Are you wondering what other businesses are spending on their social media activities? Would you be surprised to learn that social media spending habits are on the rise? Well you shouldn’t be – nearly all marketers are increasing their lead generation budgets for social media and blogs! The average company actually increased their spending from 9% to 18% on social media from 2009 to 2011. In fact, small businesses, like many of the ones we work with here at Tarte are spending THREE times more on social media than larger businesses! (via HubSpot) I found it interesting that 75% of social media advertising is used for acquisition and 65% for retention, versus 85% of email marketers use email for acquisition and 90% for retention. Take a look at a few of these charts to see if your business is on track with the social media trend!
What about you, how does your social media spending compare to these figures?
For more on this topic, please see Social Media Examiner.
