Indeed, social media has clearly become a very effective way to drive consumer awareness and campaign effectiveness. But our survey went one step further. We identified a critical segment of the social media audience who carry a disproportionate level of influence on consumers. This group, who we call Social Media Producers, also tend to spend more on the brands they recommend. Activating this segment of the consumer audience will provide incremental benefits to those brands that understand how to engage consumers through social channels. To help them, Syncapse conducted an extensive study of more than 4,300 consumers across North America.