##master-page:HomepageReadWritePageTemplate ##master-date:Unknown-Date #format wiki #language en = Architecture Social Media Corporate interaction = * The rather basic advice to get more bang for your social media buck: * Have a plan, measure its success and make changes if it's not working. * "One of the keys is to know what you're trying to accomplish," * by Scott Nelson @ Gartner * "Doing social media because everyone else is doing it is not a strategy." * No matter the reason for using social media, it must be accompanied with a plan of action linked to metrics that will measure its success. * A business using social media to drive people to a website should be incorporated with an e-commerce strategy that leads them into a sales deal. * social customer relationship management (social CRM) industry * Vendors offering such services include * Jive Software * Lithium Technologies * Salesforce.com with its Chatter feature. ...