Is Flickr good for driving traffic? Can Tumblr help my SEO?  These are questions that some of my clients ask me all the time.  And for once I have finally found a graphic that lay’s it all out perfectly for you to understand.

If you’re doing any social media marketing, here’s something for your to print out and hang up near your desk as a handy point of reference. CMO.com, has created this amazing chart showcasing which social networks are best for various organizational, CRM and marketing goals.

For example, if you need massive pageviews for your venue’s website or an event, Facebook and Twitter are just so-so for referring their users to your content. If you want to see really big clickthroughs, you should optimize for StumbleUpon and Digg. And if your goal is search engine optimization, don’t think that Facebook’s “no-follow” links are doing you any favors; instead, focus on Flickr and YouTube to see your desired results on Page One.

When you think about the best social marketing campaigns used in nightlife , you realize that most of the time, successful marketing teams pick a specific platform for a specific reason; this chart gives you a better understanding to what these people are thinking, when it comes to making the right choice for your own company’s or clients’ campaigns.

Check out the chart below, and in the comments, let us know about your personal experiences with marketing, CRM, PR and SEO across these various platforms.

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