Paul Gillin

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The Trouble with Klout

Paul Gillin

Both are sought-after speakers and the subject of extensive Wikipedia articles. In the interview with Schwartzman, who is the co-author of my B2B social media marketing book , Megan Berry said the company has “a million and one&# improvements it wants to make. Yet Klout says I have more influence. A Million and One Improvements.

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How to Calculate Social Marketing ROI

Paul Gillin

Much of the money that B2B marketers have poured into direct mail campaigns, trade show exhibitions and trade print advertising for the last 50 years has questionable returns. According to Wikipedia, ROI is “the ratio of money gained or lost (whether realized or unrealized) on an investment relative to the amount of money invested.”

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