96% Of Small Businesses Are On Facebook: Report

A survey of 1,972 small businesses found that a staggering 96 percent of them are using Facebook as a marketing tool, and 86 percent found the social network to be effective.

A survey of 1,972 small businesses found that a staggering 96 percent of them are using Facebook as a marketing tool, and 86 percent found the social network to be effective.

These figures from engagement marketing company Constant Contact come in higher than anything we’ve seen yet for small businesses’ presence on the social network.

Other findings from the Constant Contact survey include:

  • 81 percent of respondents reported that their small businesses used social marketing during the third quarter, up from 73 percent this past spring;
  • 60 percent said they respond to all comments on social media platforms;
  • 24 percent said they responded sometimes; and
  • 16 percent admitted to not responding at all;

Other forms of marketing used by respondents included:

    • Websites, 98 percent;
    • Email marketing, 95 percent);
    • Online advertising 66 percent, and
    • Event marketing, 55 percent).
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