NodeXL: Identifying Powerful Connections on Social Sites

NodeXL: Identifying Powerful Connections on Social Sites

Have you ever wondered who or what really influences your followers on social media? There are a lot of metrics available – followers, likes, shares, comments – and they’re all subject to interpretation. What has the greatest meaning? And does anything you’re...
8 Essential Visualization Tools For Social Media Marketers

8 Essential Visualization Tools For Social Media Marketers

As a social media marketer, communication is your stock-in-trade. From weaving just the right words to make an irresistible post to crafting the perfect images that your audience can’t turn away from, capturing your audience’s attention is the mission. But...
Vanity Reporting: Feeling Good Doesn’t Get Results

Vanity Reporting: Feeling Good Doesn’t Get Results

What looks better to share with the leadership team? “This month we had 10 new followers on our Facebook page” or “This month we increased our Facebook audience by 25%”? Of course the latter option looks better, so you may be inclined to use that in your monthly...
Actionable Metrics

Actionable Metrics

A large part of using and managing social media is the use of metrics. Organizations use metrics as a way to track their KPIs, or for celebration when they hit a particular milestone, like 1,000,000 followers. A good social media strategist knows that there are...
When Vanity Metrics Lead You Down the Wrong Path

When Vanity Metrics Lead You Down the Wrong Path

Vanity metrics…we’ve heard so much about them, and the good news is that a lot of recent buzz suggests that marketers are understanding the value of deeper insights in social listening. Platforms such as Instagram are talking about doing away with the like button, in...