Engagement Rate is a Lie

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August 28, 2025

Engagement Rate is a Lie

Engagement is a vanity metric. Conversions from hidden social are 3–4x higher than public engagement.

Likes, comments, and shares might look good on a report, but they don’t always lead to sales. The real influence happens in private spaces like DMs, texts, group chats, and emails, where trust is stronger and decisions are made.If you’re still measuring success only by public engagement, you’re optimizing for noise, not growth.