how to effectively reach your audience in the digital age
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How to Effectively Reach Your Audience in the Digital Age
Are your communications effective in today’s visual world?!
These days, the average human attention span is just 8 seconds long…
(U.S. National Library of Medicine) !
…yet a goldfish’s attention span is 9 seconds long.!
(this is not a typo)
(U.S. National Library of Medicine) !
In 1998, the human attention span was 12 minutes. !
(Telegraph)) !
2008 it was 5 minutes.!
(Telegraph) !
But why is this happening??!
Research reveals our attention span is smaller
than ever due to… !
(Daily Mail) !
Smartphones
(Daily Mail) !
Smartphones
Computers
(Daily Mail) !
Tablets
Smartphones
Computers
(Daily Mail) !
The average human switches between devices as many as
21 times an hour.!
That’s more than once every 3
minutes
(Daily Mail) !
Consuming 100,500 words outside of work on an average day.!
!
(Mark Gleeson) !
And being bombarded with the equivalent of 174 newspapers of information per day. !!
(Daily Mail) !
This is 5x as much information as 1986. !
(Mark Gleeson) !
And all of this is making humans
less attentive and more anxious
than ever before! !
Think about
it�
(3M Corporation and Zabisco) !
And visuals are processed 60,000x faster in the brain than text.!
(3M Corporation and Zabisco) !
40% of people will respond better to visual information than
plain text.!
(Zabisco) !
And 60% of people are visual learners
(Mark Gleeson) !
And 60% of people are visual learners
(That’s over half our
population) (Mark Gleeson) !
…Explain a square Try this…!
Geometric shape with four lines connecting four 90 degree angles. !
Or how about this?
Or how about this?
Or how about this?
Visuals are easier to understand
(Billion Dollar Graphics)
People retain 80% of what they see and only 20% of
what they read.!
(Ragan)
Words are processed by our short-term memory.!
Shorter retention
(Billion Dollar Graphics))
Visuals are processed
in our long-term
memory. !
Better retention
(Billion Dollar Graphics))
Sounds great, but what is the solution? !
Over 80% of consumers agree that digital signage is engaging... !
(Design Lounge) !
Engagement leads to increased awareness, loyalty and
satisfaction !
Research reveals that digital signage increases:
Brand Awareness !
48%!Visitor Traffic!
33%!
Sales Volume!
32%!
(Info Trends) !
Average Purchase Amount !
30%!
People prefer digital signage over most other mediums, saying it is:!
(OXT) !
People prefer digital signage over most other mediums, saying it is:!
more effective*!
63%!
*percent of respondents who chose digital signage over other mediums. !(OXT) !
People prefer digital signage over most other mediums, saying it is:!
more effective*!
more unique*!
63%! 58%!
*percent of respondents who chose digital signage over other mediums. !(OXT) !
People prefer digital signage over most other mediums, saying it is:!
more effective*!
more unique*!
more interesting*!
63%! 58%! 53%!
*percent of respondents who chose digital signage over other mediums. !(OXT) !
By 2017, the global digital signage market is expected to top 17.1 billion dollars.!
That’s more than double from 2012 (Digital Signage Today) !
Q: How are you going to !!communicate to your audience?!
Q: How are you going to !!communicate to your audience?!
Visit FWi to learn more:www.fourwindsinteractive.com!
Did we keep your interest longer than 8 seconds?
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