup of Twitter tools
  • 20.
    RESOURCES Socialbrite Sharing Center http://socialbrite.org/sharing-center
  • 21.
    Don’t settle forthe status quo If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. — Lao Tse
  • 22.
    Thank you, let’stalk! JD Lasica, founder Socialbrite.org email: jd@socialbrite.org Twitter: @jdlasica @socialbrite http://socialbrite.org/cp