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The graph shows data on the effectiveness of social media marketing worldwide as of October 2015. During a survey of marketing, sales and business professionals, 13 percent of respondents stated their social media marketing was very successful.
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- November 2015
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- Worldwide
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- October 2015
- Number of respondents
- 294 marketing, sales and business professionals
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- October 2015
- Number of respondents
- 294 marketing, sales and business professionals
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