What Research Reveals about Infographics
Recent research from Barbara M. Miller and Brooke Barnett discovered this about “Infographics”:
“On their own, text and graphics are both useful yet imperfect methods for communication. Written language allows an almost infinite number of word combinations that allow deep analysis of concepts but relies heavily on the reader’s ability to process that information. Graphics may be easier for the reader to understand but are less effective in communication of abstract and complicated concepts. … combining text and graphics allows communicators to take advantage of each medium’s strengths and diminish each medium’s weaknesses.”
Do you want to present data in an effective manner to communicate and engage its customers and prospects? Infographics could be part of the answer.
Here’s a couple of reasons why*
1 | Compelling and Attractive
People just love facts, figures and statistics. Add some compelling images and graphics and… “Presto!”, you have addictive content!
2 | Easily Scanned and Viewed
Human beings are highly visual and because 90% of of the information that comes to the brain is visual, you need to tap into that “optic nerve”.
3 | Viral Capabilties
Due to infographics attractiveness the capacity for them to be shared on social networks and become viral is much higher than ordinary text content.
4 | Portable (Embeddable)
When designing, developing and publishing an infographic the code to put it on a WordPress blog or website is provided as an embed code. This then creates an automatic link from their site to yours.
5 | Worldwide Coverage
In a world where online publishing is now visible globally at the push of a button, infographics can provide global coverage that local print media could never do.
6 | Brand Awareness
Creating an infographic that is embedded with your logo and brand displayed is a powerful means of creating a greater “Brand Awareness”.
7 | Increases Traffic
An infographic that is linked and compelling by its nature will drive traffic to your website band blog as people “share” and “click”.
8 | Benefits Search Engine Optimisation
The viral nature of the infographic medium makes people link to your site and Google will index your website higher due to Google’s “Page Rank” algorithm. This increases the importance that search engines pace on your site.
8 | Shows an Expert understanding of a Subject
The research required to create an infographic will display your knowledge and position you as an expert on your category or topic. The challenge with infographics is creating them…
> And that’s where I come in!
Just contact me on my contact-page for enquiries or to order one.
* source: Jeff Bullas
