Content Marketing
in 2014. A
retrospective
Numbers
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Content marketing, a
priority in 2014
93% of B2B marketers use content
marketing;
44% of B2B marketers have a documented
content strategy;
42% of B2B marketers said they were
effective at content marketing;
73% of B2B content marketers are producing more content
than they did one year ago;
79% of consultants reported offering content creation as a
service (second only to analytics at 85%);
Content marketing was reported to have the highest year-over-year
demand increase, with 71% of respondents reporting increased demand.
Challenges
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lack of time (69%)
producing enough content (58%)
producing the kind of content that engages
(55%)
producing a variety of content (42%)
inability to measure content effectiveness
(40%)
Tactics
51% of B2B
marketers
used
infographics,
versus 38% in
2013
Blogs are
deemed the
most
effective
tactic
Blogs are deemed the most effective tactic
B2B marketers overall have rated in-person events as the
most effective tactic they use.
1/3 of
marketers will
invest in CRM
solutions that
can track in-
person
interactions
Social media
platforms
LinkedIn – 82%
Twitter – 66%
YouTube – 64%
Facebook – 41%
SlideShare – 38%
Effectiveness
of
social media
Twitter was rated the most confident social media platform.
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Social media platforms that had the biggest usage
increase
SlideShare Google+ Instagram
Budget
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64% of
marketers
have a
dedicated
content
marketing
budget
54 % of
marketers
reported
monthly
budgets of
$500 or more.
51 % of the
content
marketing
budget is
owned by
corporate
marketing 	
  
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52,41%
marketers
stated that
about 25% of
2015
marketing
budget is
devoted to
content
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Outsourced content
57% of technology marketers outsource content creation
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Writing and design are the functions that technology
marketers are most likely to outsource.
Other oursourced
content marketing
formats:
analyst/research reports
blogging
white papers
39% of marketers
consider
themselves at
least somewhat
successful at
tracking content
marketing ROI
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Tools
1. Google trends
2. Google alerts
3. Google Insight for Search
4. G+ Trending
5. Reddit
6. Haro
7. Moz
8. Disqus
9. My blog guest
10. Topsy
Top 10 content marketing
tools
55% of
marketers
rated videos
as a ‘very
effective’
social
media post
type.
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Publishing
22% multiple
times per month;
20% multiple
times per week;
18% weekly.
Frequency
LinkedIn was the social media platform content marketers
used most often to distribute content.
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Metrics
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Direct sales have consistently gone down in importance as
a measurement criterion
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Top metrics for content
marketing success
website traffic (69%);
	
  
view/downloads (59%);
lead quantity (42%).	
  
2015 Goals h"p://goo.gl/Pk54yk	
  
Most B2B content marketers cite brand
awareness as a goal (84%).
Marketers
cite lead
generation
as their
second
goal for
content
marketing
(83%).
Last, but not
least, they
cite
engagement
as their 2015
goal (81%).
Important overall marketing
goals
return on investment (28,29%);
traffic and audience growth (24,79%);
lifetime customer value (21,30%);
thought leadership (18,14%).
69% of marketers choose original content over licensed
content.
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57% of all companies have two or more people dedicated
to content marketing.
74% of
marketers
believe that they
could drive 2.5x
more ROI, brand
lift, or LTV if they
had an expert
content team.
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slide 8 – B2B Content Marketing Institute Reseach
slide 11- Content Marketing Trend of 2014 Reseach, by Linked In
slide 13 – B2B Content Marketing Report
slide 17 - B2B Content Marketing Report
- Moz Blog
slide 18 - B2B Content Marketing Report
slide 19 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently
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slide 22 - B2B Content Marketing Report
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Sources
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slide 28 - B2B Content Marketing Report
slide 29 - B2B Content Marketing Institute SlideShare Research
slide 32 - B2B Content Marketing Institute SlideShare Research
- B2B Content Marketing Report
slide 34 – 2015 Benchmarks, budgets and trends – North America, by Content Marketing Institute
slide 35 - 2015 Benchmarks, budgets and trends – North America, by Content Marketing Institute
slide 36 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently
slide 37 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently
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slide 39 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently

Marketing de Conteúdos em Revisão | 2014

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    Content marketing, a priorityin 2014 93% of B2B marketers use content marketing; 44% of B2B marketers have a documented content strategy; 42% of B2B marketers said they were effective at content marketing;
  • 4.
    73% of B2Bcontent marketers are producing more content than they did one year ago; 79% of consultants reported offering content creation as a service (second only to analytics at 85%);
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    Content marketing wasreported to have the highest year-over-year demand increase, with 71% of respondents reporting increased demand.
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    lack of time(69%) producing enough content (58%) producing the kind of content that engages (55%) producing a variety of content (42%) inability to measure content effectiveness (40%)
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    Blogs are deemed the most effective tactic Blogsare deemed the most effective tactic
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    B2B marketers overallhave rated in-person events as the most effective tactic they use.
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    1/3 of marketers will investin CRM solutions that can track in- person interactions
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    LinkedIn – 82% Twitter– 66% YouTube – 64% Facebook – 41% SlideShare – 38% Effectiveness of social media
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    Twitter was ratedthe most confident social media platform. h"p://goo.gl/vGcyta  
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    Social media platformsthat had the biggest usage increase SlideShare Google+ Instagram
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    64% of marketers have a dedicated content marketing budget 54% of marketers reported monthly budgets of $500 or more.
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    51 % ofthe content marketing budget is owned by corporate marketing   h"p://goo.gl/CkpSyU  
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    52,41% marketers stated that about 25%of 2015 marketing budget is devoted to content h"p://goo.gl/SMq479  
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    Outsourced content 57% oftechnology marketers outsource content creation h"p://goo.gl/Rx9BQl  
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    Writing and designare the functions that technology marketers are most likely to outsource.
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    39% of marketers consider themselvesat least somewhat successful at tracking content marketing ROI h"p://goo.gl/UgEdNn  
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    1. Google trends 2.Google alerts 3. Google Insight for Search 4. G+ Trending 5. Reddit 6. Haro 7. Moz 8. Disqus 9. My blog guest 10. Topsy Top 10 content marketing tools
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    55% of marketers rated videos asa ‘very effective’ social media post type. h"p://goo.gl/ZddxEr  
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    22% multiple times permonth; 20% multiple times per week; 18% weekly. Frequency
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    LinkedIn was thesocial media platform content marketers used most often to distribute content. h"p://goo.gl/5ISx0D  
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    Direct sales haveconsistently gone down in importance as a measurement criterion h"p://goo.gl/tuJ0v7  
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    Top metrics forcontent marketing success website traffic (69%);   view/downloads (59%); lead quantity (42%).  
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    Most B2B contentmarketers cite brand awareness as a goal (84%).
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    Marketers cite lead generation as their second goalfor content marketing (83%). Last, but not least, they cite engagement as their 2015 goal (81%).
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    Important overall marketing goals returnon investment (28,29%); traffic and audience growth (24,79%); lifetime customer value (21,30%); thought leadership (18,14%).
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    69% of marketerschoose original content over licensed content. h"p://goo.gl/cgtN2W  
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    57% of allcompanies have two or more people dedicated to content marketing.
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    74% of marketers believe thatthey could drive 2.5x more ROI, brand lift, or LTV if they had an expert content team. h"p://goo.gl/NjNj38  
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    Sou   slide 2– B2B Content marketing Institute Research slide 3 – B2B Content marketing Institute Research - Moz Blog slide 4 – Moz Blog slide 6 – B2B Content Marketing Institute SlideShare Research slide 8 – B2B Content Marketing Institute Reseach slide 11- Content Marketing Trend of 2014 Reseach, by Linked In slide 13 – B2B Content Marketing Report slide 17 - B2B Content Marketing Report - Moz Blog slide 18 - B2B Content Marketing Report slide 19 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently slide 20 – B2B Content Marketing Institute SlideShare Research slide 22 - B2B Content Marketing Report slide 23 - B2B Content Marketing Report slide 25 – Moz Blog slide 26 - Sources
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    slide 26 -Content Marketing Trend of 2014 Reseach, by LinkedIn slide 28 - B2B Content Marketing Report slide 29 - B2B Content Marketing Institute SlideShare Research slide 32 - B2B Content Marketing Institute SlideShare Research - B2B Content Marketing Report slide 34 – 2015 Benchmarks, budgets and trends – North America, by Content Marketing Institute slide 35 - 2015 Benchmarks, budgets and trends – North America, by Content Marketing Institute slide 36 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently slide 37 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently slide 38 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently slide 39 - Study: 600 Marketers’ Fears, Goals, and Plans For 2015, by Contently