Jul 30, 2010

When Old Spice signed Isaiah Mustafa as their new Old Spice spokesman and put together a creatively humorous advertisement, they probably didn’t realize they would be starting down a path of viral success due to social media. The “Smell like a man, man” campaign debuted in February with its television ads. Soon after, they were posted on...

This article from AdWeek breaks it down. Brands have rushed to Facebook to build fan bases, with some amassing millions of connections. The nagging question has been: What is the monetary value of these fans? Social media specialist Vitrue, which aids brands in building their customer bases on social networks, tried to put a media value on such...

As much as we love social media at Social Media Solutions, it’s important to understand that social media by itself is not a be-all, end-all solution. It’s a valuable tool to work into a bigger picture marketing plan. That’s why integrating social media into other marketing and public relations activities is so important. When you come up with a...

Here is a great list of possible social media measurements and metrics from fellow social media alum Rachel Happe’s blog  “The Social Organization.” Activity Metrics Pageviews Unique visitors Members Posts (ideas/threads) Number of groups (networks/forums) Comments & Trackbacks Tags/Ratings/Rankings Time spent on site Contributors Active...

Business Metrics: Hard Metrics vs Soft Metrics Marketing Prof’s recently posted an article from Ardath Albee discusses an ongoing debate between “Hard” and “Soft” marketing proponents on the best way to measure ROI. The Hard Marketing Camp, she says, “wants to tie everything to sales metrics saying anything that doesn’t result in a revenue...