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My friend Mark Bartikoski brought this article and infographic to my attention. It was posted on Business 2 Community..

Whether we like it or not, Klout is here to stay, brands use it to find influencers who will in turn become advocates, companies use it when they're interviewing perspective employees and many of our peers pay attention to it too.

Once scrutinized for its methods and criticized as being nothing more than an online zodiac, Klout has nevertheless secured its place in the social media...

Included in this piece is a tip sheet to help you raise your score.

How does Klout measure your score?

**The number of people you influence + how much you influence them + how influential they are = your Klout Score

What goes into your score?

**Retweets and mentions

**Comments, wall posts and likes

**Tips, to-do's, done

**Comments, shares, +1s

Each user gets 5 +K each day to distribute to other users they consider influential

Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"

Read article and see infographic + tip shee

:Infographic by: RM Sorg WallStreetBranding

Read article and see infographic here: [http://bit.ly/NhrOaZ]

I chose this infographic and article from Blackbaud because it helps you go from social media to social business. It was written for non-profits but it definitely applies to any business as well.

By understanding how to evaluate people by their degree of influence and their ability to help change behavior in others can be invaluable to you and your organization.

**It's also important to use this information to understand how you and your organization fit into this mix. They say knowledge is power, once you have a clearer picture, you can shift what you're doing and take your business or cause to the next level for greater results.

Intro:

"Understanding the Value of Your Social Media Influencers: How to Identify and Empower Those Who Can Engage an Entire Community!

(Download the White Paper Today!)"

Here are some highlights:

**Learn how to use the information your consitiuents are sharing to attract more people to your mission, campaign.

**Learn how to analyze your database and assign social scores to engagers that represents their ability to interact with and influence others across their online networks

**Based on the social score you assign to these individuals, you can then segment them into one of four categories, each of which plays a diferent role on social networks, relevant to your business

Here are the categories:

Key Influencers - They have a powerful impact not only the people they know but also others they don't know. Their posts are widely spread and shared by more people than many other people

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Engagers - These people have well-established social networks and are strong influencers of people they know personally

Multichannel Consumers - They enjoy keeping up with social media conent and occasionally participate. Their influence is not a dominent part of their persona

Standard Consumers These engagers read and watc updates more than they create new content or make comments. They are more influenced by family and friends.

Selected by Jan Gordon covering "Content Curation, Social Business and Beyond"

Read article and see infographic here: [http://bit.ly/N4a2Km]