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95%

95% -- information retention rate for consumers watching video vs reading (2019)

2019  · Forbes

95% of consumers retain information communicated through video.

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95%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2019
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consumers watching video vs reading
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50
Source Trust
60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Forbes Primary Tier C
https://www.getsubly.com/post/why-is-video-so-important-to-your-brand ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2019 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Why Is Video So Important To Your Brand? | Subly Blog
It’s that time of the year when marketers start to plan for 2020, agencies are ramping up for event and award season, budgets are getting tighter and companies want content that converts. Well, low and behold, we’ve put together all the stats on why video is important to your marketing strategy and …
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Cited from Forbes; reading retention is 10%

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consumers watching video vs reading: 95% information retention rate. Source: Forbes (2019). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/video-info-retention-95
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/video-info-retention-95" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>95%</strong> -- information retention rate for consumers watching video vs reading<br><small>Source: Forbes (2019) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/video-info-retention-95" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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