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Social media analytics

Know what performed. Know why. Know what to do next.

Konnect Insights measures every post, reel, story and campaign, benchmarks you against competitors, and connects your numbers to the customer conversations behind them. Konnect AI+ then suggests what to post next.

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1What performedAnalytics
2Why it performedThe conversations behind it
3What to do nextKonnect AI+

    The basics

    What is social media analytics?

    Definition

    Social media analytics is the measurement of how your social content, campaigns and profiles perform: reach, impressions, engagement, views, clicks and audience growth. It tells brands what to post, when to post it and where to invest.

    Most tools stop at the numbers. Konnect Insights goes two steps further.

    AnalyticsWhat performed
    ConversationsWhy it performed
    Konnect AI+What to do next

    Four levels of insight

    Every metric your social team needs. In one place.

    From a single reel to a full campaign to your whole category, see performance at the level the decision needs.

    Know which posts, reels and stories actually work.

    Every post, reel and story is measured on the metrics that matter, and compared by format, so your team stops guessing and starts repeating what works.

    • Post metrics: engagement, impressions, reach, post views and video views.
    • Reels insights: views, likes, comments and shares for short-form video.
    • Stories insights: views, engagement and viewer demographics.
    • Post type analytics: images, videos, links and text compared side by side.
    • Hashtag analytics: which hashtags bring reach and engagement.
    Engagement rate by formatLast 90 days
    Reels6.2%
    Video4.1%
    Carousels3.4%
    Images2.2%
    Links0.9%
    Finding: reels earn almost 3x the engagement of single images, yet make up only 18% of what you publish.

    Report on a campaign, not just a pile of posts.

    Tag posts into campaigns, then see reach, engagement and clicks for the campaign as a whole, with organic and paid performance reported separately.

    • Campaign tagging: group posts across profiles and report on them together.
    • Campaign insights: reach, engagement, link clicks and click-through rate.
    • Organic vs paid: what earns attention on its own, and what needs budget.
    • Page-level insights: follower growth and audience trends during the campaign.
    Festive campaign: reach by sourceIllustrative
    Organic 38% 684KPaid 62% 1.12M
    Reels5.1%
    Carousels2.1%
    Images1.6%
    Finding: organic reels outperformed boosted carousels. Move the remaining budget behind reels.

    Know who you are really talking to.

    See who follows and engages with you, how your audience is growing, and when they are most active, by profile and across profiles.

    • Follower insights: behaviour, preferences and demographics of your followers.
    • Demographic insights: age, gender and location of your engaged audience, where the network provides it.
    • Follower growth: gains and losses over time, by profile.
    • Activity patterns: the hours and days your audience engages most.
    Engagement by hourWeekdays, last 30 days
    9 am2.1%
    1 pm3.3%
    5 pm3.0%
    7 pm4.6%
    10 pm2.7%
    Finding: your audience is most active between 7 and 9 pm. Most posts go out at 10 am.

    Benchmark against the brands you compete with.

    Track competitor profiles next to your own and see where they are winning attention, with what content, and how often they post.

    • Competitor comparison: engagement, follower growth and posting frequency side by side.
    • Top competitor content: the posts and formats driving their engagement.
    • Benchmarks: your performance against the category, not just last month.
    • Share of voice: with social listening, see who leads the wider conversation, beyond owned profiles.
    You vs competitorsLast 30 days
    BrandEngagementFollower growthPosts/week
    Your brand2.4%+1.1%6
    Competitor A3.9%+4.6%11
    Competitor B2.9%+1.8%8
    Competitor C1.7%+0.6%5
    Finding: Competitor A posts almost twice as often, mostly creator-led video.

    Why Konnect Insights

    Most analytics tools see the post. Konnect sees the customer behind it.

    Analytics, publishing, listening and customer care run on one platform. So the numbers and the conversations sit side by side, and your team sees what a social-only tool cannot.

    A social-only analytics tool

    Sees the performance

    • Reach, impressions and views
    • Likes, comments and shares
    • Follower growth
    • Best time to post
    • Competitor benchmarks

    Konnect Insights

    Sees the performance and the people

    • Everything on the left
    • What the comments actually say, by theme and sentiment
    • The DMs and care tickets a post created
    • Conversations about you beyond your own pages
    • Product and service issues surfacing in replies
    • The same customer across social, chat, email and calls
    Possible because it all runs on one platform
    Your postEngagementComments and DMsCare ticketsListening

    One post, every signal it creates, in one view. That is how a viral reel and a spike in complaints get seen together, the same day.

    Konnect AI+

    AI that tells you what to post next.

    Konnect AI+ studies what your audience responds to and turns it into specific, practical suggestions for your next posts.

    Content ideas

    Topics suggested from your audience's preferences, your engagement history and current trends.

    Best time to post

    Publishing times recommended from when your audience is actually active, by profile.

    Format and hashtag guidance

    Advice on formats, visuals, hashtags and interactive elements that lift engagement.

    Learns from results

    Suggestions update as new performance data comes in, so they improve with every post.

    KONNECT AI+ SUGGESTS

    Your reels earn 2.9x the engagement of images, and your audience is most active between 7 and 9 pm. Plan two how-to reels this week and schedule them for 7:30 pm.

    Example

    KRC  Konnect Research Cloud

    Then ask the question behind the numbers.

    Dashboards tell you what happened. KRC answers what it means for the business, in plain language, from your social data and every other customer conversation.

    KRCIllustrative

    Example answers are illustrative, based on typical patterns. KRC answers from your own customer conversations.

    Explore KRC

    Reporting and sharing

    Reports your leadership will actually open.

    Share live performance with the people who need it, in the format they prefer, without exporting spreadsheets every Monday.

    Dashboards, built your way

    Start from a template, build with the BI tool, or describe what you need and let Konnect AI+ create it.

    Live links for leadership

    Share a live dashboard link that opens without a login, with password protection and an expiry date.

    Scheduled reports

    Send weekly or monthly performance reports to the people who need them, automatically.

    Downloadable charts

    Export any chart for decks and review meetings in a click.

    Customisable themes

    Match dashboards to your brand or to each business unit.

    Roles and access

    Control who sees which profiles, brands and reports.

    See dashboards and BI tools

    Coverage

    Your social profiles. And the conversation around them.

    Measure your owned profiles on the networks that matter, then extend the view with social listening and customer care in the same platform.

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    Beyond owned profiles

    Social listening, messaging, reviews and care channels add the conversations that never reach your page.

    NewsBlogsForumsReviewsWhatsAppEmailChatCalls

    See full channel coverage

    Know the difference

    Social analytics, social listening and CX Intelligence.

    Three different jobs. Konnect Insights does all three on one platform.

    Social media analyticsSocial listeningCX Intelligence (KRC)
    Question it answersHow did our content and campaigns perform?What are people saying about us and our competitors?What are customers telling the business, and what should we do?
    DataYour own profiles, posts, reels, stories and campaignsPublic conversations across social, news, blogs, forums and reviewsEvery customer conversation: social, listening, care, chat, email, calls and reviews
    Typical usersSocial media and content teamsBrand, PR and insights teamsCEOs, CMOs, CX and business leaders
    OutputDashboards, benchmarks, posting guidanceAlerts, sentiment, share of voice, trendsPlain-language answers with recommended actions

    Go deeper: Social listening

    Questions

    Frequently asked questions

    What is social media analytics?

    Social media analytics is the measurement of how your social content, campaigns and profiles perform: reach, impressions, engagement, views, clicks and audience growth. It helps brands decide what to post, when to post it and where to invest. Konnect Insights adds the customer conversations behind the numbers, so teams also see why content performed.

    Which social platforms does Konnect Insights analytics cover?

    Owned-profile analytics covers Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube. Social listening extends coverage to news, blogs, forums, reviews and other public sources, and the full list of channels and data types is on the channel coverage page.

    Can I analyse reels and stories?

    Yes. Reels insights track views, likes, comments and shares. Stories insights report views, engagement and viewer demographics. Both sit alongside post-level metrics so you can compare formats.

    Can I benchmark my performance against competitors?

    Yes. You can track competitor profiles and compare engagement, follower growth, posting frequency and top-performing content against your own. For share of voice across the wider web, use social listening in the same platform.

    Can I separate organic and paid performance?

    Yes. Organic and paid reach are reported separately, so you can see what content earns attention on its own and what needs budget behind it. Campaign tagging groups posts so you can report on a campaign as a whole.

    Does Konnect Insights suggest what to post next?

    Yes. Konnect AI+ suggests content topics based on audience preferences, engagement history and trends, recommends posting times based on when your audience is active, and offers guidance on formats, visuals and hashtags. Suggestions improve as new performance data comes in.

    What is the difference between social media analytics and social listening?

    Social media analytics measures how your own profiles and content perform. Social listening tracks what people say about your brand, products and competitors anywhere online, including conversations you are not tagged in. Konnect Insights runs both on one platform.

    Can I share social analytics reports with leadership?

    Yes. Dashboards can be shared as live public links with password protection and an expiry date, sent as scheduled reports, or downloaded as charts. Leaders can also ask KRC questions in plain language instead of reading dashboards.

    How is Konnect Insights different from a standalone social analytics tool?

    A standalone tool reports the post. Konnect Insights connects the post to the comments, messages, care tickets and listening conversations it created, because analytics, publishing, listening and customer care run on one platform.

    See what your social performance is really telling you.

    We will connect your profiles and show you what performed, why it performed, and what to post next, on your own data.