WOMMA to Offer First How-To Industry Guidebook for Measuring Successful Word-of-Mouth Marketing ROI
(firmenpresse) - CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 09/25/12 -- (WOMMA) today released the first industry guidebook to comprehensively address how to measure the ROI of word-of-mouth and social media marketing initiatives. The guidebook, titled, "," offers marketers a practical introduction to measuring business value of their marketing programs.
The emphasizes both online and offline venues where consumer sharing and recommendations occur. WOMMA has included chapters on to cover the range of ways marketers seek to engage their audiences and drive business value.
All WOMMA Members may download a version of the guidebook in the WOMMA member center. A hard bound edition is available to the public to purchase for $35.00 online .
"We wanted to put a stake in the ground for the importance of true ROI measurement that goes beyond the simple counting of 'activity' metrics such as 'likes' and 'followers'," said Walter Carl, founder, ChatThreads Corp and Research & Measurement Council Chair, WOMMA. "We were compelled to demonstrate how real brands have struggled with this topic and addressed it head on in order to show the value of their programs that gain the attention of the C-suite."
Brand marketers have demanded a practical way to demonstrate the ROI impact of their programs. The WOMMA Guidebook was written for marketers to focus on the primary types of word-of-mouth and social media marketing programs that are currently practiced in the industry. It offers a framework for them to understand what the necessary inputs are to show value to their management team.
The provides concrete examples of ways that word-of-mouth and social media programs add value to the business as well as how costs are calculated. In particular, marketers will learn ways to:
Measure increase in revenue
Measure lift brand perceptions
Compare costs with traditional marketing methods
Show how cost is reduced as a result of word-of-mouth or social media programs
Track performance against benchmarks
The is differentiated in the industry based on the following:
Breadth of coverage for the most common word-of-mouth and social media marketing programs
Attention to both online and offline forms of sharing and recommendation behavior
Demonstrates financial, bottom-line impact -- not just counting marketing activities such as 'likes' and 'followers'
Written in an accessible language with case studies of brands who have actually succeeded in demonstrating financial value
Written by multiple voices -- brands, agencies, and research companies -- rather than one company's white paper
"According to a CMO Survey, in the next 5 years, marketers expect to spend 19.5% of their budgets on social media, almost three times more than the current level, and they'll definitely need to prove they are delivering results," said Suzanne Fanning, WOMMA President. "EVERYTHING can be measured, and WOMMA's ROI Guidebook provides many unique perspectives on how you can do it. Don't just count the number of Facebook likes -- this guide takes you much deeper into the ROI of today's marketing tactics."
WOMMA is providing this Guidebook as a service to its members -- and is intended as an educational resource for marketers to better understand metrics and measurement. The Guidebook is provided by a handful of WOMMA research company members who researched, developed and edited this content. WOMMA supports advancing the industry and efforts of all its members. As such WOMMA does not officially sanction one particular method or approach nor does it endorse specific research companies that may be referenced in the Guidebook.
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is the leading trade association in the marketing and advertising industries that focuses on word-of-mouth, consumer-generated and social media platforms -- or marketing techniques that include buzz, viral, community, and influencer marketing, as well as brand blogging. The organization is committed to developing and maintaining appropriate ethical standards for marketers and advertisers engaging in such marketing practices, identifying meaningful measurement standards for such marketing practices, and defining "best practices" for the industry. For more information, visit .
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