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86% -- consumer sentiment purchase influence for active military and veterans (2025)
86% of active military and veterans state that their military service experience influences decisions they make in their life.
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86%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
March Marketing
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https://www.marchcorp.com/take-action-1 ↗
Source Article
Connecting Brands — March Marketing
Military affinity is powerful, yet misunderstood
86% of active military & veterans say their military service experience influences
the decisions they make in their life
Creates both direct affinity and halo effect for a brand: for many companies military is their top
(or only) affinity program
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March Marketing
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Survey of active military and veterans reported by March Marketing
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active military and veterans: 86% consumer sentiment purchase influence. Source: March Marketing (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/military-service-influences-decisions-86
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