Social Media Marketer Metrics

Account Impressions counts the total number of times posts or ads from an account have been viewed by social media users, including multiple views from the same user.

Account Reach is the total number of unique accounts that have viewed posts or ads published by a business account on social media. Repeat views are not counted — each account is counted once, regardless of how many times that account views the content.

Campaign Engagement is the total number of interactions an ad campaign receives, including clicks, reactions, comments, and shares across all ads in the campaign.

Campaign Engagement Rate is the sum of total engagements with an ad campaign divided by the total number of impressions the campaign generates. It expresses, as a percentage, how many people who saw your ad actually interacted with it.

For content and social media marketers, Content Engagement may be one of the most important ways to know what is working and how to improve your craft. Content Engagement measures all engagements resulting from content generated in a social media account including shares, reactions (e.g., likes), comments, and re-tweets. These metrics are considered the most important when looking at the effectiveness of your marketing campaigns and overall strategy

Cost Per Inline Link Click is the average amount of money spent per click on links contained in advertisements. It is calculated by dividing the total amount of money spent on ads by the total number of clicks on links within the ads and is a variation of Cost Per Click (CPC).

Cost Per Inline Post Engagement is the average cost of each inline engagement with an advertisement on social media. It is calculated by dividing the total amount of money spent on ads by the total number of engagements with the ads and is a variation of Cost Per Click (CPC).

Cost per Lead (CPL) is the average amount spent on acquiring a new lead, inclusive of all marketing channels such as paid advertising, social media campaigns, and content marketing. Cost per Lead (CPL) is a crucial metric that helps businesses measure their marketing campaigns' effectiveness in generating leads. CPL is calculated by dividing the total cost of acquiring new leads by the number of leads generated. This metric is particularly valuable for businesses that want to optimize their marketing spend to maximize return on investment (ROI). Marketing teams can segment CPL by channel. For instance, they may focus on paid advertising and consider only the inputs relating to paid ad costs and leads generated. It's important to always include the right costs in your equation, especially if salaries, creatives, or equipment are the main drivers.

Cost Per Pixel (CPP) is the average cost of conversions generated through tracking pixels in paid ad campaigns. A tracking pixel is a small piece of code embedded in an ad or webpage that records user behaviour, enabling advertisers to retarget users and measure conversion efficiency.

Cost Per Unique Click is the average amount spent for each unique click on an advertisement, counting each person only once regardless of how many times they click. Unique clicks typically include link clicks, profile page visits, engagement actions such as likes and shares, and clicks to expand or view media.

Cost Per Unique Inline Link Click is the average amount of money spent per unique click on links contained in advertisements. It is calculated by dividing the sum of the money spent on ads by the total number of unique clicks on the links within the ads and is a variation of Cost Per Click (CPC).

DAU/MAU Ratio (Daily Active Users to Monthly Active Users ratio) measures how active monthly users are on a daily basis. In other words, this engagement metric measures the number of days in each month that users performed an activity that qualifies them as active users. A higher DAU/MAU Ratio generally indicates high stickiness, meaning users consistently return to the app.