by Kaci Bower, Research Analyst

The promise of social marketing ROI is a reality for many organizations

Q. Which statement best describes how you perceive social marketing's ability to produce a return on investment (ROI) at budget time?





When it comes to convincing skeptics who control the budgets, perception is everything. Fortunately, the misconception that social media marketing is unlikely to produce ROI is vanishing.

For 62 percent of organizations, the opinion is that social marketing is a promising tactic that will eventually produce ROI. Driven by this perception, these organizations are investing in their social marketing budgets, albeit conservatively.

For 20 percent of organizations, social marketing ROI is already a reality and investment in this channel will continue.

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