The graph show marketing tools U.S. agency principals considered most effective at generating new business for their agencies in 2014. During the survey, 11 percent of respondents stated that phone calls were one of the three most effective marketing tools for obtaining new business.
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RSW/US. (August 25, 2014). What three marketing tools have been most effective at generating new business? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/248395/marketing-tools-most-effective-at-generating-new-business-for-agencies-in-the-us/
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