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Marketing Content Marketing Content INFOGRAPHIC CONTENT MARKETING STATS 2014 B2B CONTENT MARKETING USAGE (BY TACTIC) 0 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 87% - Social Media - Other than Blogs 83% - Articles on Your Website 78% - eNewsletters 71% - Case Studies 70% - Video 70% - Articles on Other Websites 69% - In Person Events 61% - White Papers 59% - Webinar / Webcasts 44% - Research Reports 40% - Micro-sites 38% - Infographics 38% - Branded Content Controls 33% - Mobile Content 32% - eBooks 31% - Printed Magazines 29% - Books 28% - Virtual Conferences 27% - Podcasts 26% - Licensed / Syndicated Content 26% - Mobile Apps 25% - Digital Magazines 24% - Print Newsletters 20% - Annual Reports 11% - Games / Gamification 77% - Blogs B2B marketers believe LinkedIn is the most effective social media network for content promotion. Slideshare, Instagram, and Google+ have experienced the biggest growth in usage among platforms for content promotion. 27,000,000 pieces of content are shared each day 93 % 93% of B2B marketers use content marketing, a 2% increase over 2012. 60% of marketers create at least one piece of content each week. Content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing and generates about 3 times as many leads. 57% of marketers report custom content is their top marketing priority for 2014. 62 % 57 % 60 % 44 % 73 % 48 % 44% of marketers have a documented content strategy. 48% of smaller organizations have a documented strategy, compared to only 41% of larger organizations. 73% of organizations have someone in place to oversee their content strategy. 50 % 70% of consumers prefer to get to know a company through original articles. 50% of consumer time online is spent engaging with custom content. 70 % 0 20 40 60 80 100 Organizational Goals for B2B Content Marketing 82% - Brand Awareness 74% - Lead Generation 71% - Customer Aquisition 68% - Tough Leadership 45% - Sales 47% - Nurturing 64% - Engagement 57% - Loyalty 57% - Web Traffic Change in Amount of B2B Content Creation (Over Last 12 Months) 2%- UNSURE 5%- LESS 41% MORE 20% SAME AMOUNT 32% SIGNIFICANTLY MORE 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Percent of Total Marketing Budget Spent on B2B Content Marketing The average amount allocated to b2b content marketing rose from 26% In 2012 to 33% in 2013, and has now settled firmly in between. The most effective B2B marketers spend a higher percentage (39%) of their budgets on content marketing than their least effective peers do (16%). 100% 75%-99% 50%-74% 25%-49% 10%-24% 5%-9% 1%-4% 0% Average Spent: 30% 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Functions that B2B Marketers Outsource 64% - Writing 54% - Design 30% - Content Distribution/Syndication 22% - Editing 13% - Measurement/Analytics 8% - Content Planning & Strategy 5% - Buyer Persona Creation Writing and design are the two functions most likely to be outsourced. (Source: CMI) (Source: AOL) (Source: HubSpot) 69% of content market- ers feel a lack of time is their greatest challenge. Nearly half of marketers struggle with producing engaging content. Only 23% of marketers struggle to gain buy-in for content marketing. 23% 69% 50%

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INFOGRAPHICCONTENT MARKETING STATS 2014

B2B CONTENT MARKETING USAGE(BY TACTIC)

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87% - Social Media - Other than Blogs83% - Articles on Your Website

78% - eNewsletters

71% - Case Studies70% - Video70% - Articles on Other Websites

69% - In Person Events 61% - White Papers

59% - Webinar / Webcasts 44% - Research Reports

40% - Micro-sites 38% - Infographics38% - Branded Content Controls

33% - Mobile Content 32% - eBooks

31% - Printed Magazines29% - Books

28% - Virtual Conferences27% - Podcasts

26% - Licensed / Syndicated Content 26% - Mobile Apps

25% - Digital Magazines 24% - Print Newsletters

20% - Annual Reports 11% - Games / Gami�cation

77% - Blogs B2B marketers believe LinkedIn is the most e�ective social media network for

content promotion.

Slideshare, Instagram, and Google+ have experienced the biggest growth in usage among platforms for content promotion.

27,000,000 pieces of content are shared each day

93% 93% of B2B marketers use content marketing, a 2% increase over 2012.

60% of marketers create at least one piece of content each week.

Content marketing costs 62% less than traditional marketing and generates about 3 times as many leads.

57% of marketers report custom content is their top marketing priority for 2014.

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44% 73%48%

44% of marketers have a documented content strategy.

48% of smaller organizations have a documented strategy, compared to only 41% of larger organizations.

73% of organizations have someone in place to oversee their content strategy.

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70% of consumers prefer to get to know a company through original articles.

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Organizational Goals for B2B Content Marketing

82% - Brand Awareness 74% - Lead Generation

71% - Customer Aquisition68% - Tough Leadership

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64% - Engagement 57% - Loyalty

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The most e�ective B2B marketers spend a higher percentage (39%) of their budgets on content marketing than their least e�ective peers do (16%).

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Writing and design are the two functions most likely to be outsourced.

(Source: CMI)(Source: AOL)(Source: HubSpot)

69% of content market-ers feel a lack of time is their greatest challenge.

Nearly half of marketers struggle with producing engaging content.

Only 23% of marketers struggle to gain buy-in for content marketing.

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