Explore resources to improve your social media ROI

Your social efforts can fuel business growth—when you know how to make the most of them. Sprout Social has curated resources and tools to identify, measure and optimize social ROI, so you can make (and prove) a greater impact. 

Take the first step toward a better return on social media.

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Understanding the ROI of social media is complex

Social media is a goldmine of data to understand your audience, refine strategies and expand awareness. Yet, every business—no matter the stage—knows it's challenging to zero in on the metrics that matter, report on their performance and find ways to improve. Social teams struggle to:

Find the right KPIs

Likes and followers don't translate directly into dollars and cents. On social, you have to redefine success metrics for your business.

Only 23% of social marketers use social data to measure ROI. (Source)

Consolidate social data

Data is scattered across social platforms and sometimes fragmented. Teams spend hours gathering insights to analyze in one place.

45% of marketing leaders need social data contextualized in dashboards. (Source)

Get leadership buy-in

Stakeholders don't always grasp the value of social beyond marketing. They may not allow social insights to influence business strategy.

65% of marketing leaders say linking social campaigns to business goals is key for approval. (Source)

See how much more social ROI you could drive

Interested in knowing how much you can improve your social media ROI? Use the ROI calculator to determine the difference with and without Sprout. 

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Frequently asked questions

Curious how Sprout can help you maximize social media ROI?

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Product UI of Sprout Social's Publishing Content Calendar displaying optimal send times for posts across Facebook, X and Instagram.

Core features

Content Suggestions

Optimal Send Times

Message Approval Workflow

Scheduling

URL Tracking

Shared Content Calendar

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"Our team provides the C-suite with the typical monthly metrics—impressions, engagement, new followers, etc. But it's the Potential Reach we provide quarterly that really shows them the extent of our social media messaging and proves the power and value of social media versus traditional press and advertising."

Sean Anderson, Communications Specialist, World Business Chicago

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Sprout can help increase your social media ROI. See how...

A laptop screen shows the Sprout Social analytics dashboard, highlighting how it tracks key social media metrics like impressions, engagements, engagement rate‌ and link clicks, along with examples of top-performing posts.

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A laptop screen shows the Sprout Social analytics dashboard, highlighting how it tracks key social media metrics like impressions, engagements, engagement rate‌ and link clicks, along with examples of top-performing posts.