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58%

58% -- likelihood of attracting new customers for businesses with a strong social media presence (2026)

2026  · HubSpot

Businesses with a strong social media presence are 58% more likely to attract new customers according to a recent HubSpot study.

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58%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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businesses with a strong social media presence
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Methodology
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Freshness
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Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Common Crawl
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Marketing Strategies for 2026: Tactics for Q4 Success
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businesses with a strong social media presence: 58% likelihood of attracting new customers. Source: HubSpot (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/hubspot-social-media-presence-customer-acquisition
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/hubspot-social-media-presence-customer-acquisition" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>58%</strong> -- likelihood of attracting new customers for businesses with a strong social media presence<br><small>Source: HubSpot (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/hubspot-social-media-presence-customer-acquisition" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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