To do this effectively, marketers and digital strategists must not only have a good understanding of the media platform, but must also be equipped with one of today’s top tools for measurement and analysis. Apart from what is made readily available on the social platform itself, i.e Facebook Insights, Youtube Analytics, Twitter Analytics, and so on, there are several other free and paid 3rd party tools that one can make use of: Brandwatch, Talkwalker, Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Keyhole, just to name a few.

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