This statistic shows the responses to a survey about online and social media tools used in companies amongst C-suite executives in Canada as of June 2014, based on industry. During the reported period, 40 percent of executives belonging to companies with 1,000 employees or more stated that social media substantially changes how they communicate and market.
Perceptions of social media use for corporate communications in Canada as of June 2014, by company size
Characteristic
1-200 employees
201-1,000 employees
1,000+ employees
Social media substantially changes how we communicate and market
18%
13%
40%
A social media presence is required to do business, but mostly doesn't change how we communicate and market
27%
41%
30%
It isn't necessary to have a social media presence
55%
47%
28%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents18%18%27%27%55%55%13%13%41%41%47%47%40%40%30%30%28%28%1-200 employees201-1,000 employees1,000+ employeesSocial media substantially changes how we communicate and marketA social media presence is required to do business, but mostly doesn'tchange how we communicate and marketIt isn't necessary to have a social media presence
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ROB 1,000 companies - Globe and Mail's Report on Business top 1,000 profitable businesses in Canada
Resource industry - Mining, quarrying, and oil or gas extraction
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The Gandalf Group. (June 24, 2014). Perceptions of social media use for corporate communications in Canada as of June 2014, by company size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/435266/company-size-social-media-corporate-use-canada/
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