45. Check all the social media platforms on which your company has a presence.
46. How would you describe the contribution of your social media to trackable job referrals?
| Nonexistent |
| 20% |
| Insignificant (1 to 10%) |
| 38% |
| Moderate (10+% to 25%) |
| 33% |
| Substantial (25+% to 49%) |
| 8% |
| Main source of referrals (50% or more) |
| 1% |
ANTI-SOCIAL. A combined 58% describe their social media contribution as either insignificant or nonexistent in 2023, up from a combined 48% last year. Nonexistent alone nearly doubled from 11% to 20%. People, people…!
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47. Who oversees your social media accounts?
| Me (the owner/top manager) |
| 39% |
| Staff member who holds another role |
| 33% |
| Dedicated in-house social media manager |
| 4% |
| Family member |
| 4% |
| Freelance social media consultant |
| 5% |
| Social media or PR agency |
| 2% |
| It’s a team effort |
| 5% |
| Other (no one) |
| 8% |
CREDENTIALED. More owners/top managers and staff members who hold another role are overseeing their company social media accounts this year compared to last, with the staff members doing it 10% more often now.
48. Which social media platform is the most impactful for your business (in terms of lead generation and sales conversions)?
| Facebook |
| 33% |
| Instagram |
| 14% |
| Pinterest |
| 1% |
| Twitter |
| 0% |
| YouTube |
| 1% |
| LinkedIn |
| 11% |
| TikTok |
| 0% |
| Snapchat |
| 0% |
| WhatsApp? |
| 0% |
| None |
| 33% |
| Other (Google) |
| 7% |
NEVER META. Instagram and LinkedIn added a few percentage points each for 2023 versus last year, mostly at the expense of Facebook.
49. How much of your total sales happen directly via e-commerce (an online store)?
OFFLINE. Last year we expressed bemusement that 66% of participants made no sales via e-commerce. Well, this year it’s more than 75%! We appreciate that most signs are hard to sell purely online, but are there so few sign products that apply?
50. Which one social media platform does your company currently not have a presence on, but you plan to or would like to start one?
| Facebook |
| 6% |
| Instagram |
| 12% |
| Pinterest |
| 5% |
| Twitter |
| 3% |
| YouTube |
| 26% |
| LinkedIn |
| 2% |
| TikTok |
| 21% |
| Snapchat |
| 4% |
| WhatsApp? |
| 1% |
| None |
| 20% |
50. How often would you like your company to update its website?
51. Does your company have its own working website (not just a Facebook page, for example)?
52. How often does your company update its website?
| Daily |
| 1% |
| Couple/few times a week |
| 3% |
| Weekly |
| 1% |
| Every couple/few weeks |
| 11% |
| Monthly |
| 12% |
| Sporadically/when time allows |
| 44% |
| Very seldom |
| 24% |
| Never |
| 4% |
FRESH CATCH. Only about one in six (16%) of our respondents updates their website every couple/few weeks or more often. Sounds like an area ripe for a competitive advantage.
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