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STAY CONNECTED Get Visual WE’VE MENTIONED IT BEFORE, but it bears mentioning again: if your social media strategy does not heavily feature images and videos in 2020, you have work to do. Don’t just take it from us though; digital marketing giant HubSpot pulled together the statistics below about the role that visual content plays in successful marketing. l When people hear information, they’re likely to remember only 10 percent of that information three days later. However, if a relevant image is paired with that same information, people retain 65 percent of the information three days later. l Mobile video usage has increased by nearly 10 million daily viewing minutes in the last two years. l 43 percent of B2C marketers say pre-produced video is the most successful type of content for marketing purposes. So, there you have it. Get to work on adding visuals to your marketing strategy and let us know the results! SOURCE: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/visual-content-marketing-strategy 12 PULSE ■ JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020