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Real-Time Social Media Marketing Process Doesn’t Need To Be A Paradox | Business 2 Community

Real-Time Social Media Marketing Process Doesn’t Need To Be A Paradox | Business 2 Community | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Real-time social media marketing can be incredibly powerful as it adds elements of context and relevance to your social media content and audience interactions. The challenge for many organizations is that existing processes can stand in the way of engaging and interacting with audiences in a timely manner.

 

Process by its nature takes time, and virtually strips organizations of being able to act in real-time. Opportunity identification, legal reviews, running approvals up the ladder, creative ideation, risk assessment, production, organizing and rallying a team to create content are a few of the factors that can grind execution of the best intentions to a halt. All of these components are important, but to capitalize on real-time opportunities on social media, certain planning and preparation will need to be in place. Also, in some cases, concessions or modifications might need to be made to your organization’s regular processes.

 

Following are a few suggestions and ideas for how you can prepare your organization to be equipped engage in real-time on social media:...

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This explains "real-time" social media marketing well and has excellent advice about how to be prepared to maximize it'simpact.

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Don't Only Measure Your Brand Success With Direct ROI Indicators | Social Media Today

Don't Only Measure Your Brand Success With Direct ROI Indicators | Social Media Today | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

We've all read that social-media ROI is weaker than other traditional marketing channels. Recently, social media came under fire again in an articles in which Unilever aired their concerns in Marketing Magazine.

 

Unilever marketing teams are questioning the logic of shifting big budgets to social media, when the equivalent spent on in-store promotions can deliver an ROI up to 50% higher. This statement suggests a lot about the mindset of some marketers who work for big companies.

 

Social media has been developing for about a decade, but these marketers still miss the point. Consumers are no longer passive targets that you can simply feed with coupons and vouchers. People want their purchases to be inspired by stories that matter. And they're even ready to trust brands to tell their stories, if brands are sincere. They want to know how a brand is trying to change the world. Naive? Maybe. But, maybe not....

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Good insight into social media ROI...

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