Comments on: 80% Make Buying Decisions Using Social media http://markclayson.com/social-media/340/ Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:50:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Jimi Jones http://markclayson.com/social-media/340/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Jimi Jones Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:55:19 +0000 http://markclayson.com/?p=340#comment-89 Statistics do bear out the fact that more and more people are using social media tools to evaluate products and services BEFORE purchasing, there can be no denying there. Just on a personal level, I've been doing this for years. Businesses that fail to recognize this and become a part of the social media landscape are setting themselves up for being left behind. To be successful, you have to be where the people are. Statistics do bear out the fact that more and more people are using social media tools to evaluate products and services BEFORE purchasing, there can be no denying there. Just on a personal level, I’ve been doing this for years. Businesses that fail to recognize this and become a part of the social media landscape are setting themselves up for being left behind.

To be successful, you have to be where the people are.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://markclayson.com/social-media/340/comment-page-1/#comment-80 uberVU - social comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:19:24 +0000 http://markclayson.com/?p=340#comment-80 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by nontster: RT @MarkClayson: 80% Make Buying Decisions Using Social media http://markclayson.com/340/340/... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by nontster: RT @MarkClayson: 80% Make Buying Decisions Using Social media http://markclayson.com/340/340/…

]]> By: Mark Clayson http://markclayson.com/social-media/340/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Mark Clayson Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:39:20 +0000 http://markclayson.com/?p=340#comment-79 I never mentioned America. Consumers are worldwide and it is unwise to use just one country as your comparison. Having said that, there is ample evidence that this is true in most open markets. Even in 2008 up to 70% of consumers visited social media websites to inform their buying decisions (49% review sites and 44% wikis as well). Furthermore, these people are very likely to pass information to others which they, in turn, use for their decision making. I never mentioned America. Consumers are worldwide and it is unwise to use just one country as your comparison.

Having said that, there is ample evidence that this is true in most open markets. Even in 2008 up to 70% of consumers visited social media websites to inform their buying decisions (49% review sites and 44% wikis as well). Furthermore, these people are very likely to pass information to others which they, in turn, use for their decision making.

]]> By: patz http://markclayson.com/social-media/340/comment-page-1/#comment-78 patz Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:23:15 +0000 http://markclayson.com/?p=340#comment-78 If you have been to the Emirates you would know they are as alike to America as plastic is to soil. To use this headline emphasizes the way social media distorts the truth. I think in the end it will be killed by folks like you who use it with no discretion. There are no trained journalists, just a bunch of people who think their words are important, and a bunch of lonely kids who see the world from a 2" screen. SAD. If you have been to the Emirates you would know they are as alike to America as plastic is to soil. To use this headline emphasizes the way social media distorts the truth. I think in the end it will be killed by folks like you who use it with no discretion. There are no trained journalists, just a bunch of people who think their words are important, and a bunch of lonely kids who see the world from a 2″ screen. SAD.

]]>