{"id":31786,"date":"2023-02-10T07:17:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T07:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/?p=31786"},"modified":"2023-06-23T23:09:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T23:09:46","slug":"measure-social-media-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/blog\/measure-social-media-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 5 KPIs to Measure Social Media Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What does success on social media look like? There isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all answer. Success may look like growing quickly in a short time for a brand just getting started. For a long-established business, success looks more like staying relevant and maintaining its fan base.<\/p>\n<p>But no matter where you are in your brand\u2019s <a href=\"\/blog\/ultimate-social-media-reporting-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media marketing strategy<\/a>, it\u2019s essential to keep an eye on certain data to reach your goals. These key performance indicators (KPIs) can tell you where you stand in your industry and keep your content fresh and engaging.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re using an <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">analytics tool<\/a> or simply looking at the insights provided by the social media network, you may find yourself wondering what the KPIs mean and what matters most. We\u2019ve broken down the top KPIs to watch for your brand\u2019s social media success.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"blog-inline-cta-image light\" >\n  <img src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/why-benchmark-woman-jumping.png>\n  <div class=\"cta-wrapper\"> <p>\n   Start measuring your social media success with a free Rival IQ trial.  <\/p><a class=\"x-btn ss-light x-btn-global\" target=\"_blank\" href=\/signup\/ style=\"\">Get my free trial <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>5 KPIs to Measure for Social Media Success<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Reach<\/h3>\n<p>Reach is defined as the total number of people who choose to see and engage with your post where one person who views your post is equal to one unit of reach. If someone sees your post more than once, your reach does not increase. (That action would increase your impressions, but more on that later.)<\/p>\n<p>Reach varies depending on follower count, as well as the channel. With a growing number of channels out there, your content has to compete for eyeballs with not only other posts on the same platform but other channels\u2019 posts as well. According to our <a href=\"\/blog\/instagram-stories-benchmark-report\/#title-stories-reach-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2023 Instagram Stories Benchmark Report<\/a>, reach declined for both Instagram posts and Stories. Brands with the largest following saw the smallest reach rate on their Instagram posts. With Instagram investing more in their Reels and with other platforms like TikTok in direct competition with Instagram, your post is fighting a lot for the attention of your audience.<\/p>\n<p>When you measure reach, you\u2019re getting an idea of whether or not you\u2019re creating content your followers want to see. On Instagram, for instance, the algorithm prioritizes showing content to your followers if it believes that it\u2019s something that they would want to engage with. If you\u2019re creating high-quality content, your posts and Stories will continue to be shown to your followers, upping your reach.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this Starbucks post sharing the debut of the Pistachio Cream Cold Brew. Reach is a private metric that the Starbucks\u2019 social media team would be able to see on their Instagram analytics page. But even from our end, we can get an idea of the reach. Between over 110K likes and 1.63K comments, the post received over 112K engagements. At the very least, we know that Starbucks reached 110K people with this post, assuming that some people both liked and commented on the post.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-no-caption aligncenter wp-image-31799 size-large-modern\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-700x450.png\" alt=\"Product shot of a cup of Pistachio Cream Cold Brew on a background of shelled and unshelled pistachios. \" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-350x225@2x.png 700w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-1024x658.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-1536x986.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-100x64.png 100w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-350x225.png 350w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-1170x751.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1.png 1878w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-1-700x450@2x.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How can you <a href=\"\/blog\/boost-instagram-reach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">increase your reach<\/a>? There are a few factors to consider. Rival IQ will tell you when your best time to post is, which can help you share content during times your followers are more likely to engage. But ultimately, the best way to increase your reach is by sharing relevant content. Since Instagram will push content to your followers if it believes that they will take action on the post, you need to continuously put out posts and Stories that your audience wants to see. By studying which of your posts tend to get the highest reach, you can create more similar content to replicate the success.<\/p>\n<p>You may need to experiment with your content. When it comes to social media, it\u2019s important to test and retest. But to see what\u2019s working and what isn\u2019t, you\u2019ll need to measure the results of your test. A <a href=\"\/blog\/social-media-analytics-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media analytics tool<\/a> can help you see how your social media marketing efforts are working. By looking at the results of each post, you can invest more into the types of posts and Stories that get you the reach you need.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Impressions<\/h3>\n<p>Impressions and reach often get confused. They are similar, but there\u2019s one significant difference. Reach is the number of people who see your content. Impressions are the number of times your content is seen. So, if one person sees your content three times, the unit of reach would remain at one while the number of impressions is three.<\/p>\n<p>Your number of impressions will always be either equal to or greater than your reach, but it\u2019s often greater. This post from Dunkin\u2019 teasing their new Midnight Roast had a reach of at least 33.5K people out of 2.3M followers, but its impressions were considerably higher. Estimated impressions for this post came in at a whopping 695K, according to our analytics tool.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-no-caption aligncenter wp-image-31800 size-large-modern\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-700x517.png\" alt=\"Impressions are one of top metrics to measure your social media success. The stellar impression numbers on this Instagram post which looks like a text message conversation where the boss is asking if this is the campaign for the Midnight Roast launch. The copy reads &quot;Dunkin Midnight Roast, Darker than your ex's heart.&quot;\" width=\"700\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-350x259@2x.png 700w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-1024x757.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-1536x1135.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-100x74.png 100w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-350x259.png 350w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-1170x865.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2.png 1810w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-2-700x517@2x.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Much like reach, posting more relevant content will help you garner more impressions. You want to keep track of both your reach and your impressions to be sure you don\u2019t see them begin to drop. Once these numbers drop, getting them back up can be very difficult. On Instagram, the platform will stop promoting your posts if they aren\u2019t getting a lot of traction. But to get Instagram to begin pushing your content out to your followers, Instagram will need to see that your followers are interested in your posts, which is hard to do if your followers aren\u2019t seeing your posts at all. Tracking both reach and impressions can prevent you from falling into this vicious cycle.<\/p>\n<p>If you do begin to see your reach and impressions begin to fall, you have a few options to consider. Be sure you\u2019re posting at optimal times. You may also want to consider if you\u2019re posting too little or too much. According to our findings, the top 25% of brands by engagement rate are <a href=\"\/blog\/how-often-to-post-social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posting about 3.5x per week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s ideal to post content consistently, you could risk sharing content at non-optimal times if you\u2019re posting too frequently. Posting too much at the wrong times can reduce the number of times your content is seen. On the other hand, posting too little or too infrequently can reduce Instagram\u2019s ability to judge whether or not your followers want to see your content. By tracking your analytics, you can find a set schedule and frequency that works to reduce these risks.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Engagement Rate<\/h3>\n<p>There are many different ways to look at engagement rate, but let\u2019s focus on two of the most prominent ways. The first is the engagement rate based on follower count, which is calculated by dividing the number of engagements by the number of followers. Before we can get into what makes for a <a href=\"\/blog\/good-engagement-rate-instagram\/\">good engagement rate<\/a>, we need to talk about what engagement means in the first place. At Rival IQ, we define engagement as the measurable interaction on organic and paid social media posts. This interaction includes likes, comments, favorites, retweets, shares, and reactions.<\/p>\n<p>Using engagement rate by follower can help you measure the overall success of your social media strategy. You can also use it to look specifically at how a post is performing.<\/p>\n<p>The second form of engagement rate is based on the number of impressions. You\u2019d need to know the number of impressions on each post to use it to see how your overall strategy is faring, which can make using this type of engagement rate more difficult to use than the engagement rate by follower because impression data isn\u2019t as widely available as follower counts.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to compare how one post is performing to your average engagement rate, you\u2019ll want to pick one type of engagement rate and stick to it. Your engagement rate by follower and your engagement rate by impression may be different. Comparing one post\u2019s engagement rate by impression to your overall engagement rate by follower might result in some confusion over how that post is actually performing.<\/p>\n<p>This post from Dutch Bros sharing the news of their new Strawberry Lavender drinks received 33.2K engagements. The post\u2019s follower count engagement rate comes in at 4.34%, while the impressions engagement rate is higher at 5.86%. However, when considering all of Dutch Bros&#8217; other posts for the past 30 days, their average engagement rate only came in at 0.77%.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-no-caption aligncenter wp-image-31801 size-large-modern\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-700x521.png\" alt=\"It's not surprising to see a high engagement rate on this eye-catching product shot of lavender flavored drinks from dutchbroscoffee.\" width=\"700\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-350x260@2x.png 700w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-1536x1143.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-100x74.png 100w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-350x260.png 350w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-1170x871.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3.png 1798w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-3-700x521@2x.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to our latest <a href=\"\/blog\/social-media-industry-benchmark-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social Media Industry Benchmark Report<\/a>, the overall median engagement rate on Instagram is 0.67%. This rate applies to all industries, ranging from colleges and universities to beverage brands to fashion companies. But the median engagement rate for brands in the top 25% was found to be 1.39%. So, while 0.67% may be the median rate, you ideally want to aim for 1.39% or higher as a good engagement rate. If Dutch Bros.\u2019 engagement rate comes out to 0.77%, they may not be performing as well as the top 25% of brands.<\/p>\n<p>Still, they may want to consider posting more content similar to the posts that they\u2019re getting more traction on, such as the above post. Or, using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">competitive analytics tool<\/a>, they could compare how their posts are performing against their top competitors\u2019 content to take some tips on how to increase their engagement rate. This Coffee Bean &amp; Tea Leaf post received an engagement rate of 1.37% by follower and demonstrates that certain tactics, like promoting a new product or asking a question in your caption, may be beneficial ways to boost engagement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-no-caption aligncenter wp-image-31802 size-large-modern\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-700x452.png\" alt=\"A mouth watering Instagram post from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf showcasing an iced coffee with a croissant. The caption accompanying this post asks if your go-to coffee order changed with the new year. Answers from the brand's followers contributes to an increase in engagement rate, a top metric to measure social media success.\" width=\"700\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-350x226@2x.png 700w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-1024x661.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-1536x991.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-100x65.png 100w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-350x226.png 350w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-1170x755.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-4-700x452@2x.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Mentions<\/h3>\n<p>As the name implies, this metric measures how many times a brand is mentioned on social media. You\u2019ll want to track mentions in two major ways: your own mentions and your competitors\u2019 mentions. Tracking mentions helps you get an idea of the brand awareness surrounding your company. And by analyzing both your and your competitors\u2019 mentions, you can keep track of how much of the market each of you commands.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping track of your competitors\u2019 mentions allows you to determine what\u2019s called share of voice. Share of voice means how much of the conversation online is focused on your company versus their company. To track mentions and share of voice, a social listening tool can be highly beneficial. <a href=\"\/blog\/social-listening-rival-iq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rival IQ\u2019s social listening tool<\/a> can help you see how often you or your competitor have been mentioned online by searching for a specific handle. However, you can also search by a particular hashtag on social channels, such as a branded hashtag that you\u2019re using to boost brand awareness. By searching for mentions of these hashtags, you can see how your fans and influencers are performing online.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"blog-inline-cta-image light\" >\n  <img src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/illustration-listening-2023C-no-circle.png>\n  <div class=\"cta-wrapper\"> <p>\n   Start listening with Rival IQ.  <\/p><a class=\"x-btn ss-light x-btn-global\" target=\"_blank\" href=\/signup\/ style=\"\">Get my free trial <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Peets Coffee often uses the hashtag #MeetatPeets, a branded hashtag that their influencers and fans adopted as well. According to our social listening tool, an analysis of 15 posts with the hashtag from the past year showed that the average engagement per post was 330.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-no-caption aligncenter wp-image-31797 size-large-modern\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-700x434.jpg\" alt=\"Rival IQ provides tons of data on a search for #MeetaPeets including hashtag analytics, post types, engagement total per post, and more to help you accurately measure and analyze your success on social media.\" width=\"700\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-350x217@2x.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-1536x952.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-100x62.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-350x217.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-1170x725.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6.jpg 1851w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/image6-700x434@2x.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In comparison, a look at a popular Starbucks hashtag, #StarbucksLover, showed significantly more posts in the past year. With 293 posts, the engagement total per post was 839. This disparity between Peets and Starbucks may demonstrate that Starbucks has a greater share of voice online.<\/p>\n<p>Comparing your performance against your competitors is essential to help you understand where you stand in your industry. In addition to using the social listening tool to compare multiple social media accounts and hashtags, you can also use Rival IQ\u2019s social analytics tools to compare other metrics like engagement rate, follower growth rate, and the number of posts published.<\/p>\n<h3>5. ROI<\/h3>\n<p>ROI stands for return on investment, and it\u2019s an essential KPI to track to understand if you\u2019re putting money in the right places during your social media campaigns. ROI is a general KPI, but we can break it down further by looking at the social media metrics that make it up.<\/p>\n<p>When you look at ROI, you\u2019ll want to analyze your conversion rate. Your conversion rate means how many times someone who sees your post or your influencer\u2019s post purchases your product. Your conversion rate helps you understand other metrics, like the cost-per-click (CPC), which tells you how much you spent to reach those sales. You\u2019ll need to measure your CPC against your conversion rate to see if you\u2019re making enough sales to outweigh how much you\u2019re spending.<\/p>\n<p>To find your conversion rate, you\u2019ll first need to set up your <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hootsuite.com\/how-to-use-utm-parameters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UTM parameters<\/a>, which are short pieces of code you can add to links to track their performance. From there, you\u2019ll divide the number of conversions by the number of clicks, as tracked by your UTM parameters. Multiply the result by 100, and you\u2019ll have your conversion rate.<\/p>\n<p>Your UTM parameters can also help you find your CPC. For your CPC, divide your total spend by the number of clicks the UTM parameters measured. For instance, say you paid $500 to an influencer. You then sent them the UTM-parameter-enabled link and measured 10,000 clicks on the link, which they put in their bio. Your CPC for this sponsored post would be $0.05.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also essential to consider that there\u2019s value in the brand awareness created by the post, even if someone didn\u2019t purchase directly through a link online. Dunkin\u2019 uses an influencer program to sell their at-home products using the hashtag #DunkinatHome. If we look at one such influencer\u2019s post, @colormecourtney, we can see that it received 6.38K engagements.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"border-no-caption aligncenter wp-image-31803 size-large-modern\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-700x522.png\" alt=\"Social media influencer @colormecourtney playing chess and drinking Dunkin's coffee.\" width=\"700\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-350x261@2x.png 700w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-1024x764.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-1536x1146.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-350x261.png 350w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-1170x873.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6.png 1810w, https:\/\/www.rivaliq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/measure-social-media-success-image-6-700x522@2x.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>@colormecourtney also shared a link to purchase Dunkin\u2019 coffee online. The Dunkin\u2019 social team could track the conversion rate and CPC through the link, but there\u2019s also an ROI concerning the added exposure the influencer gave by sharing Dunkin\u2019 products with their audience. However, this metric is hard to track. It\u2019s possible that the influencer\u2019s followers saw the post and decided to go to the store or purchase online at another time, not through the link. Added complications like these can make ROI a tricky metric to nail down in the social media marketing world.<\/p>\n<h3>Wrapping It Up<\/h3>\n<p>Tracking your social media metrics can put you on a path to success. When you make choices on what to post and what to put your budget toward, you want to make informed decisions. That way, you\u2019re reinvesting in a strategy that works for you and your bottom line. The more you create relevant content that your followers want to see, the higher your reach, impressions, engagement rate, and ROI will be. And the more you get your own name out there, the more you\u2019ll find that your mentions are increasing, too.<\/p>\n<p>However, tracking your own metrics is just one piece of the social media marketing puzzle. Analyzing your competitors\u2019 metrics alongside your own can help you understand how much of the market you command, compare how your posts hold up against theirs, and ultimately stay ahead of the pack.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does success on social media look like? There isn\u2019t a one-size-fits-all answer. Success may look like growing quickly in a short time for a brand just getting started. For a long-established business, success looks more like staying relevant and maintaining its fan base. 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