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2022 Social Media Industry Benchmark Report Summary

Core Content and Key Insights

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of social media performance across 14 major industries on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. It highlights trends in engagement rates, posting frequency, post types, and hashtag usage to help brands optimize their social media strategies in 2022.

Main Findings

• Social Media is Pay-to-Play: Declining organic engagement rates indicate that social media success increasingly requires paid efforts.
• Instagram Carousels are Effective: Brands should utilize Instagram carousels, as they tend to get re-served to users who didn't engage the first time, resulting in more impressions.
• Increased Posting Frequency: Brands have increased their posting frequency across all platforms to boost engagement.
• Video Content is Crucial: With the rise of TikTok and YouTube, brands are struggling to keep up with video content production.
• Contests and Holidays Drive Engagement: Hashtags related to contests and holidays, such as #Halloween and #MayThe4thBeWithYou, are top performers across industries.

Methodology

• The report uses Rival IQ to analyze engagement rates, posting frequency, post types, and hashtags.
• A representative sample of 150 companies per industry was selected from a database of over 200,000.
• Companies had active social media presences on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter as of January 2021, with follower counts between 25,000-1,000,000 on Facebook and minimum 5,000 followers on Instagram and Twitter.
• Median performance across the selected companies was used to compile the data.

Industry-Specific Insights

Alcohol

• Engagement: Above median on Facebook and Instagram, bronze on Twitter.
• Best Post Types: Photos outperformed videos on all channels.
• Top Hashtags: Holiday-related hashtags were most effective.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 3.31 posts/week, 0.097% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 3.27 posts/week, 0.76% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 2.84 tweets/week, 0.055% engagement rate.

Fashion

• Engagement: Below median on all channels.
• Best Post Types: Carousels outperformed photos and videos on Instagram.
• Top Hashtags: #ValentinesDay and #competition.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 5.32 posts/week, 0.025% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 6.5 posts/week, 0.363% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 1.87 tweets/week, 0.02% engagement rate.

Financial Services

• Engagement: Above median on Twitter, middle of the pack on Facebook.
• Best Post Types: More high-engagement videos could help.
• Top Hashtags: Diversity, holiday, and finance-themed.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 5.01 posts/week, 0.049% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 3.55 posts/week, 0.449% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 5.70 tweets/week, 0.040% engagement rate.

Food & Beverage

• Engagement: Below median on all channels, but strong on Twitter.
• Best Post Types: Photos outperformed videos.
• Top Hashtags: Contests and giveaways.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 2.91 posts/week, 0.041% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 3.09 posts/week, 0.627% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 2.18 tweets/week, 0.040% engagement rate.

Health & Beauty

• Engagement: Below median on all channels, but best on Twitter.
• Best Post Types: Videos on Instagram and Twitter.
• Top Hashtags: Contests and giveaways.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 6.19 posts/week, 0.022% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 6.31 posts/week, 0.319% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 1.83 tweets/week, 0.033% engagement rate.

Higher Education

• Engagement: Strongest on Instagram, with above median on Facebook and Twitter.
• Best Post Types: Carousels on Instagram, statuses and videos on Twitter.
• Top Hashtags: Social media holidays like #NationalDogDay.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 6.91 posts/week, 0.148% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 3.46 posts/week, 2.991% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 9.74 tweets/week, 0.071% engagement rate.

Home Decor

• Engagement: Below median on all channels, with Instagram being the most competitive.
• Best Post Types: Combine photos into closets on Instagram.
• Top Hashtags: Instagram and Twitter hashtags related to contests.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 4.37 posts/week, 0.038% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 4.72 posts/week, 0.447% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 2.28 tweets/week, 0.020% engagement rate.

Hotels & Resorts

• Engagement: Twice the median on Facebook, around median on Instagram and Twitter.
• Best Post Types: Giveaways on Instagram.
• Top Hashtags: Contests and holidays.
• Performance Metrics:
  • Facebook: 3.36 posts/week, 0.094% engagement rate.
  • Instagram: 2.96 posts/week, 0.702% engagement rate.
  • Twitter: 2.66 tweets/week, 0.038% engagement rate.

Tools and Resources

• Rival IQ: Offers live social media metrics and the ability to run Head-to-Head reports against competitors.
• Explore Landscapes: Features live social media metrics for each industry.
• Head-to-Head Reports: Allows brands to compare their performance with industry benchmarks and competitors.

Conclusion

The report emphasizes the importance of strategic content types, increased posting frequency, and the use of effective hashtags to enhance social media engagement. It also highlights the shift towards a pay-to-play model and the need for brands to adapt to changing trends on each platform.