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How am I doing? That is a critical question to ask yourself as you grow your social media presence. When you’re putting content out there, it’s important to constantly evaluate your impact. You set out in the social media world with goals; let’s make sure you’re accomplishing them. Can success really be measured in likes, +1’s, and re-tweets? There’s more to the story. Your goals are unique to your project… and the ways you assess your progress should be, too. In the first HP Catalyst Online Workshop, we covered “Social Media Basics for Educators” and explored how to build a solid social media identity to boost project visibility. In this second online workshop, we’ll help you measure the outcomes of your social media efforts — and use those metrics to improve your content and image. After all, social media stats aren’t just for marketing gurus. You too can use them to get a better grip on your audience and to continue expanding your project’s community. Here’s just a taste of some of the material we’ll discuss: Creating your own standards of assessment Defining “ROI” in the social media world Understanding Facebook Insights Analyzing Twitter mentions and interactions Making use of YouTube analytics Connecting analytics across all social media platforms Applying what you’ve learned from social media analytics We’re fortunate to have some amazing guest speakers who are social media and PR savants! Let’s meet them… Dr. Corinne Weisgerber Corinne Weisgerber, Ph.D., is a social media professor and Internet researcher at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas where she teaches classes on social and interactive media, interpersonal communication and public relations. Corinne became interested in computer-mediated communication in the early days of the Internet and has been studying the impact of new communication technologies on our relationships, identities, and ways of seeing the world since the beginning of her doctoral studies at the Pennsylvania State University. Much of her latest research has focused on new media, pedagogy, and the impact of social media on independent learning and Professional development. Her research has been published in academic journals, book chapters, and various online forums. An educator first and foremost, Corinne also developed one of the first social media for public relations classes – a course which explores emerging social media technologies and studies their application in contemporary PR practice and which she has been teaching since 2007. Dr. Shannan Butler Shannan H. Butler, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of communication at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Shannan conducts research in the area of visual communication, new media, pedagogy and rhetorical criticism of visual media. He was invited to present his work on visualization at the New Media Consortium’s 2010 Horizon Report general meeting.TRANSCRIPT
Measuring Your Social Media Efforts Made possible by HP’s Office of Sustainability & Social Innova;on
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Samantha Adams Becker Dr. Shannan Butler Dr. Corinne Weisgerber
What are our goals?
How are we doing so far?
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You’re listening.
As of 9/24: 177 views on YouTube 3,409 views on SlideShare
Remember: there’s help.
go.nmc.org/soc-‐media-‐help
Dr. Corinne Weisgerber & Dr. Shannan Butler
MEasuringSocial Media
?WHYMEASURE
?WHAT TOMEASURE
I’ve got more friends than youMetrics need to be meaningful & related to your goals
Beware of vanity metrics
AAA Social Media MeasuremenT Framework
- Kami Watson Huyse
Action: Business results, outreach effort,
or sustained online presences
in social networks online.
Attention: Volume of interest
(i.e. fans, traffic and other analytics)
Attitude: Sentiment and relationship to
the brand.
Likes
Views/traffic
Clicks
Shares
ReTweets
Follows
Embeds
ATTENTIONMeasuring attention in an academic setting
Do they show active engagement?
Likes
Views/traffic
Clicks
Shares
ReTweets
Follows
Embeds
ATTENTIONMeasuring attention in an academic setting
Do they show active engagement?
Do they show substance?
Likes
Views/traffic
Clicks
Shares
ReTweets
Follows
Embeds
ATTENTIONMeasuring attention in an academic setting
Beware of vanity metrics.
Do they show active engagement?
Do they show substance?
Likes
Views/traffic
Clicks
Shares
ReTweets
Follows
Embeds
ATTENTIONMeasuring attention in an academic setting
Beware of vanity metrics.
Do they show active engagement?
Do they show substance?
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affinity
weight
recency
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An indication of the importance of different metrics
Weight
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General understanding - exact weights not known, may vary by person
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Comments:
• Are they positive, negative, or neutral in tone?
• Do they convey a sense of interest in/excitement about your project?
ATTITUDEMeasuring attitudes in an academic setting
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Conversations (2-way)
Blog write-ups
Speaking Invitations
Media Interviews
Collaborations
AcTIONMeasuring action in an academic setting
Action:
Conversations (2-way)
Blog write-ups
Speaking Invitations
Media Interviews
Collaborations
AcTIONMeasuring action in an academic setting
Action:
Establish thought leadership,
academic/scientific reputation
Result:
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Two-way conversations and continued learning
Sharing slide deck Write-up Discovery Mutual Learning
Blog write-ups, mentions = continued exposure/conversation
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Facebook Insights
Gender and Age.
Countries.
Who’s Talking About Us?
Drill Down to Post Level.
Consider RaPos.
*2% of followers liked this!
*61% of pages have a virality rate of 2.5% or less, according to EdgeRank Checker. The median rate is 2%.
TwiZer AnalyPcs
TwiZer MenPons
Keep track in real-‐Pme.
TwiZerfall.com
YouTube AnalyPcs
OpPons.
Demographics & Discovery
What do we do with everything? 1. If there is a spike in likes/followers/subscribers, pinpoint the Pming and posts that led to the increase. Repeat. 2. Cater to your demographics. 3. Pay aZenPon to what posts people are liking/favoriPng/re-‐tweePng, commenPng on, etc. Repeat.
4. Maximize your reach with a call-‐to-‐acPon. Ask your audiences to share/comment/like/re-‐tweet.
5. Be aspiraPonal.
?How TOMEASURE
Likes - Facebook built-in metrics
Views/traffic - Google Analytics, Academia.edu
Clicks - Bit.ly (tweeted links)
Shares - Facebook, SlideShare, etc. built-in metrics
ReTweets - Twitter built-in metrics, HootSuite, TweetDeck
Follows - Twitter built-in metrics
Embeds - SlideShare built-in metrics
ATTENTIONApplications for measuring attention
Measuring attention with Google Analytics: Number of blog visits, avg. visit duration
Measuring attention: demographicsGoogle Metrics
How to add Google Analytics to your blog: Install plugin
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How to add Google Analytics to a website: Claim it
MonitoringConversations
Know who is talking about your project
- Using GigaAlert.com
Type in keywords
Click go
Click “Feed Settings”
Copy URL into
Google Reader
People sometimes talk about your content without using your name or avatar
People sometimes talk about your content without using your name or avatar
People sometimes talk about your content without using your name or avatar
People sometimes talk about your content without using your name or avatar
GigaAlert helps keep tabs of that
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RESOURCES
QuesPons.
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There’s homework. And a campaign!
go.nmc.org/social-‐media-‐help or #hpcatalyst
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