Social Media ROI is in demand and Connie Bensen predicts the following trends for 2010 as it relates to this ambiguous thing called social media ROI.
There is a proliferation of things to monitor, measure and manage, making it very difficult and time consuming for marketers to pull together the overall picture for integrated campaigns. There will therefore be a move towards single integrated software platforms so that campaign planning and management are integrated with web and email.
Companies will expect ROI from their Social Media efforts.
The Social Media Specialist (Community Manager) position will become mainstream.
Cultural shift inside of companies.
Social Media Monitoring will be a necessary component
Agencies and companies will hire data analysts
Integration of platforms and processes will be critical.
Take time today to look at yourself in the mirror and remember the things about you that make you great. Don’t look at what others are doing or judge yourself by their accomplishments it will only distract you from the real things that you, and only you, can make happen for yourself. Don’t look to others to hand you a perfect life on a plate.
You make the call.
Take pride in yourself and hold your head up high because you, my friend, are a beautiful and unique snowflake and don’t let the envious or the haters tell you any differently. You will push through and you will make it happen if you clear your head, breath and focus on what is possible. You can and you will do it.
“The aim of life is self-development. To realize one’s nature perfectly – that is what each of us is here for.” ~ Oscar Wilde
Spike Jonze’s new half-hour short film titled I’m Here will premiere tonight at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. Jonze has launched an official website for the movie, which includes a streamable trailer.
Funded by Absolut Vodka, I’m Here is a robot love story celebrating a life enriched by creativity. The movie is set in contemporary L.A., where life moves at a seemingly regular pace with the exception of a certain amount of robot residents who love among the population. A male robot librarian lives a solitary and methodical life — devoid of creativity, joy and passion – until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot.