During a 2021 survey carried out among consumers from the United States, 31 percent of respondents stated that brands could create educational content about their products to convince them to buy from them over a competitor. Nearly 50 percent of interviewed consumers said that responding to customer service questions in a timely manner would influence their purchase decision.
Social media actions brands could undertake to convince consumers to buy from them over a competitor in the United States as of April 2021
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Sprout Social. (July 1, 2021). Social media actions brands could undertake to convince consumers to buy from them over a competitor in the United States as of April 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273935/social-media-marketing-purchase-decision-usa/
Sprout Social. "Social media actions brands could undertake to convince consumers to buy from them over a competitor in the United States as of April 2021." Chart. July 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273935/social-media-marketing-purchase-decision-usa/
Sprout Social. (2021). Social media actions brands could undertake to convince consumers to buy from them over a competitor in the United States as of April 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273935/social-media-marketing-purchase-decision-usa/
Sprout Social. "Social Media Actions Brands Could Undertake to Convince Consumers to Buy from Them over a Competitor in The United States as of April 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273935/social-media-marketing-purchase-decision-usa/
Sprout Social, Social media actions brands could undertake to convince consumers to buy from them over a competitor in the United States as of April 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1273935/social-media-marketing-purchase-decision-usa/ (last visited March 31, 2025)
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