Online Video to Promote Your Site
Video is the fastest-growing online advertising format with estimates of about a 40-percent growth rate through 2010. And the marketers that have taken part in its growth are resoundingly satisfied, according to a recent study from video ad network BrightRoll.
More than 50 percent of the agency executives who participated in the study indicated that online video was the most effective form of advertising, and 83 percent said they were getting more value for their video advertising spend in early 2010 than the previous year. A whopping 94 percent revealed plans for spending more on online video ad campaigns this year than in 2009.
The video below is a good example:
Another sign of video advertising’s maturation in 2010 is the more than 60 percent of respondents that said behavioral targeting increased the performance of their campaigns. The targeting capabilities of video ads were cited as the biggest concern among agency execs in 2009.
This is great news! Primarily, because video is so stinkin easy to produce now. You can shoot video in high definition (720p) with a Flip! camera for under $200 and most newer computers come with software that can make basic edits. If you’re smart, you’ll get a Mac!
We have shot and edited video for several years for clients, but what sold me was when we put video on our website to promote our services. Our closing percentage went way up, and the quality of our leads got better and better. Why? BECAUSE PEOPLE DON’T READ! If you can bring the content to them, you’ve got them. If you have to choose between reading the text on a page, or watching a video that summarizes what the text says, what would you do?
Video testimonies are what we are focused on now, because online reviews are a huge catalyst that encourage consumers to choose one service over another. It’s something about putting a face with a name, and hearing (and watching) a real person rate a product or service. That is a huge influence! It’s word-of-mouth advertising at your fingertips!
