The Power of Visuals: How four companies effectively used visual content and three tools to get you started
An image is a powerful tool in the digital world.
It can draw attention, communicate value, increase shareability and so much more. In fact, HubSpot pulled together the “17 Stats You Should Know About Visual Content Marketing in 2015” to display this. From what your peers are doing to how effective visual content is for social sharing, the stats of recent studies are certainly interesting.
Two stats stuck out to me while researching this topic.
First, tweets with images were clicked 18% more and retweeted 150% more than those without, according to Buffer.
Second, when looking at the most shared posts from Facebook pages, a photo post made up 87% of interactions.
Even better than stats, I came across four success stories that show how visual content can greatly impact your content and social media marketing efforts, from blog views to Facebook shares.
Case study examples
As a smaller insurance company, HCC Medical Insurance Service (HCCMIS) needed a way to stand out in its marketplace. While insurance can typically be thought of as a boring product, the HCCMIS team decided to make their blog content more exciting with interactive infographics.
The result? The team saw a 1,000% lift in blog traffic, as well as significant lifts in social media followers and email revenue.
