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Thus a social media report benefits not only the marketing team, but also sales, business development, customer care, and product teams.  \nWith the additional help of a social listening tool, you can:  \n● Manage your brand’s earned media  \n● Analyze the performance (reach and engagement) of your owned media  \nHow can you present qualitative and quantitative data in a way that is understandable, digestible, and actionable to your management?  \nWe have put together different types of social media reports used by our clients and consultants.  \nIn this ebook, you will find methods, tips, and templates to guide you with building effective social media reports foryour needs.  \n[www.digimind.com](www.digimind.com)  \n3  \n[www.digimind.com](www.digimind.com)  \n4  \n1. Who will be reading the report?  \nThis is a necessary first step to defining report requirements such as background, type, and period.  \nDepending on who the recipient is, the nature of the insightsand volume of information will vary. E.g. Social media specialists would require more technical and specific details.  \nIdeally, you should speak to your recipients to understand their needs.  \n2. What type of report are you creating?  \nNext, determine if the report will be a document for communication with the primary intention to be read and commented on, or a working document where the data will be shared and reused.  \nThe type of report depends on your objectives. Common objectives include:  \n● Monitoring social media activity  \n● Monitoring operations: campaigns and events  \n● Operations review: campaigns and events  \n● Monitoring and evaluation of crises  \n● Market and brand audit  \n● ROI report  \nDepending on your objectives, the report can be a one-pager you can create within an hour. Conversely, it could be a 20-page collaborative deck with comments on the context and recommendations.  \n3. What time-period are you monitoring?  \nThe period covered will strongly impact the type, context, and frequency of your social media report. A monthly or bi-monthly report will often offer a more substantial analysis of the progression, strategy, and actions of a marketing campaign than a weekly report.  \nA high frequency report would be targeted to operational functions on social media, digital marketing, and brand reputation. Whereas a low frequency report would be used by the  \nmanagement committee.  \n[www.digimind.com](www.digimind.com)  \n5  \n4. How is your report organized?  \nAs this report may potentially be circulated to senior executives, the content should be well structured, with the addition of value-adding comments and integration of data visualizations..  \nFor larger reports, consider including an executive summary to give your recipients an idea of the report’s findings without having to read everything. A summary and table of contents will enable the reader to directly access the most important and relevant information.  \n5. 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