Strategic Snooping
 Using social media to check up on
      clients, customers, and
            competitors
Brandy Nagel
•   Marketing Catalyst
•   @benag
•   Recently joined VentureLab at Georgia Tech
•   Social Media Coach
•   Author of Digitally Famous -- available on
    Amazon and Kindle
2. Companies with high levels of
social media activity increased
revenues by 18% on average in the
last 12 months.
      Source: Research from Wetpaint & Altimeter
4. “Social media
            is an
    undisciplined
        theater.”
5. People
are talking.


Companie
s should
  listen.
6. Developing your search skills is critical
It’s about
all of our
 business
 objectives
Most Common Metrics used
             by CMOs
• Site traffic
• Conversion
• Number of fans/members
• Number of positive comments
Source:MDG Advertising
http://www.mdgadvertising.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/the_roi_of_social_media_mdg_advertising_infographic.png
Social Media with the Highest
                 ROI
1.      Facebook
2.      Ratings and reviews
3.      Twitter
4.      LinkedIn
5.      Participating in industry blog/forum
6.      Company or brand community
7.      YouTube
8.
•
        Company or brand blog
     Source: MDG Advertising
Twazzup.com
Social Media with the Highest
                 ROI
1.      Facebook
2.      Ratings and reviews
3.      Twitter
4.      LinkedIn
5.      Participating in industry blog/forum
6.      Company or brand community
7.      YouTube
8.
•
        Company or brand blog
     Source:MDG Advertising
Amazon.com
Testing is your
 best friend.
     -- Kira Wampler,
VP of Marketing at Lytro Inc.
SCORES &
ALERTS
Monitor the Web for interesting new content
•Google Alerts are email updates of the latest
relevant Google results based on your queries.
•Enter a search query you wish to monitor.
•Some handy uses of Google Alerts include:
  –   monitoring a developing news story
  –   keeping current on a competitor or industry
  –   getting the latest on a celebrity or event
  –   keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams
insideview.com
samepoint.com
Social Media Alerts
Like Google Alerts but for social media.

Receive free daily email alerts of your
brand, company, CEO, marketing
campaign, or on a developing news story,
a competitor, or the latest on a celebrity.



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lovemarks.com
LISTENING
netvibes.com
netvibes.com
integrates with Twitter, Facebook Fan Pages,
LinkedIn and other networks where consumers are
engaging with businesses and brands…
 Sprout Social offers contact management,
competitive insight, lead generation, reporting,
analytics and more




      sproutsocial.com
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trackur.com
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DucksBoard.com
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WEBSITE
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Social Media with the Highest
                ROI
•   Facebook
•   Ratings and reviews
•   Twitter
•   LinkedIn
•   Participating in industry blog/forum
•   Company or brand community
•   YouTube
•   Company or brand blog
•   Source:MDG Advertising
Blogdigger.com
Boardreader.com
EMAIL
MEASURING
Contactology.com
Forever Free
If you have fewer than 2,000 subscribers, you can send up
to 12,000 emails per month absolutely free.

            MailChimp.com
Jigsaw.com
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Editor's Notes

  • #7 Places to listen: Google alerts Search.twitter.com TweetStalk LazyFeed