What Sort Of Content Do Your Prospects Respond To?
The CMO Council is great source of marketing insight for B2B marketers. Recently I came across some research outlining how B2B content impacts Thinking and Buying Decisions.The research wasbased on a survey of 400 B2B content seekers from around the world.
Here’s some of the highlights…
- 87% say online content has an impact on vendor selection.
- 67% say report and papers are amoungst most rusted content
- 28% of content is shared to over 100 people
The research goes on to outline the top 5 dislikes for B2B content.
- Too many requirements for downloading (i.e. registration forms)
- Blatanly promotional (i.e. non substantive)
- Uninformed content
- Overtly technical.
It’s worth noting the most valued charateristics most valued in B2B content
47 % – Breadth and depth of information
44% – Ease of access, understanding and readability
39% – Originality of thinking and ideas
Get the full report here