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20% -- close rate increase for prospects consuming educational content before sales conversations (2025)
According to DemandGen research, prospects who consume educational content before sales conversations close at 20% higher rates.
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2025
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prospects consuming educational content before sales conversations: 20% close rate increase. Source: DemandGen (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/educational-content-20-higher-close-rates
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/educational-content-20-higher-close-rates" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>20%</strong> -- close rate increase for prospects consuming educational content before sales conversations<br><small>Source: DemandGen (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/educational-content-20-higher-close-rates" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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