What’s in Our Social Media “Tool Belt”

By Bianca De Rose Here at LMGPR we create individual social media campaigns for each of our clients. We understand that maintaining a strong presence online is a necessity for businesses today and we make sure our clients are not only engaging their customers via social media, but are also joining all relevant conversations in the space. We also keep track of social media statistics to show our clients that they are being heard via the various social media outlets. To do all this, it is imperative to find the right online tools to help get the job done right. Here are some of our favorite social media tools we use at LMGPR:Hootsuite – This social media management tool with an easy to use web-based dashboard allows you to manage all of your social profiles in one place. This is the perfect tool for launching social media campaigns, identifying target audiences and engaging customers.Facebook Insights – Keep track of your Page’s performance by getting an inside look at people’s activity as well as likes, engagement and reach.TweetReach – The perfect tool for measuring the reach of your brand, campaign or event on Twitter. TweetReach reports come in handy when sharing your Twitter success with your client.Bit.ly – URL minimizer that provides data on tracking and analytics. Shorten the links you want to share on Twitter and Facebook and check back to see how many readers have clicked on it.Picasa – A program that allows you to organize and edit digital photos. Got photos from the latest conference you had a booth at? Edit them and share! Picasa is also great for creating memes.There are many social media tools to choose from. What’s in your social media "tool belt?"