Harnessing Video Content: How Involved is Your Business?
Simon Banks
Creating consistent video content will increase attention, leads & sales. Supporting business owners & marketeers get results with video by Strategy |Training | Production | Marketing
Ever wondered what could significantly uplift your brand's digital presence and engagement? It's VIDEO CONTENT.?
According to a recent survey by Wyzowl, 86% of businesses use video as a marketing tool. This significant statistic underlines the importance of video in today's digital marketing landscape. So, why should you join these forward-thinking companies and incorporate video content into your marketing budget??
Here's why:
1???Enhanced Engagement: With our decreasing attention spans, videos are an excellent tool for delivering messages quickly and effectively. Unsurprisingly, videos generate 1200% more shares than text and images combined!
2???Improved SEO: Including videos on your website can increase the time spent by visitors, which is a key metric that search engines use to understand your site's relevancy. In fact, your website is 53 times more likely to get a top Google ranking if it includes a video.
3???Higher Conversion Rates: Including a video on a landing page can increase conversions by 80%! Not just that, 64% of customers say that watching a video makes them more likely to buy.
4???Greater ROI: Even though video production might not be the cheapest task, 83% of businesses say that video provides good return on investment.
5???Versatility: Videos can be repurposed in a multitude of ways - on social platforms, in emails, on landing pages, in presentations, and more. They are the Swiss army knife of content!
Video content is not just a trend, but an integral part of effective marketing strategies in our digital age. By incorporating video content into your strategy, you're investing in enhanced audience engagement, increased brand visibility, and improved sales.
Here are a few tips for creating effective video content:
1?? Keep it short and sweet:?People have short attention spans, so it's important to keep your videos short and to the point. Aim for videos that are no longer than 2-3 minutes.
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2?? Use high-quality video and audio:?Your videos should look and sound professional. This means using high-quality equipment and editing software.
3?? Be creative and engaging:?Your videos should be creative and engaging. This means telling stories, using humour, and keeping your audience entertained.
4???Promote your videos:?Once you've created your videos, you need to promote them so that people will see them. Share them on social media, embed them on your website, and email them to your subscribers.
I hope this gives you some ideas for how you can use video content to boost your brand's digital presence and engagement. If you need help creating or promoting your videos.
If you're not already using video content in your marketing strategy, I encourage you to start today. It's a powerful tool that can help you to achieve your business goals.
I would love to chat with you about crafting a comprehensive video strategy and budget that could drive incredible results for your brand.
Let's ignite your business potential with the power of video!
This article first appeared on the Tallboy Blog
I work with business owners, leaders and entrepreneurs to SAVE or MAKE them more MONEY from STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT
1 年There are some great hints and tips in here Simon Banks but as a commercial guy, I love the data and statistics to back them up! They are hugely powerful- a timely reminder to add video to my weekly routine for social messaging ????
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1 年I definitely need to do more video having read this. Thanks for the share, Simon Banks
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1 年Ha ha - as I video producer I'd say I don't use video enough for marketing my business!