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Meta engagement rate ranking: what it signals

This ranking compares your ad's expected engagement to its competitors'. What it reveals about the creative rather than the offer.

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Contents
  1. Definition
  2. Worked example
  3. The most common mistakes
  4. Where to find the metric
Key takeaways
  • The ranking compares your ad's expected engagement to others' on the same audience.
  • It points to the creative and the hook, not the offer or the landing page.
  • Paired with a good conversion ranking, it signals an ad that convinces without seducing, which is acceptable.

Definition

The engagement rate ranking places an ad's expected engagement, clicks, reactions and shares included, against competing ads.

Worked example

An ad gets a below-average engagement ranking but an above-average conversion ranking. It attracts few and converts well those it attracts: fixing it for engagement could broaden the audience without improving sales.

The most common mistakes

  • Fixing engagement without looking at conversion. Making an ad more engaging can make it less qualifying.
  • Reading it at campaign level. The ranking only exists at the ad level.
  • Confusing engagement with performance. Reactions don't pay the bills.

Where to find the metric

In Meta, the Engagement rate ranking column, at the ad level, to read with the other two diagnostic rankings.

Frequently asked questions

Look at it with the hook rate and the CTR. If those two are fine, the ranking matters little.

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