MIssed this when it came out a week or so ago, but it’s worth posting about after the fact a bit. The Small Business Success Index reports that social media adoption among small businesses has doubled from 12% to 24% in the past year. From reading the release, I gather that “adoption” means a business is actively using social media, as opposed to just having a placeholder profile page.
Here are some of the other findings:
Small business owners use social media to attract new customers:
- 75% surveyed have a company page on a social networking site
- 61% use social media for identifying and attracting new customers
- 57% have built a network through a site like LinkedIn
- 45% expect social media to be profitable in the next twelve months
Small business owners still have concerns with social media:
- 50% of small business social media users say it takes more time than expected
- 17% express that social media gives people a chance to criticize their business on the Internet
- Only 6% feel that social media use has hurt the image of the business more than helped it
The study is sponsored by Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence in Service at the University of Maryland Smith School of Business.
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This is a post from Matt McGee’s blog, Small Business Search Marketing.
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- Talking Social Media & Small Businesses
- Amazon.com Gets Social Media, Too
- Speaking at SMX Social Media
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