Make a habit of implementing these practices before and during your social campaigns and you\u2019re all but guaranteed to see a greater return on investment.<\/p>\n Before starting a campaign, be sure to select which metrics are most important for determining whether the campaign was successful. Identifying these metrics up front will allow you to design the campaign in such a way that you\u2019re able to capture meaningful data. You may choose to focus on impressions, engagement, leads, conversions, and\/or time on site. It all comes down to what best suits your goals.<\/p>\n It\u2019s important to know what you\u2019re measuring when you conduct a social media campaign, and it\u2019s critical to know why <\/i>you\u2019re undertaking the campaign in the first place. Before designing any posts, think carefully about what you want to accomplish with your social media efforts.<\/p>\n Effective social media goals should dovetail with the overarching goals of your company. For example, the objective of your social media campaign may be to retain existing customers, increase brand awareness, generate leads, or convert leads to sales\u2014all of which would enable the overarching goal of company growth.<\/p>\n Once you identify your campaign objectives, revisit the question of metrics. The data you collect should allow you to accurately assess whether you achieve your goals. To ensure your goals and metrics successfully align, define your goals with SMART methodology<\/a>. Objectives should be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and timed (i.e., they should be achievable within a designated time frame).<\/p>\n Metrics are especially helpful when it comes to determining a campaign\u2019s return on investment (ROI). But with social media, it\u2019s not as simple as saying, \u201cROI will be determined by the number of sales we have after the campaign.\u201d Just because you don\u2019t see an immediate spike in sales doesn\u2019t mean your campaign wasn\u2019t successful at building brand awareness and expanding your potential consumer base. Thus, it\u2019s important to define the intended ROI for each campaign.<\/p>\n It can be helpful to think through the series of actions<\/a> users can take that would eventually lead them to make a purchase. Then, determine a way to track those actions. By measuring every step of the way, you can spot positive returns even before you make a sale.<\/p>\n In many cases, your campaign goals will relate to social media leads and purchases. Even if they don\u2019t, it\u2019s a good idea to keep an eye on these metrics because they\u2019re directly connected to your company\u2019s bottom line. Tracking codes within links sent through social are an easy way to capture this information; use the free Google URL Builder<\/a> to get started.<\/p>\n Social media can generate significant cost and time savings in areas including customer service, training, and communications. While these savings may not be the immediate objective of a given campaign, tracking them can help inform your future.<\/p>\n Social media continually evolves, which means your approach to social campaigns needs to evolve<\/a> too. Meet with your team on a regular basis to assess whether it\u2019s time to change your direction, tone, or metrics.<\/p>\n Facebook<\/b><\/p>\n Twitter<\/b> <\/p>\n LinkedIn<\/b><\/p>\n These metrics will get you started, but don\u2019t limit yourself to the metrics everyone else uses. The best metrics for you may come from internal analytics or third-party tools.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve talked a lot about the importance of measuring your social campaigns. Now let\u2019s look more closely at metrics specific to certain social platforms. While your needs will vary, the following metrics offer a good starting point for any campaign.<\/p>\n The metrics outlined above will provide a solid baseline of information. But it\u2019s important that you don\u2019t limit yourself to these metrics alone. In order to really learn what makes your current and potential customers tick, you may find it helpful to rely on internal analytics or third-party tools. Here are three great options.<\/p>\n Klear provides valuable insights into both your company\u2019s social media efforts and the overall landscape of your industry. The service offers social media analytics and reporting, helps identify industry influencers, and can even help companies develop a strategy that puts them on the map within their respective industry.<\/p>\n Simply Measured is designed to help companies take social media campaigns to the next level. The service helps measure campaign performance, develop effective strategies, and synchronize tactics across all major social networks in order to create a well-oiled social media machine.<\/p>\n Much like Klear, this service is all about helping you understand where you stand in your industry. Social Crawlytics helps companies identify influencers and determine their competitors\u2019 most shared content in order to hone their content marketing strategies.<\/p>\n Social Studio helps brands build more meaningful relationships with customers by incorporating social media into your marketing, customer service, and sales. With this service, you can harness conversations on social media platforms to listen, analyze, publish, and engage with your audience on a one to one basis.<\/p>\n Social media is a tremendous asset, especially for companies that really know how to use it. If you don\u2019t measure your strategies and efforts there\u2019s little room to grow. Conversely, by developing social campaigns that are measurable and organized around SMART objectives, you can take your company\u2019s growth to new heights while saving time and energy.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.salesforce.com\/ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/social-selling-banner.jpg?strip=all&quality=95\")
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What to Measure<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Tools to Measure Social Successes and Flops<\/b><\/h3>\n
Klear<\/b><\/a> <\/h4>\n
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Social Crawlytics<\/b><\/a> <\/h4>\n
Social Studio<\/b><\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n
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