The search for the elusive social media ROI will be getting even more aggressive in 2012. But after quite a few years of working with social media, why aren’t we getting any closer? Is there no such thing as social media ROI?

Countless successful social media campaigns prove that a great return from social can actually be achieved. So why aren’t more companies reporting great results from their initiatives?

We cover some of the reasons in our new white paper – 4 Pillars Of Social Media Success. We believe it all comes down to starting with a clear business goal in mind (business, not social media goal like # of fans) and then figuring out how and where to integrate social media to achieve that goal.

We also explore how some successful brands use these 4 pillars of social media (monitoring, analytics, engagement, reporting) to reach their goals and how they measure their progress.

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The infographic below is inspired from the white paper. Check it out to see some interesting facts on how other marketers are thinking about these 4 pillars of social media – there are some interesting and counter-intuitive numbers in there.

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