Social Places has released the stats from the 2nd edition of their annual online Local Landscape Survey
These stats offer insight into how South African consumers engage with businesses online, how their behaviour has changed due to COVID and if aspects such as listings, reviews or star ratings should matter if you’re a business owner.
Hint: They really do!
Key Findings
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74.7% of consumers are searching for local businesses weekly (up from 55% in 2020), with 23.9% making daily searches
89.5% of consumers trust reviews as much as personal recommendations
55% of consumers are unlikely to choose a business with less than 4 stars
72.5% of customers prefer to make online bookings or reservations
53.1% of consumers would prefer to interact with a chatbot vs a call centre if it gave helpful results
Negative Covid-19 reviews make 88,9% of consumers less likely to visit the business
