The State of Small Business Marketing: Effort is Up While Confidence Has Declined
Constant Contact’s 2025 Small Business Now report reveals that fewer than one-in-five SMBs feel ‘very confident’ about the impact of their marketing efforts.
Forty-four percent of small
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Only 18% of small business decision-makers are “very confident” in their marketing.
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If you asked a group of small business marketers how confident they are that their efforts are paying off, you might expect a reasonably optimistic response. After
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