Video Marketing Saturation Point Approaching

Video Marketing Saturation Point Approaching

One might think that the move into video marketing is this new phenomena that the millennial generation is pushing. “Nothing’s ever on”, she said, “so I don’t know why you bother.” We’ve heard this little scene, we’ve heard it many times. With people becoming YouTube stars using little more than an iPhone, the medium is evolving quickly and will ultimately hit the same conclusion – complete saturation. Medium Saturation Saturation, as I’ll use the word here, is the point where the novelty is surpassed by the supply and the medium no longer carries any factor of increased reach. We can go deep and start referencing some Marshall McLuhan “medium is the message” factors here, but stopping short of academia, we have to simply put forth that the medium (video, audio, written word, or even jell-o) all carry some importance in relation to the content that they communicate. In all cases, the medium carries in many ways the message itself – and this creates a sense of allure we use in marketing. All this should go to give you a heads up that saturation is quickly approaching for video as a medium. I would suspect that within the next 12-24 months, you’ll have competitors using – or your own business will have used – video in marketing that will dominate your market. We’ve helped a few coaches and professionals this year start grooming a video strategy that will put them in front of their market and competition. Start Your Video Strategy Now So, if you’re finally feeling the confidence to start your video strategy – good.

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Are you thinking about video marketing? You might want to cut to the chase.

There is nothing new in the world. One might think that the move into video marketing is this new phenomena that the millennial generation is pushing. And yes, the means and methods are changing, but the thrust of the cultural and behavioral motives are as old as the medium itself. I’m reminded of this great song by the Talking Heads, “Found a Job“…

“Damn that television what a bad picture”!
“Don’t get upset, it’s not a major disaster”.
“There’s nothing on tonight”, he said, “I don’t know what’s the matter”!
“Nothing’s ever on”, she said, “so I don’t know why you bother.”

We’ve heard this little scene, we’ve heard it many times.
People fighting over little things and wasting precious time.
They might be better off I think the way it seems to me.
Making up their own shows, which might be better than T.V.

Judy’s in the bedroom, inventing situations.
Bob is on the street today, scouting up locations.
They’ve enlisted all their family.
They’ve enlisted all their friends.
It helped saved their relationship,
And made it work again

As crazy as that that might have seemed in the 80’s when it came out, the reality is that this song doesn’t seem so strange any more. With people becoming YouTube stars using little more than an iPhone, the medium is evolving quickly and will ultimately hit the same conclusion – complete saturation.

Medium Saturation

Saturation, as I’ll use the word here, is the point where the novelty is surpassed by the supply and the medium no longer carries any factor of increased reach. You are no longer amused by a photo on a web page, but if you found a site that incorporated a 3D virtual reality experience into its pages, that might carry some novelty.

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