Engagement Rate is a measure of how actively an audience interacts with content on digital platforms, typically represented as a percentage. It is determined by analyzing actions like likes, comments, shares, or clicks relative to the total number of views or impressions the content receives.
This involves:
- Tracking user interactions with specific content
- Calculating interaction rates based on content reach or views
- Comparing performance across campaigns to optimize strategies
In practice, engagement rate helps businesses assess the effectiveness of their content in resonating with their target audience. A high engagement rate usually signifies greater audience interest, more relevant content, and stronger emotional or intellectual ties to the brand.
Engagement rate is crucial because it provides actionable insights for improving marketing strategies, increasing brand awareness, and building customer relationships. It directly impacts goals such as audience growth, lead generation, and overall marketing ROI.
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Case Study
Automotive: Cross-incentive consolidation empowers program success
A large vehicle manufacturer were looking to consolidate their dealer Co-Op/MDF, Rebates and SPIFFs incentives and work together to influence dealer channel behavior.
By accumulating incentives into one branded platform, enabled the manufacturer to have clearer visibility of claim submissions, engagement and activity reporting, through the analytics.
Learn how 360insights helps this manufacturer understand how measuring the data provides a better attribution of direct program ROI.