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30%
30% -- likelihood of achieving marketing goals for companies that regularly analyze social media data (2026)
Companies that regularly analyze their social media data are 30% more likely to achieve their marketing goals.
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30%
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Data Vintage
2026
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Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Forrester
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https://applaunchpartners.com/social-media-campaigns-expert-marketing-insights/ ↗
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Social Media Campaigns: Expert Marketing Insights
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Forrester
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companies that regularly analyze social media data: 30% likelihood of achieving marketing goals. Source: Forrester (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/forrester-social-data-analysis-goals
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