Execs Say Direct Marketing Has Greatest Impact on Company/Brand Success One of the findings of a recent social media survey of U.S. marketing executives is that direct marketing is expected by far to have the greatest impact on the success of companies and brands in the 2010.
The Social Media Survey 2009, conducted on behalf of PRWeek magazine and MS&L, a global communications firm, queried 271 US marketing directors, VPs of marketing, CMOs and others about their use and perceptions of social media.
Despite the belief in direct marketing's impact on company and brand success, the survey finds that in companies where funds are being shifted for expansion of social media, 40% is coming from direct marketing, 48% is coming from advertising, 29% from media planning and buying, and 18% from PR.
About: The 2009 PRWeek/MS&L Social Media survey was conducted by PRWeek and CA Walker.Survey results were collected between June 25 and June 30, 2009. Results are not weighted. Based on the sample size, the results
are statistically tested at a confidence level of 5.1%.
Sources: PRWeek/MS&L Social Media Survey (free download), accessed October 30, 2009, and Reuters, Customer Feedback on Social Sites Not Used to Improve Products, October 5, 2009.
Print in the Mix — A Clearinghouse of Research on Print Media Effectiveness, October 2009
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Print in the Mix — A Clearinghouse of Research on Print Media Effectiveness, October 2009
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