social media monitoring isn't just for monitoring social media, it's also for

Social Media Monitoring Isn’t JustFor Monitoring Social Media, It’s Also For...

SMB MTL 3June 9, 2009Mark GorenPlantingSeeds.ca | SocialMediaMonitoring.ca

Characteristics of Social Media

Perpetual state of dialogue

Opposite of traditional media

This is a story about the importance of listening

Your website

Your web presence

Three Ways to Plant Seeds

1. You plant seeds

2. You rely on others to plant seeds on your behalf

3. It just kinda happens

Listening is a catalyst

1. Listening 2. Responding 3. Initiating

L R I

Listening feeds your efforts

Listening, Responding, Initiating

LR I

Know how to listen?

+

Know where to listen?

Know what to listen for?

Company name

Company URLs

Campaign keywords

Public facing figures

Brand names

Competitors

Critical industry issues

Know why you should monitor social media?

Know why you should monitor social media?

To guide social media participation,

of course.

BUT

Social Media Monitoring Isn’t JustFor Monitoring Social Media,

It’s Also For...

Real-time snapshots

Conducting focus group research

Crafting marketing messages

Measuring campaigns

Gaining real business intelligence

Other Discussion Points

Start strategically

Back up your searches

Free vs. paid tools

ABOUT MARK GOREN

Social Media Strategist specializing in Social Media Monitoring

Since starting my business, TRANSMISSION CONTENT + CREATIVE, I have worked with direct clients, plus advertising and P.R. agencies in Canada and the U.S, helping them get up to speed on social media tools, technologies and tactics, while preparing them to add social media programs to their own service offering.

I’ve also lead workshops and presented at different social media conferences, including Social Media for Government in Ottawa (September 2008, February 2009, May 2009, September 2009, March 2010), the Social Media Summit in Toronto (April 2009), and the Social Media for Healthcare (October 2009), Social Media for Crisis Communications in Government (November 2009) conferences in Washington D.C. and the Internet Marketing Conference (February 2010) in Montreal. These presentations range from social media primers to specific social media monitoring tools and strategic training.

PlantingSeeds.ca, where I blog, has gained attention for its simple explanation of the social web and practical examples of the medium. As a result of these blogging efforts, I’ve been invited to discuss social media on "Homepage", a weekly technology and social media related TV show on Toronto's CP24 (April 2009), and guest post across the web.

SocialMediaMonitoring.ca, another online initiative of mine, delivers an easy-to-read explanation of the importance of listening and its Social Media Monitoring Tool Directory (#smmtd) has often been cited for being one of the most comprehensive lists of monitoring services on the web.

Previously, I spent over a decade working as a strategic-minded creative at advertising agencies in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.

ABOUT MARK GOREN

Mark can be reached:

• By phone: 514-969-1725

• By email: mark@transmissionmarketing.ca

• On LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/markgoren

• On Twitter: http://twitter.com/markgoren | http://twitter.com/All4Monitoring

• On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MarkGoren

• On Skype: TransmissionCC

You can also read + comment on Mark’s blog:

http://plantingsseds.ca

Or even subscribe: http://feeds.feedburner.com/planting_seeds

Social Media Monitoring Isn’t JustFor Monitoring Social Media, It’s Also For...

SMB MTL 3June 9, 2009Mark GorenPlantingSeeds.ca | SocialMediaMonitoring.ca