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2017 State of B2B Content Syndication Survey Report
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740DemandGenMarketers
82%Managerandabove
86%companiesfromNorthAmerica
InQ42016,SalesBox conductedanonlinesurveyaboutB2BContentSyndicationPrograms.WereachedouttoDemandGenmarketersandquizzedthemonaseriesofquestionsrelatedtoContentSyndicationProgramoutcomesandexpectationsfor2017.
Alookbehindthedatainthisreport
Survey Methodology
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KeyTakeawaysfor2017
Usescontentsyndicationascoreleadgentactic
Useswhitepaperforcontentsyndication
65%
85%
71%
47%
2017ContentSyndicationSurveySummary
Seeinteractivecontentdelivery&personalizationasthedrivingfactorsin2017
Plantoincreasetheirallocationforcontentsyndicationin2017
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Is B2B Content Syndication a core part of Strategy?
Yes
No
Unsure
65%30%5%
KeyInsight#ContentSyndicationiscurrentlyakeypartofmarketingmix
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Generate Leads
Generate Sales
Nurture Leads
Traffic
Customer Engagement
76%
31%
48%
28%
34% 40%
WhatareyourTop6ContentSyndicationGoals?
Brand Advocacy
KeyInsight#PrimarygoalistoGenerate“MarketingQualifiedLeads”
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Whitepaper85%
60%
50%
35%
WhataretheTop4typesofContentbeingused?
Webcast
Infographic
Articles
KeyInsight#Whitepapercontinuestobetheprimarycontentchoice
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Web
Social
3rd PartyPublishers
Top8preferredcontentdistributionchannels
#1
#2
#3
#4
Search
Events
Mobile
Others
#5
#6
#7
#8
KeyInsight#Multichannelapproachtoamplifyyourmessage
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Lead QualityNeedstomatchleadqualificationcriteria
Lead VolumeNeedstogenerateenoughvolumeofLeads
ROIRevenueversuscostperlead
Brand LiftBrandRecallinTargetAccounts
TrafficAdditionalvolumeofvisitstocompanywebsite
Top5contentsyndicationmetricsusedtotrackeffectiveness
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
KeyInsight#Rightleads+Rightvolume=Success
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InteractiveContentContent suchastestsandquizzes,keepsusershooked
PersonalizedContentContent tailoredtoeachuserpersona
StreamingContentContent streamedovertheinternet
RichMediaContentRichmedialikevideos,games…etc
AIbasedContentContentgeneratedontheflybyintelligentAIbots
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
Top5emergingcontenttypes
KeyInsight#‘Staticispassé…DynamicisKing’whenitcomestocontent
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02
03
04
ResourceConstraint
ContentPersonalization
DynamicIntent/BehaviorbasedContent
BuyingStagebasedContent
Top8challengeswithContentSyndication
05
06
07
08
Cost/Budget
Variety
MeasuringEffectiveness
ContentCreation
KeyInsight#Leverageinhouse+externalexpertisetogettogoal
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Lessthan10%38%
22%
11%
5%
What%ofyourbudgetisallocatedforContentSyndication
10to20%
20to40%
Above40%
KeyInsight#ContentSyndicationisakeytactictoaddMQLleadstopipeline
24% Notyet
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Increase – 47%
Decrease – 8%
Same – 26%
Unsure – 29%
Howdoyouexpectyourbudgettochangein2017?
KeyInsight#Budgetallocationssettorisefor2017
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ExpertAlreadyexecutingawellcraftedcontentsyndicationstrategyandreapingrichdividends
ProUnderstandcontentsyndicationbutlooking toamplifyreachbyaddingadditionalchannels
BeginnerJuststartedaligningcontentstrategywithourmarketinggoalsandplanningto launchshortly
CuriousLooks interestingbutassessingfitfortheircompany&marketinggoals
SkepticDoesn’tbelieveitaddsmuchvaluetotheirdemandgenobjectives
13%
15%
28%
32%
12%
Whichofthefollowingholdstrueforyourorganization
KeyInsight#Adoptionrateexpectedtorisein2017&beyond
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KeyRecommendationsfor2017
AmplifyyourReachLeverage thepowerofyourorganization’sfullnetworkbyusingyourwebsite,socialchannels,contentsyndicationvendors/publishersaspartofaneffective contentsyndicationstrategy
LeadQualityEnsurehighqualityofleadsbyconstantlymonitoringallleadsources
#1
#2
#3
SalesBoxContentSyndicationRecommendationsfor2017
LeadProgression/VelocityMonitortheprogression&velocityofleadsthroughyourfunnelonanongoingbasisandrefineleadnurturingprocess.
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