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34% -- attendees citing too salesy as primary networking barrier for event attendees (2025)
34% of event attendees cite 'too salesy' as a primary networking barrier according to Freeman's 2025 Networking Trends Report.
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2025
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Freeman
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event attendees: 34% attendees citing too salesy as primary networking barrier. Source: Freeman (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/too-salesy-networking-barrier-2025
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