Engagement

Definition

The marketing world's favorite meaningless word, covering everything from a like to a share to someone rage-commenting on your post. High engagement can mean people love you or that you've accidentally started a flame war, and marketers celebrate both equally.

Example Usage

"Our engagement is up 200% this month! Mostly because someone in the comments said our product was a scam and 4,000 people piled on."

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