10 Content Marketing Stats That May Change The Way You Think About Your 2018 Strategy

You’ve worked hard and it’s time to launch or simply … grow. Effective content marketing will surely help you to realize your goals. But, before planning next steps, take a look at a few stats for inspiration. 

1. Content marketing generates approximately 3x as many leads as traditional marketing and costs 62% less. 

2. The top-ranked content marketing strategies are blogging (65%), case studies (64%), and social media (64%). 

3. 16 or more monthly blog posts will bring you nearly 3.5x more traffic than companies with 0-4 monthly posts.  

4. The average time spent reading an article or blog post is fewer than 40 seconds.

5. More than 80% of marketers saw an increase in traffic after spending as few as 6 hours wkly  on creating engaging content for social media.

6. On social media, infographics are shared and liked 3x more than other types of content.

7. 4 times as many consumers prefer video product explanations over written explanations. 

8. Nearly 95% of B2B marketers utilize content marketing strategies. 

9. Lead generation (59%), thought leadership (43%), and brand awareness (40%) are the top 3 goals of content marketing. 

10. The use of interactive content results in 2x more conversions than passive content.

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