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Enjoyed reading your comments. While competing on search engine rankings is no doubt important, it’s also meaningful to obtain more granular social media insights into “the story” of an entire product category (let alone a brand or product) and then monitor how brands and products can be measured against each other over time on key issues that drive decision making for the competitive set. Thought you would appreciate case studies illustrating this unique capability. Check out the Tiger Woods and ARF-Starcom 360 Measurement case studies and contact me at tom@geeyee.com or at 877-GEEYEE-1 if you’d like to explore further:
Tiger Woods: https://www.geeyee.com/blog/2010/05/may-2010-tiger-woods-case-study
ARF-Starcom: https://www.geeyee.com/blog/2010/05/arf-360-measurement-workshop-at-starcom-mediavest-group