What is the ROI of social media? Although I’ve heard that question a thousand times in the last year, I’ve never heard (or given) a particularly convincing answer. So I’m pleased to report that at the “Where’s the Money” Chinwag event last night, at which I spoke on the panel, I think we got at least halfway towards a comprehensive answer.
I’m (finally!) able to publish the excellent presentation that Ann Longley, Strategy Director at MediaEdge: CIA, gave at Monitoring Social Media 09 last month. Her insights into the “new stock exchange” of brands – based on the number and sentiment of online mentions – showed how marketing metrics are changing. Some slides are blocked out because they contain secrets of national importance (the true location of Camelot etc.)