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46%

46% -- share reporting positive effect on buying behaviour for Dutch companies using social networks (2009)

2009  · n=277  · Dutch Social Media Professionals Association (SMPA)

Among Dutch companies that put social networks into practice, 46% reported it had a positive effect on buying behaviour.

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46%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2009
Entity
Dutch companies using social networks
Sample Size
277
Geography
EMEA
B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Dutch Social Media Professionals Association (SMPA) Primary Tier B
https://digiredo.wordpress.com/2009/03/06/social-media-many-possibilities-little-knowledge/ ↗
Confidence: 28/100 Vintage: 2009 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Social Media: many possibilities, little knowledge
Social Media: many possibilities, little knowledge March 6, 2009 Leave a comment A recent survey by the Dutch Social Media Professionals Association (SMPA) amongst 277 respondents investigated the use of social media for commercial purposes. 82% says to be good informed about the developments on soc…
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Dutch Social Media Professionals Association (SMPA) · Original study ↗

SMPA survey

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Industrymedia_entertainment Company SizeSMB RegionEMEA Channelsocial
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Dutch companies using social networks: 46% share reporting positive effect on buying behaviour. Source: Dutch Social Media Professionals Association (SMPA) (2009). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/smpa-positive-buying-behaviour-2009
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