Millennials Trust Purchase Decisions to UGC Over Friends and Family
Via Scoop.it – Enterprise Social Media
“51% of Millennials (born between roughly 1977 and 1995) say that recommendations from strangers through user-generated content (UGC) on a company website is most likely to influence their opinion when making a purchase, compared to 49% who say that recommendations from friends and family is most influential, according to [pdf] survey results released in January 2012 by Bazaarvoice. By contrast, Boomers (born between roughly 1946 and 1964) are almost twice as likely to favor recommendations from friends and family over UGC (66% vs. 34%).” Via @KarenEman
Via www.marketingcharts.com
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