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92% -- consumer trust in personal recommendations for global consumers (2017)

2017  · Nielsen

According to a Nielsen study, 92% of consumers trust their friends and families and are more likely to be influenced by their recommendations for any product or service than by impersonal advertising.

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92%
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2017
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global consumers
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Nielsen study on word-of-mouth trust, cited secondhand by Air-Scent blog

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global consumers: 92% consumer trust in personal recommendations. Source: Nielsen (2017). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/nielsen-consumers-trust-friends-family-recommendations
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