Social Places has released the stats from the 3rd edition of their annual online Digital Marketing and Customer Journey Report
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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74.3% of people prefer to interact with a brand on a local level
89.8% of consumers expect a business to respond to their negative review and 35.8% expect the response within 24 hours.
64.7% of people have found incorrect information on platforms like Google due to COVID-19 restrictions
91% of consumers trust reviews as much as a personal recommendation
72.2% of people have left an online review compared to 64.8% in 2021
