The statistic presents information on the length of time global marketers have been using social media marketing as of January 2018. As of the measure period, 24 percent of respondents stated they had been using social media to market their businesses for over five years.
Length of time global marketers have been using social media marketing as of January 2018
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Social Media Examiner. (May 8, 2018). Length of time global marketers have been using social media marketing as of January 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/188444/global-share-of-businesses-using-social-media-marketing/
Social Media Examiner. "Length of time global marketers have been using social media marketing as of January 2018." Chart. May 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188444/global-share-of-businesses-using-social-media-marketing/
Social Media Examiner. (2018). Length of time global marketers have been using social media marketing as of January 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188444/global-share-of-businesses-using-social-media-marketing/
Social Media Examiner. "Length of Time Global Marketers Have Been Using Social Media Marketing as of January 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188444/global-share-of-businesses-using-social-media-marketing/
Social Media Examiner, Length of time global marketers have been using social media marketing as of January 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/188444/global-share-of-businesses-using-social-media-marketing/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Length of time global marketers have been using social media marketing as of January 2018 [Graph], Social Media Examiner, May 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/188444/global-share-of-businesses-using-social-media-marketing/
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