5 Social Media Management Tools You Should Consider
Have your social media activities spiraled out of control?
Are you looking for tools to simplify the management of your social media marketing?
Would you like better insight into your audience or the ability to compare your social activities against the competition?
These are some of the capabilities you’ll discover in the five social media management tools listed below.
In this article I reveal five social management tools that just might make your life a bit easier.
Check out what they have to offer and see if they are a good fit for your business needs. 
5 Social Media Monitoring Tools to Simplify Your Marketing
Are you measuring your social media efforts?
Do you know what’s working?
Over the years, there have been dozens of social media monitoring tools launched, but not all social media monitoring platforms are created equal.
In this article I’ll show you five platforms that may work for your business.
Social Media Monitoring 101
Before taking a closer look at these platforms, here are a few questions you’ll want to answer first. Your answers will allow you to find the right tool for your business needs.
What Does Your Business Need to Measure?
The most important thing to establish before selecting a monitoring tool is what you’re actually going to measure. Any social media campaign worth its salt has clearly defined objectives and measurable outcomes.
It's important to determine what you want to measure. Image source: iStockPhoto.
These measurable outcomes, or key performance indicators (KPIs), are agreed-upon metrics that will help you determine whether your social media marketing efforts are successful. They can fall into several categories and include thousands of exact pieces of data.
5 Simple Metrics to Track Your Social Media Efforts
Are you looking for simple, straightforward metrics to measure the impact of your social media efforts?
Social networks and blogs continue to dominate Americans’ time online (accounting for nearly a quarter of total time spent on the Internet) according to a recent Nielsen report on social media, .
While we all know how important it is to market through the various social networks, it is vital to track and measure your efforts for success.
Here are five simple metrics to find out whether your social media effort is paying dividends.
#1: Examine Referring Traffic
Google Analytics is a fantastic way to measure how much traffic is being referred to your website from the various social channels.
Under the Traffic Sources tab, click on Referring Sites and then type in your social network of choice to see how much traffic is being referred. Set up goals based on the actions you want your visitors to complete.
