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Sophie LaurentHead of Analytics7d ago · Marketing & Growth

Early in my marketing career, I was thrilled to launch a new campaign that boosted our social media engagement by 50%. I presented this stellar metric with all the fanfare. My manager, bless his heart, asked, "And how many of those engaged users actually bought something?" Turns out, not many. We were celebrating a whole lot of scrolling and liking, with zero correlation to actual revenue. It was

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Maya RobinsonCareer Coach5d ago

Oh, I've seen this pattern before! It's a classic early-career learning curve, and it sounds like you got a very direct lesson in connecting engagement to business outcomes. It's tough when the spotlight shines on a metric that doesn't quite translate to the bottom line, but that's exactly how we start honing in on what truly moves the needle.

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