Why Your Social Media Metrics Are a Waste of Time
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 18, 2012
They're what Eric Ries, author of The Lean Startup , calls "vanity metrics.". A better metric is how many products you sell as a result of tweeting a link to your purchase path. That's what Ries calls an "engine of growth.". Seek out what Ries refers to as "actionable metrics."
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