The statistic shows data on whether small businesses in the United States were getting a positive return on investment from social media advertising as of February 2017. During a survey, it was found that 52 percent of responding small businesses considered social media ads as profitable.
Do you feel you are getting a positive return on investment from social media ads?
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Manta. (February 6, 2017). Do you feel you are getting a positive return on investment from social media ads? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 11, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/690098/small-businesses-profitability-social-media-ads-usa/
Manta. "Do you feel you are getting a positive return on investment from social media ads?." Chart. February 6, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690098/small-businesses-profitability-social-media-ads-usa/
Manta. (2017). Do you feel you are getting a positive return on investment from social media ads?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 11, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690098/small-businesses-profitability-social-media-ads-usa/
Manta. "Do You Feel You Are Getting a Positive Return on Investment from Social Media Ads?." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690098/small-businesses-profitability-social-media-ads-usa/
Manta, Do you feel you are getting a positive return on investment from social media ads? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690098/small-businesses-profitability-social-media-ads-usa/ (last visited July 11, 2020)
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