The statistic shows data on the time spent per week on social media marketing among small businesses in the United States as of February 2017. During a survey, nearly 21 percent of responding small businesses stated they used social media marketing for at least ten hours every week.
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Weekly time spent on social media marketing among small business in the United States as of February 2017
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The statistic shows data on the time spent per week on social media marketing among small businesses in the United States as of February 2017. During a survey, nearly 21 percent of responding small businesses stated they used social media marketing for at least ten hours every week.
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The statistic shows data on the time spent per week on social media marketing among small businesses in the United States as of February 2017. During a survey, nearly 21 percent of responding small businesses stated they used social media marketing for at least ten hours every week.
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- February 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 3 to 6, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 596 small business owners
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: How much time do you spend on social media marketing every week?
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- February 3 to 6, 2017
- Number of respondents
- 596 small business owners
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: How much time do you spend on social media marketing every week?
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