Is Your Engagement Low—or Just Misaligned With the Right Audience?

Marketing Trends Now by Katie Brinkley · Feb 26, 2026 · 7m

If you’re staring at your analytics thinking, “Something’s not working,” this episode is for you. Yes, engagement rates are down across all platforms. That’s real. But most entrepreneurs are trying to fix the wrong problem. They’re trying to fix engagement when they should be fixing positioning, audience alignment, and conversion pathways.In this solo episode, I walk you through what engagement benchmarks actually mean in 2026—and how to use that data without letting it derail your entire strategy.You’ll learn:Why engagement rates naturally compress as platforms matureWhy a 0.5 percent…