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92%

92% -- social media marketing adoption for US retailers (2016)

2016  · National Retail Federation (NRF)

92% of retailers surveyed are focusing on social media marketing in 2016 according to the NRF report.

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92%
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2016
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US retailers
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National Retail Federation (NRF) Primary Tier B
https://www.jointviews.com/blog/facebook-leads-retailer-digital-marketing-spend-says-nrf-survey/ ↗
Confidence: 59/100 Vintage: 2016 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
Facebook leads retailer digital marketing spend, says NRF survey | JointViews
Social media and mobile marketing are gaining traction and budgets, despite the paid search and email marketing efforts by the retailers. This is evident from the annual report,” State of Retailing Online 2016: Marketing and Merchandising,” published by the National Retail Federation (NRF). The repo…
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National Retail Federation (NRF) · Original study ↗

NRF 'State of Retailing Online 2016: Marketing and Merchandising' survey of retail eBusiness executives

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US retailers: 92% social media marketing adoption. Source: National Retail Federation (NRF) (2016). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/retailers-social-media-marketing-focus-2016
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