Twitter proven to stimulate sales,new study shows.
Twitter users who see Tweets from retailers are more likely to make an online purchase,according to results from Twitter's'Tweets in Action:Retail'study.
27 per cent of general internet users bought something from a retail site while those regularly using Twitter made purchases at a rate of 33 per cent during the same period.When Twitter users were exposed to a Tweet from a retailer,that purchase rate increased to 39 per cent.
Twitter users visit retail websites at a higher rate of 95 per cent,than general web users who visit them at a rate of 90 per cent.
All figures were true for mass retail sites as well as category specific ones,like clothing or toys.
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