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78% -- outsell rate for sales reps using social media (2026)
Sales representatives who use social media outsell 78% of their peers.
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30
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95
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Entrepreneur
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sales reps using social media: 78% outsell rate. Source: Entrepreneur (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-selling-reps-outsell-78
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