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92% -- consumer trust in referrals vs advertising for consumers (2022)

2022  · BigCommerce

According to BigCommerce, 92% of people trust recommendations from friends and family over advertising.

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92%
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2022
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consumers
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Global
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consumers: 92% consumer trust in referrals vs advertising. Source: BigCommerce (2022). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/referral-trust-over-advertising
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