Business Infographics

Many business and technology pundits say that design is becoming an increasingly important factor in the success of companies these days, but does that sentiment trickle down to the people actually running small businesses and deciding how much emphasis to place on design work?. 99designs surveyed 1,500 small businesses and start-ups to better understand the changing role of design in the business world.

With today’s business technologies, it’s no wonder why many businesses are electing to go green. In this infographic, learn how going green and paperless effects business and the environment.

More than 400 companies participated in The Marketo Benchmark on Revenue Performance Management survey to learn how top performers were maximizing revenue coming directly from their marketing initiatives. The survey examined revenue performance maturity and performance metrics for each company across three categories.

This infographic illustrates best practices in lead response management, based on a joint study by Ohio State University and InsideSales.com, and published in the Harvard Business Review.

The following infographic illustrates the parallels between the Freemium Business Model (used by Skype, Dropbox and of course HootSuite) and baking a pie. The infographic offers step by step instructions on how to incorporate all the key ingredients for freemium success.

The following infographic, published by Marketo, provides a visual representation of the results from the 2012 Social Media Marketing Industry Report conducted by Social Media Examiner. The results show that B2B marketing professionals are indeed achieving tremendous results with social media marketing, and in many cases, beating out their B2C counterparts.

From its humble beginnings with Yankee Peddlers in America, the Direct Selling Industry has a history of growth and innovation that has formed it into a now multi-billion dollar industry. Learn how direct selling grew from its beginnings to a 50 billion dollar industry over the past 300 years in this infographic.

Small businesses do more than provide services and products, they strengthen and shape our communities, our economy, philanthropic efforts, and innovate. The following infographic features some of the impact small businesses have on the American economy.

Are you passionate about your business idea? Are you convinced that you can provide a needed service to your target market but maybe you are not quite sure about all the steps needed to get your business up and running? Starting your own business doesn’t have to be an intimidating process.