The 5 Metrics You Need To Track Social Marketing's Impact & Influence
1. The
5
Metrics
You
Need
To
Track
Social
Marke5ng’s
Impact
&
Influence
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5. #SocialMetrics
Sizing
Up
Social’s
Influence
on
Buyers
72%
of
respondents
said
they
used
social
media
to
research
the
soluKon
purchase.
6. #SocialMetrics
Sizing
Up
Social’s
Influence
on
Buyers
The
amount
of
respondents
who
connected
directly
with
potenKal
soluKon
providers
via
social
by
more
than
57%.
7. #SocialMetrics
Poll
Ques5on
What
tacKcs
have
been
using
to
connect
with
and
engage
customers
and
prospects
via
social
channels?
• Social
Content
• Social
Referral
Programs
• RetargeKng
• Paid
Social
Ads
8. #SocialMetrics
Social’s
Share
of
Budgets
Social
media
now
accounts
for
about
10%
of
total
markeKng
budgets.
Social
spending
will
increase
to
more
than
21%
of
budgets
over
the
next
five
years.
10%
21%
MarkeKng
budgets
Budget
increase
over
the
next
5
years
10. #SocialMetrics
Poll
Ques5on
How
are
your
social
markeKng
budgets
changing
from
year
to
year?
• Increasing
by
1-‐10%
• Increasing
by
10%-‐20%
• Increasing
by
20%-‐30%
• Flat
• Decreasing
11. #SocialMetrics
Spending
Up,
But
Metrics
SKll
A
Struggle
Just
15%
of
marketers
can
demonstrate
the
quanKtaKve
effect
of
social
media
on
their
businesses.
12. #SocialMetrics
Spending
Up,
But
Metrics
SKll
A
Struggle
40%
can
show
qualitaKve
results,
but
they
lack
any
solid
financial
evidence
of
social
media’s
influence.
13. #SocialMetrics
Spending
Up,
But
Metrics
SKll
A
Struggle
Nearly
half
of
marketers
say
they
can’t
demonstrate
the
return
on
their
social
media
spending.
14. #SocialMetrics
Poll
Ques5on
How
are
you
currently
tracking
and
reporKng
on
the
impact
and
influence
of
your
social
markeKng?
• Tracking
basic
metrics
such
as
likes
and
followers
• Using
internal
reports
to
track
traffic
and
views
• Have
detailed
tracking
of
ROI
• Tracking
unique
a9ribuKon
of
all
channels
24. From CPC to CPE:
What am I Paying For?
Pay Per
Click
Pay Per View
or
Engagement
(after 30 sec.)
Pay Per
Engagement
or Click
Pay Per
Impression,
Engagement,
or Click
$8-10
per click
$1
for 200 views
(30 sec.)
$2-4
per
engagement
$1-2
per
engagement
25. A Few Metrics to Consider
Number of Ads: A simple metric, but often forgotten!
Spend: Can track this a number of ways.
Ad Impressions:
On LinkedIn Facebook, can also
track “uniques.”
Ad Clicks: Raw clicks on your ad.
Ad Engagements:
Likes, comments, shares, retweets,
@replies, favorites, video views, etc.
“Cost per” Metrics: CPC, CPE, CPM
26. Metric Spotlight: Non-Follower Reach
• When I post an ad, who sees it? Clicks?
Likes? Shares? Retweets?
• How does my paid media audience differ
from your owned media audience?
• How can I leverage “free advertising” to your
audience, to improve the efficiency of paid
media?
28. #1 Metric that Matters:
Linking paid social actions to
web visits, conversions,
MQLs, or other goals for
your business!
What is Paid Social
Success?
31. A Few Metrics to Consider
Bounce Rate: Percentage bounces from an ad.
Visits/Session: Can also track uniques/visitors!
Time on Page: Complementary metric--session time.
Goal Completion: Form fills, event responses, etc.
CTR: Click-Through-Rate
*All of these metrics can be sliced by Referral Source.
32. Metric Spotlight: Goal Completions by
Platform
• Am I driving people to your site who have
intent to purchase?
• How does social affect my goals?
• How am I calculating “goal completions” on
my site?
34. Poll Question: Do you know these
metrics for your organization?
• Clicks per dollar spent on social media.
• Engagements per dollar spent on paid social
media.
• Dollars made in ecommerce per dollar spent
on paid social media.
• I don’t know any of these!
35. Spend ROI Trends
• Spend is increasing
• 62% of CMO’s feel pressure to prove ROI
• 3 Barriers to ROI:
– Internal silos
– Resistance to change
– Lack of expertise in new tech
37. Metric Spotlight: ROI
• How much money has my site made from
social referrals and/or purchases?
• What is the return on investment for paid
social media?
• How is my paid ROI changing over time?
40. Metric Spotlight: Ad Metric by Category
• What is a “category?”
– Post Type
– Ad Campaign
– Ad Objective
– Ad Target
– Product
– Product Category
– Platform
– Customer Profiles
• What categories do I want to slice my
metrics by?
41. Problem
Consolidate 40 unique data sources into
single view to track conversions from
engagements to views
Solution
Social and Digital Analytics
Results
‣ 20+ unique media channels and digital
properties exposed to insights
‣ Time spent on report generation reduced
from 90% to 20%
‣ Raised IT role to strategic
“It takes a powerful engine to handle
the data demands of a company of
our size. GoodData went beyond
traditional BI solutions, taking us
from zero-to-insight in record time.”
– Param Ghangas, Director of Analytics
43. Social
Share of Voice:
The volume of mentions on a
social network, weighted by
sentiment and
compared to
competitors.
Share of Voice = B2B Brand Love
Influencer
SOV:
Same metric,
specific to
influencers
44. Metric Spotlight: Share of Voice
• What is my share of voice on Twitter?
• What is my share of voice with Twitter
influencers?
• How do I compare to my competitors and/or
benchmarks for my industry?
47. #SocialMetrics
Emily
Rugaber
Director,
Best
PracKces
GoodData
MODERATOR:
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Gaffney
Editor,
Demand
Gen
Report
Panelists
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