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Organizations of all sizes have seen immense success in the use and integration of social media. The tools, data, and many other capabilities that these platforms provide, have shown to deliver significant benefits for any organization’s overall performance. Despite all the known qualities social media platforms have to offer, the true reason these organizations see positive results is because of the proper application, structure, management, overall strategy and its effectiveness when it comes to integrating social media across the whole organization. We have seen how social media can benefit organizations in a variety of areas, but once social media has been integrated across the whole organization and working in unison, we can also see more powerful and substantial results.

Any organization, despite the industry, is tracking metrics day in and day out. These metrics play a significant role in the organizations overall performance, and every organization tracks and monitor some type of performance metric, these areas could include: sales, finance, social media, marketing, lead generation, consumer data, and the list goes on. These metrics are vital for the organization to improve in those areas and their overall performance and can also be used to increase customer satisfaction, customer retention, revenue and employee performance. Without metrics, these organizations would be left without key consumer data, have a challenging time marketing their products or services, understanding their consumers, tracking sales and revenue, and their research and development would slow down tremendously. Metrics support and improve the overall performance of organizations, that is why Metroland Media remains one of the media industry leaders in Canada, due to their strong metric management.

Each year we print four billion flyers that are read by 81% of our readers, making them the most used source of local shopping information.  For Metroland Media, their competitors and readers, these numbers are astonishing. Supply chain management is now more relevant than ever in terms of any organization succeeding. Products need to be properly designed, developed and distributed, while still being cost effective, easily adaptable to changes in the product or market and remain at a high-quality level for customer satisfaction. Metroland makes it apparent that the products they produce find there way into the customer’s hands with the same quality it left their organization. They know that improving their network of organizations and people involved in these processes enhance a variety of factors within their supply chain. Metroland Media is an excellent example of how an organization should run their supply chain and how it can be managed and improved.

The media itself has been the news lately. The Trump campaign has made the press headline news. This conversation is not new. Since ancient Rome when important announcements were carved out on stone tablets and placed in busy squares, the public has measured the quality, delivery and merit of information/content. We are a society obsessed with being “in the loop” and up to date with news that is important to us. This is evidenced by the ubiquitous and near-constant use of electronic devices.  I chose The Hamilton Spectator, one of Canada’s oldest newspapers and media outlets, for this week’s case study. I wanted to know how TheSpec.com measures their performance using web and social media metrics.

We’ve all seen one of those Canadian Tire flyers waiting for us at our doorstep… Did you know the retailer stopped distributing them two years ago? Yet, the company’s marketing team is busier than ever with digital advertisement. Facebook has become the company’s second biggest advertising platform after Google. Why did Canadian Tire decided to invest in digital advertising?

eShish – Social Media Marketing is About More Than Smoke!

Alicia Bedard   March 8, 2015
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Organization name: eShish Canada Industry: Electronic cigarettes Name of contact if available: Lucy Leiderman – Director, Digital Strategy at PILOT PMR Web references: eShish Canada, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Planning, Wikipedia, Huffington Post, PILOT PMR Description of how social media is used for business performance Smoking. Eww. I was born in the late 80s. I grew up in a… Read more »

McDonald’s is a #McFail When it Comes To #McDStories

Cristina Avila   February 7, 2015

Organization Name: Mc Donald’s Industry: Food Service Name of Contact: Rick Wion, (Former) Director of Social Media, McDonald’s Corporation Web References: McDonald’s Twitter, Business Insider, Forbes Magazine, The Next Web and PR Daily Description of How Social Media is Used for Business Performance: In January 2012, McDonald’s deployed a series of YouTube videos drawing attention to the company’s freshness guarantee…. Read more »

What’s as addictive as social media?

Amanda   November 21, 2014
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Organization: Addictive Mobility Industry: Mobile Advertising Contact Name: Cyrus Bakhtiyari, Infrastructure Engineer Web References: Addictive Mobility Description of how social media is used for business performance The value of social media is evident in it’s ability to reach audiences and engage them. Businesses are able to make meaningful connections with their customers from around the world. It’s a way for… Read more »

How Volvo Trucks Pulled off an Epic Split and the Future of Advertising through Social Media

akarim   November 19, 2014
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Image courtesy Volvo Trucks Youtube. Company: Volvo Trucks Industry: Trucking, Manufacturing Contact: Anders Vilhelmsson, PR director for Volvo Trucks Description: Social media is not a fad, rather it is the present and future of communication. It is a constantly evolving form of communication that connects people around the world in ways we never thought possible. Businesses are able to interact… Read more »

Marketing The Mandate, Jesus Style!

Jaye Torley   November 10, 2014

ORGANIZATION NAME: Forward Church (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada) INDUSTRY: Not for Profit (NFP) & Charity NAME OF CONTACT: Jenn Pent, Director of Communications   The CHURCH received its mission/mandate from its Founder some two thousand years ago. Jesus said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (Mark 16:15). The mandate can be reduced down into one word, “GO”. This new… Read more »

Facebook leads the way in Social Media Metric Utilization

RBarrett   November 6, 2014
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Organization Name: Facebook Inc. Industry: Social Networking Web references: https://www.facebook.com/ The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. – Mark Zuckerberg, Chairman and CEO Who are they? Facebook is arguably the best known and most successful social media networking platform ever…. Read more »

Reaching the Beach with Foursquare: Measuring from Zero

Sauble Trading Post   November 2, 2014
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Title of Post:  Reaching the Beach with Foursquare: Measuring from Zero Organization Name:  Sauble Trading Post – Ice Cream Parlour and General Store Industry: Tourism Sector Retail Name of Contact:  Kim Mizen, Owner Web References: Sauble Trading Post Facebook Built in 1934, a General Store has been serving cottagers and day trippers in South Sauble Beach for decades.  The current owners and management… Read more »

I’m a giant nerd for Giantnerd’s social media

Anthony Sauder   March 21, 2013
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Marketing and social media have been growing closer and closer over the last few years.  More businesses are utilizing the benefits of social media than ever before.  I mean, why wouldn’t they?  The benefits, advanced tools, and amount of users have grown substantially in the past five years.  According to Social Media Examiner’s Social Media Marketing Report from 2011, 93%… Read more »