What is the most important metric to track in social media?

What is the most important metric to track in social media?

SmartBrief on Social Media | 08/26/2009

 

Virality (the reach of your brand and how much your message is spread)  35.32%
Sentiment (positive, negative or indifferent consumer reaction)  31.91%
Financials (the effect social media has on your bottom line)  20.00%
Volume (number of comments, blog posts, tweets, links, etc. about your brand)  11.06%
Other  1.70%

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