Few Marketers Consider Facebook to Hold A “Critical” Role in Their Overall Mix

More than 8 in 10 marketers are using Facebook as a marketing channel, and almost all expect to use it in the next 12 months, per results from a survey conducted by Ad Age and RBC Capital Markets. While that implies a good deal of enthusiasm on the part of marketers for the platform, few appear to deem it indispensable, according to the study. Presented with 3 choices for how they would characterize Facebook’s role in their overall mix, only about 1 in 10 marketers chose the response indicating it was “critical to their marketing efforts.” (more…)