Now, we have analytical data on narrowed-down audiences, targeted online ads, landing pages and social sites that clearly and efficiently spread messages to specific groups of people to escalate interest or understanding. The best piece of advice I can give a business owner is to make sure you have at least one passionate marketing specialist who can keep your company up-to-date with modern marketing strategies, or hire a competent marketing agency. Marketing videos should be kept as short as possible. That is what gives the video value. Some studies show that the video marketing so-called “sweet spot” is two minutes, while other studies reveal that the best length for an online video advertisement is only 15 seconds. A large study from 2010 revealed that social video advertisements of 15 seconds or less are shared nearly 37 percent more than video ads longer than that. You can use Google Analytics to learn more about your website audience’s ages, devices they use to visit your website, duration they’re on your site, etc., to get a deeper understanding of what types of content they prefer. An even better idea would be to create one video 1 to 2 minutes long and then a condensed version of 15 to 30 seconds, and see which video gets more engagement, such as shares, comments and clicks. Most effective places online to put short videos: • Website • Company blog • Email marketing • Social media sites • Online advertising Click here to get some great ideas of short videos your company can produce. Make video marketing work for your business!
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Social media’s focus has been slowly morphing from images to video for a while now, with the uprising of video sharing sites like Vine (RIP) and Snapchat, the decade-long dominance of YouTube and recently, the development of Instagram Stories and Facebook Live.
Not only are video sharing platforms being used, they’re flourishing.
Consumers view videos as a convenient, easy and quick way to get useful information about a product, service, organization or idea.
Therefore, businesses need to understand that videos provide a special type of easily-consumed, detailed content that potential customers increasingly engage with, enjoy, share and use as an educational step in the buying cycle. It is now up to businesses to create captivating videos to help spread their messages and maximize their customer base. Viewers are standing by.
The Internet, coupled with the breadth of portable devices, such as smart phones and tablets, convert every person into a potential consumer. Long lost are the days where businesses had to physically find their target audience and hope their brand messages reached them. (Think like billboards or print ads.) Now, we have analytical data on narrowed-down audiences, targeted online ads, landing pages and social sites that clearly and efficiently spread messages to specific groups of people to escalate interest or understanding.
While the everyday person travels to and from work, shopping centers, events or leisurely relaxes in front of the TV in the evenings, studies show that same person’s mobile device is by their side most of the time, if not, all of the time. This person is destined to browse the Internet on their phone, and when a long article or dense product description seems too tedious of a venture to pursue, a short video is often the preferred method of education. Easily-digestible content most often wins the hearts of consumers.
These short videos are beneficial to businesses because they establish creditability for the business, enhance interest in the brand and have been proven to boost conversions. (They are also obviously less expensive to produce than longer.)
Marketing, especially online marketing, is a very fluid, active animal. It is not “one size fits all” and nothing about it is “written in stone.” Technology changes quickly, and thus, consumers’ behaviors change and the market must change accordingly. The best piece of advice I can give a business owner is to make sure you have at least one passionate marketing specialist who can keep your company up-to-date with modern marketing strategies, or hire a competent marketing agency.
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