Content Marketing ROI & Funnel Contribution

Thornfield Analytics • Q2 2024 • Last updated 2h ago

⚠ Cost Per Pipeline Dollar Alert: Current $0.19 exceeds target threshold of $0.18 following agency retainer increase (W6). Sales utilization rate dropped from 32% to 28% after Highspot reorg (W7) — 9 assets not surfaced correctly.
Content-Influenced Pipeline
$2.47M
+18.2% vs Q1
Cost Per Pipeline $
$0.19
+26.7% vs target
Organic CTR (Avg)
4.8%
+0.6pp
Content-to-MQL Rate
3.2%
+0.4pp
Assisted Conv. Rate
67%
+5pp
Sales Utilization Rate
28%
-4pp W7 reorg
Deal Acceleration Index
1.34
34% faster close
Topic Authority Score
78
+6
Asset Decay Rate
14.2%
90-day traffic drop
Cohort LTV Differential
+$8.4K
vs non-content
Published Assets (Q2)
47
28 blog, 12 guide, 7 video
Q2 Target Progress
88%
$2.47M / $2.8M

Content-Influenced Pipeline by Asset Type (90 Days)

Organic CTR by Intent Cluster

Content-to-MQL Conversion by Format

Top Performing Assets by Pipeline Influence

Asset Title Type Published Pipeline Influenced MQLs Avg. CTR Sales Util.
Complete Guide: GDPR vs CCPA Compliance Guide W11 $340K 142 6.8% 47%
ROI Calculator: Data Governance Investment Tool W3 $284K 98 5.4% 18%
Case Study: Fortune 500 Migration (Retail) Case Study W1 $197K 54 4.1% 9%
Video Series: Data Lineage Explained (5-part) Video W5 $176K 67 7.2% 34%
Benchmark Report: 2024 Compliance Costs Report W2 $168K 89 5.9% 41%
Blog: 7 Red Flags in Your Data Catalog Blog W8 $143K 112 6.1% 22%
Webinar Replay: AI-Powered Data Governance Webinar W4 $129K 76 3.8% 29%
Checklist: Pre-Audit Data Readiness (PDF) Tool W9 $114K 94 5.2% 38%

Multi-Touch Attribution: Content Touchpoint Distribution

First Touch
34%
Middle Touch
51%
Last Touch
15%
Assisted Conv. Rate
67%

Production Cost vs Pipeline Return

Q2 Production Cost
$469K
7 FTE + $84K agency
Pipeline Influenced
$2.47M
Cost Per Pipeline $
$0.19
Target: $0.18
Note: Agency retainer increased from $72K to $84K in W6, driving cost-per-pipeline-dollar above target. Sales utilization drop (W7) reduced asset effectiveness.