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Big data, small impact: Refuting the assertion that big data is the Next Big Thing

nickjohnson, (Apr 18, 2013)

As part of the run up to the 2013 Incite Summit, we asked 300+ marketing and communications executives about the key issues they see impacting on...

Data Rich, Insight Poor Part 2: Metrics and Measurement

adaptive, (Feb 13, 2013)

In the second part of this assessment of how social media can be measured we ask why your brand should be using more in-depth qualitative metrics and why the theory of fan numbers is old news.

Data Rich, Insight Poor Part 1: Measure Your Engagement

adaptive, (Feb 5, 2013)

How quickly, accurately and relevantly your brand engages with potential or existing customers is vital to understand.

Drive corporate change with social media data

adaptive, (Sep 14, 2012)

Clever use of customer social data can inform brand strategy, trends, product development and future-proof an organisation. Here are the factors you need to consider… [I]n the report ‘Is Soc...

Understanding Big Data

adaptive, (Jul 18, 2012)

Creating a social media channel strategy and campaign for a business is a relatively quick and simple task, however managing the data that results from the campaign can be a real problem. Soci...

AT&T on how to use data to drive your social media activity

Nick Johnson, (May 2, 2012)

  In this slideshow taken from the Corporate Social Media Summit in New York in 2011, Chris Baccus takes us through how AT & T use data to drive a better social strategy. The presentati...

Should you be looking further than ROI to assess success?

adaptive, (May 2, 2012)

[T]he old age social media enigma of seeing social media deliver revenue is still a contentious issue, even in 2012. With 73.8% of companies saying they are not confident in attributing the right R...

Social Law: Social Media Regulation and Policy

adaptive, (Jan 19, 2012)

The days of anything goes within the social media space are gone. Regulation and legislation now have a profound influence on your company’s social media policyIn the 1990s and early part of ...

The challenge of KPIs: developing a new set for social

adaptive, (Dec 21, 2011)

Organisations can often focus obsessively on their KPIs. The success or failure of an initiative is determined by progress against one or more established indicators. But social media has lain wast...

The power of social reviews: It’s good to share

adaptive, (Dec 15, 2011)

Pioneered by Amazon and now adopted by every online retailer, reviews and recommendations have become a familiar sight right across the Internet. With Facebook removing its reviews tab, how should ...

The positives and negatives of Facebook's new features, gamification and crisis comms

Nick Johnson, (Sep 27, 2011)

Hi everyone, First off apologies for last week. We moved servers and managed to screw up our blog at exactly the wrong time (ie roughly one minute after sending the Tuesday Update). For those of...

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