This statistic shows the preferred first steps of purchase research methods among internet users in the United States as of September 2014. During the survey period, 49 percent of respondents stated that their first step in researching a purchase was to visit a search engine such as Google.
Preferred purchase research methods among internet users in the United States as of September 2014
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PwC. (February 9, 2015). Preferred purchase research methods among internet users in the United States as of September 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/449651/pre-purchase-research-methods-usa/
PwC. "Preferred purchase research methods among internet users in the United States as of September 2014." Chart. February 9, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449651/pre-purchase-research-methods-usa/
PwC. (2015). Preferred purchase research methods among internet users in the United States as of September 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/449651/pre-purchase-research-methods-usa/
PwC. "Preferred Purchase Research Methods among Internet Users in The United States as of September 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449651/pre-purchase-research-methods-usa/
PwC, Preferred purchase research methods among internet users in the United States as of September 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/449651/pre-purchase-research-methods-usa/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Preferred purchase research methods among internet users in the United States as of September 2014 [Graph], PwC, February 9, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/449651/pre-purchase-research-methods-usa/