Hey George,

Video is pretty much ALL I do. For myself and my clients. You can't hide behind video. RE online: it's the best way to connect on an emotional level (where sales are made) with someone whether pre recorded or live streaming.

Video is a powerful asset to any digital strategy, the difference is many people do it well and many people don't do it well.

My advice is invest in some high quality video for your business, have some one who knows what they are doing edit it.

Upload it to all the key sites and not YouTube, put it on Daily Montion, Vimeo ect.

Video is powerful but it can be expensive, so you need a clear reason and strategy for it.

Also, no video should be untranscribed. It costs just a few dollars for an (outsourced) transcription and you should always get one done, whether the video is an interview or a visual presentation of data.  Link to the transcription by the video, to give people the option of reading, just as the ABC does with its programming.

Reasons why:

• many people prefer to read than watch
• someone's internet connection might be slow (or expensive if they're on mobile data)
• people often want to scan content quickly, or skip to a particular part, or re-read that part
• more people than you realise have hearing difficulties
• people may be in an office where watching video is frowned upon or even banned (believe it or not, there are still companies that block YouTube)

So always offer an alternative.  It's also easier for people, including media, to quote from a written transcript.

Anything in digital marketing has to come back to what you're trying to achieve.

Video is great but it won't make a difference unless you know how to use it. You can use it to position yourself an authority in your field or to help people get to know, like and trust you and your business.

You can use it to create a warm audience that you can then retarget with a strong call to action. 

BUT. You need to know how to create the right sort of video, at the right length, with the right messages, and on the right platforms.

YouTube videos can be longer, but Facebook videos need to be 30 seconds to 2 minutes max. Although you can have longer ones if you're using the video to weed out the really motivated buyers from the also-rans.

Personally, I use video to help people get to know, like and trust me. I use it for my clients to entertain and engage people, and get them to know, like and trust the business.

I also use for advertising, to build an audience I can retarget. The essential thing is to have a goal and create a strategy that will support that goal. Sometimes videos perfect for that, but there's always more than one way to skin a cat! ;-)

Yes, we do.
At the beginning of 2020 when pandemic and lockdown led to workload decrease, we decided to focus on our marketing activities. Making video was one of the priority directions. As a result, we created about 20 videos: a couple of promo ones, reflecting our philosophy, as well as several videos describing software solutions we developed. 
All in all, these videos collected more than 5k views. We think this is a good result, because our videos are not for the broad audience. 
Right now we have plans to create 1-3 new promo videos, 1 of which will be placed on our website's main page. 

Summing up, I would say that, even though we do not collect many views, we plan to continue making video as a part of our online marketing. 

Hi George, 

Yes, we use video in our online marketing initiatives. 

As we are a production and creative focused company, the best way to display our services is through video. 

We create sizzle reels of past work that highlight our process and output. 

Video is an effective way to present the quality of our work. 


 

Nope, it takes too much time and costs too much for a quality video. 

Right now, video is arguably the cornerstone of communication in 2021. Whether you're on Facebook, Instagram, Tiktok, Youtube or Netflix, your captive audience is there. And where they are, we need to be.

In marketing, so much emphasis is on ROI but the opportunity with video is so much more than the straight ROI for the ad you pay for on Youtube.. it's about connecting with your target customers, engaging with them when they're simply browsing and discovering, adding value when they're researching.. this will lift ROI for all your other sales and marketing efforts. 

I speak from the B2B point of view.. service providers who aren’t present when businesses are researching problems and solutions are constantly losing business opportunities to their competitors.