B
Evidence Grade B
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Current
79%
79% -- share of influential content reached via trusted source for B2B decision makers (2026)
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Value
79%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Edelman
Primary
Tier C
https://www.applecart.co/blog-posts/a-decade-of-applecart ↗
Source Article
A Decade of Applecart
Original Research
Edelman
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Edelman study cited secondhand by Applecart blog post
Methodology documented
Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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B2B decision makers: 79% share of influential content reached via trusted source. Source: Edelman (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/edelman-influential-content-trusted-source
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/edelman-influential-content-trusted-source" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>79%</strong> -- share of influential content reached via trusted source for B2B decision makers<br><small>Source: Edelman (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/edelman-influential-content-trusted-source" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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