Free webinar: Benchmarking with the right metrics

by Urs E. Gattiker on 2010/02/09

A free webinar for corporate bloggers on March 11, 2010.

Learn the newest techniques to attract and engage your readers, customers and leads. Get ideas, see examples and gain valuable insights on how social media benchmarking and actionable metrics can deliver highly qualified leads to your sales department.

Please register here: FREE webinar: Know which analytics to measure and which to ignore [click to continue…]

ComMetrics Footprint: Technorati nixes blog rankings

by Urs E. Gattiker on 2009/11/17

Late on October 14, blogging directory and rankings site Technorati discontinued its Technorati Rankings and related data. ComMetrics used Technorati Ranking as part of its ComMetrics Footprint calculations.

Due to Technorati’s decision, we had to remove this measure from our ComMetrics Footprint.

Technorati Authority still exists, but now focuses much more on data from the last 30 days. The given Authority rank is somewhere between 1 – 1,000.

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3 golden rules for social media marketing

by Urs E. Gattiker on 2009/10/14

image - ComMetrics Blog Footprint

Recently a gung ho client wanted to benchmark his social media efforts right away, but there were some crucial questions we posed that he needed to address before embarking on a benchmarking exercise. Below we share the first set with you. [click to continue…]

The importance of competitive benchmarking

by Urs E. Gattiker on 2009/09/02

ComMetrics, a division of CyTRAP Labs GmbH, focuses on competitive benchmarking and social media analytics (e.g., developing the FT ComMetrics Blog Index – the industry standard for ranking corporate blogs of FT Global 500 and Fortune 500 companies).

Through My.ComMetrics.comComMetrics offers its clients the use of web-based software for social media monitoring, including Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). [click to continue…]

Increasing blogging effectiveness: Step 5

by Urs E. Gattiker on 2009/08/13

Previously in this series we published:
1) Lessons 1 – 4: Starting your blogging off on the right foot (2009-06-03)
2) Lessons 5 – 7: Setting the stage – ready – go (2009-06-03)
3) Lessons 8 – 11: Whatever domain, home you choose – beware (2009-07-08)
4) Lessons 12 – 13: Getting the basic SEO issues right (2009-07-08)

Today we release the last two installments of these tips and lessons. The sixth, and last, post can be read here:
6) Lessons 18 – 20: Improving blogging effectiveness

In this fifth post, the focus is on commitment, authenticity and managing cultural differences carefully. [click to continue…]