Moving From Likes to Shares & Other Social Media Metrics - Andrew Caravella @SproutSocial

Smart marketers are not afraid to dig in deep and even “geek out” on data and analytics to achieve success in social media, digital marketing and business.

Many marketers get overwhelmed with trying to understand how they can leverage data and metrics to guide their business in the right direction. As a result they run away from data and the power it can provide versus digging in and learning how to tap into the power of what it has to offer.

I am thrilled to introduce Andrew Caravella from Sprout Social as the featured guest on the 151st episode of the Social Zoom Factor podcast.

Andrew leads the marketing team and efforts at Sprout Social and has an amazing background and years of experience in digital marketing and business. We all can learn from his experience and expertise.

Take a listen and learn how you can better tap into the power of social and marketing data to zoom your business. Be sure to subscribe to the entire series on iTunes, Stitcher or SoundCloud!

In this 30 minute podcast you will learn:

How Sprout Social uses data and analytics to create an amazing customer experience
Biggest mistakes brands and digital marketers make in embracing or not embracing social metrics and analytics
Top questions Sprout Social receives from customers of all sizes as it relates to social media data and analytics
The importance of planning and selecting the right key performance indicators for success
Where to start when selecting KPIs, goals and objectives
Top metrics brands and digital and marketers should be tracking and prioritizing
Moving from focus of likes to shares
How to increase sales by aligning business goals to social marketing key performance indicators and data to help you measure success

Supporting Resources:

10 Google Analytics to Zoom Your Social Media, Blog and Business& (episode 106)
10 Reasons Digital Marketers Must Embrace Data & Analytics
You Are the Media: 10 Reasons You Need a Blog (episode 111)
Are You Using Data & Analytics to Speak to an Audience of One? (blog post)
15 Tips to Zoom Your Brand (white paper)
Audience Analysis Worksheet
Steps to Develop a Social Business Plan (white paper)

How to Subscribe to Social Zoom Factor Podcast

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