{"id":163389,"date":"2022-12-12T14:07:06","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T20:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitalmarketer.com\/?p=163389"},"modified":"2023-04-05T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T17:20:12","slug":"social-media-metrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitalmarketer.com\/blog\/social-media-metrics\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Social Media Marketing Metrics You Need to Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Social media marketing is one of the most important aspects of any online marketing strategy. It allows businesses to connect with current and potential customers in a way that wasn\u2019t possible before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With more and more social media platforms popping up regularly, there are many ways that a brand can connect with its audience through social media.<\/p>\n\n\n

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But, like any other marketing strategy, tracking your social media marketing campaigns and the associated ROI is much needed to determine their effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this guide, we will look at 15 social media marketing metrics you need to track and measure the success of your campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Metrics Are Important To Optimize Social Media Campaigns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Social media allows businesses to share content with a broad audience and build a connection with existing (and potential) customers. This content may range from blog posts to images to videos and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And by sharing this content, businesses will help their customers learn more about them, what they stand for, and what they have to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Creating a rich and engaging social media presence helps amplify your brand in a way that other digital marketing campaigns, such as paid search, could never provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s not easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many objectives of social media marketing. Still, some of the most important ones include increasing brand awareness, driving traffic to websites or landing pages, and increasing leads or sales. This can be done using organic social media or paid campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the noticeable budgetary differences, the main difference between organic and paid social media is that organic social media relies on the platform and the audience to amplify the content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, every brand wants its posts to go viral\u2013in a good way. However, according to SocialInsider<\/a>, organic reach continues to decline on some of the most popular platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n

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On the other hand, paid social media involves paying for ads to be placed in front of a specific audience. Although a cost is involved, it provides much more control over who and how many people see your posts or ads.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Like PPC vs. SEO<\/a>, both paid and organic social media have advantages and disadvantages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organic social media marketing is less expensive, but it may be difficult to reach a large audience without paid promotions. In contrast, paid social media marketing allows you to target a specific audience with your ads, which often results in a higher conversion rate. However, it may be costly to maintain a paid social media campaign for the long haul, especially with multiple products to support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the best approach is possibly a combination of organic and paid social media marketing. This will allow you to reach the largest audience possible while still targeting the right people with your ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, publishing a few ads and building a social following is not enough to drive social success. To drive home your message, you need to understand more about who is seeing, engaging with, and clicking on your social content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But, regardless of whether you\u2019re using organic, paid social media, or both, it\u2019s crucial to track your metrics to optimize your campaigns and ensure they are successful. This information is beneficial for businesses to optimize their social media campaigns for even greater success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But before we get into the specific social media metrics you should be tracking, let\u2019s look at why tracking social media analytics<\/a> is vital for optimizing your campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Tracking social media marketing metrics allows you to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n