the big uk content marketing benchmarks study 2015

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UK Content Marketing Social Media Platform Usage Metrics for UK content marketing success 61% 47% 44% 41% 40% 40% 33% 33% 32% 31% LinkedIn 96% Facebook 69% YouTube 68% SlideShare 36% Twitter 89% Pinterest 37% Google+ 68% Blogs 2015 2014 85% 86% Vs Infographics 2015 2014 61% 57% Vs Video 2015 2014 73% 76% Vs White Papers 2015 2014 50% 55% Vs Mobile Apps 2015 2014 32% 34% Vs How Uk Marketers Rate The Effectiveness Of Their organisations’ Use Of Content Marketing Very effective 6% Not at all effective 3% Effective 36% Neutral 37% Not very effective 18% @TWITTER 75% @LINKEDIN 61% @YOUTUBE 50% @SLIDESHARE 37% @FACEBOOK 29% @PINTEREST 24% @GOOGLE+ 19% Do you have a content marketing strategy? 51% Yes, but it is not documented 11% no 2% Unsure 36% Yes, and it is documented All Friends Family Acquaintances More Mentions Benchmarks Study 2015 The Big UK Content Marketing Source: Content Marketing in the UK: 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends is produced by the Content Marketing Institute and DMA UK, and is sponsored by Axonn Media. Listen to our CEO Fergus Parker and industry leader Joe Pulizzi discuss content marketing trends at www.axonn.co.uk/webinars In-person events Blogs Social media content Case studies Webinars eNewsletters Articles on their websites Videos White papers Infographics 72% 67% 64% 63% 60% 58% 57% 57% 56% 55% How UK marketers rate their organisations’ success at tracking ROI Not at all successful 5% Not very successful 21% Very successful 7% Neutral 34% Successful 21% Effectiveness ratings for UK tactics Of all the tactics that UK marketers use, these are the 10 they say are most effective: Upload "The secret to content marketing success is to document your strategy and follow it closely." "Research. Develop your strategy. Write it down. Tell others. Follow it closely. Measure. Tweak. Repeat." Karen Webber Marketing Director Axonn Media 1 Producing engaging content 51% 2 Producing content consistently 46% 3 Lack of budget 46% 4 Measuring content effectiveness 40% 5 Producing a variety of content 34% 6 Technology-related challenges 29% 7 Gaps in knowledge and skills of internal team 27% 8 Finding trained content marketing professionals 27% 9 Lack of integration across marketing 26% 10 Lack of buy-in/vision from higher-ups 18% Challenges UK marketers face: Content Marketing Tactics 2015 Vs 2014 Explore Upload Share... Joe Pulizzi Founder of the Content Marketing Institute Website traffic Higher conversion rates Sales Sales lead quality SEO ranking Time spent on website Inbound links Subscriber growth Sales lead quantity Effectiveness Ratings for Social media Qualitative feedback from customers www. axonn.co.uk/

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Page 1: The Big UK Content Marketing Benchmarks Study 2015

UK Content Marketing Social Media Platform Usage

Metrics for UK content marketing success

61%

47%

44%

41%

40%

40%

33%

33%

32%

31%

LinkedIn

96%

Facebook

69%YouTube

68%SlideShare

36%

Twitter

89%

Pinterest

37%

Google+

68%

Blogs 2015 2014

85% 86%Vs

Infographics2015 2014

61% 57%Vs

Video2015 2014

73% 76%Vs

White Papers2015 2014

50% 55%Vs

Mobile Apps2015 2014

32% 34%Vs

How Uk Marketers Rate The Effectiveness Of Their organisations’ Use Of Content Marketing

Very effective

6%Not at

all effective

3%Effective

36%Neutral

37%Not veryeffective

18%

@TWITTER

75%

@LINKEDIN

61%

@YOUTUBE

50%

@SLIDESHARE

37%

@FACEBOOK

29%

@PINTEREST

24%

@GOOGLE+

19%

Do you have a contentmarketing strategy?

51% Yes, but it is not documented

11% no

2% Unsure

36% Yes, and it is documented

All Friends Family Acquaintances More Mentions

Benchmarks Study 2015

The Big UK Content

Marketing

Source: Content Marketing in the UK: 2015 Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends is produced by the Content Marketing Institute and DMA UK, and is sponsored by Axonn Media.

Listen to our CEO Fergus Parker and industry leaderJoe Pulizzi discuss content marketing trends at

www.axonn.co.uk/webinars

In-person eventsBlogs

Social media contentCase studies

WebinarseNewsletters

Articles on their websitesVideos

White papersInfographics

72%67%64%63%60%58%57%57%56%55%

How UK marketers ratetheir organisations’ successat tracking ROI

Not at all successful5%

Not verysuccessful21%

Verysuccessful7%

Neutral34%

Successful21%

Effectiveness ratings for UK tacticsOf all the tactics that UK marketers use, these are the 10 they say are most effective:

Upload

"The secret to contentmarketing success is to document your strategyand follow it closely."

"Research. Develop your strategy. Write it down. Tell others. Follow it closely. Measure. Tweak. Repeat."

Karen WebberMarketing DirectorAxonn Media

1 Producing engaging content 51%

2 Producing content consistently 46%

3 Lack of budget 46%

4 Measuring content effectiveness 40%

5 Producing a variety of content 34%

6 Technology-related challenges 29%

7 Gaps in knowledge and skills of internal team 27%

8 Finding trained content marketing professionals 27%

9 Lack of integration across marketing 26%

10 Lack of buy-in/vision from higher-ups 18%

Challenges UK marketers face:

Content MarketingTactics 2015 Vs 2014

Explore Upload

Share...

Joe PulizziFounder of the ContentMarketing Institute

Website traffic

Higher conversion rates

Sales

Sales lead quality

SEO ranking

Time spent on website

Inbound links

Subscriber growth

Sales lead quantity

Effectiveness Ratings for Social media

Qualitative feedback from customers

www.axonn.co.uk/