According to a study of U.S. users conducted in January 2022, over four in ** respondents aged between 25 and 40 years reported using emails to contact customers of the business they owned or managed. Phone calls were a less popular method to contact customers than emails and text messages, with only ** percent of Gen Z users reporting engaging with their customers via this channel. Additionally, social video platform TikTok was indicated by ** percent of respondents in the Gen Z age group as their contact method to engage customers.
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