Recent (Sept 10) AUSTRALIAN research report, prepared by Stancombe Research and Planning on behalf of Optus Small and Medium Business and COSBOA, provides an overview of how small to medium businesses view and use social media.
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OPTUS BUSINESS SOCIAL MEDIA INDEX.
AN INTRODUCTION TO
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SMALL
AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES.
PART 1 OF 3
2. 2
CONTENTS
SECTION 01:
Introduction: Rohan Ganeson, Managing Director, Optus Small and Medium Buisness 01
A peak perspective: Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA) 03
Executive summary 04
Methodology 06
Qualitative findings 07
THE SURVEY RESULTS 09
What influences social media decision making? 10
Social media decision makers are older, more senior 10
Most small and medium businesses are inactive in social media 13
Younger social media decision makers lead the way 14
Social media activity is consistent across states and territories 16
Metropolitan businesses have a slight edge in social media take-up 17
Services businesses more keen on social media than goods-producing businesses 18
Leading social media business sectors rely on communities 20
Social media activity by business size 22
Developing a social media strategy 23