Companies and brands continue to focus marketing strategy and dollars on social media efforts. Why? Because that’s where the eyes are. What should you put in front of those eyes? Video. Social media videos are a wildly effective and impactful tactic in content marketing strategy. All eyes are on Snapchat, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Social media video marketing is vital for business today because consumers like to watch videos more than they like to read text.
Our top 5 Reasons why you should use social media for video marketing.
#1 Videos hold dominance on social media
Here are some stats from Inc.com
- YouTube: More than 5 billion video views are watched each day
- Facebook: Around 500 million people watch Facebook videos every day
- Twitter: 82% of Twitter’s audience watches video content
- Snapchat: says they generate 10 billion video views every single day
When deciding how to grab the attention of your audience, creating social media video is where it’s at.
#2 Engagement
We’ve heard over and over that visual content is the key to great engagement, and these days consumers are deep into social media, so let’s meet them where they are and utilize this space for video marketing. When considering posts for your upcoming Social Strategy Calendar, think video: audiences are about 10 times more likely to engage, embed, share, and comment on social media video content than blogs or related social posts.
#3 Video+Social+Mobile = the cat’s pajamas
Video and mobile go hand in hand. And you know there is a mobile device in those hands. 90% of consumers watch videos on their devices. YouTube reports mobile video consumption rises 100% every year. As smartphone users continue to grow, your video audience will also. It’s pretty clear that people love to consume videos on the go.
#4 Direct connection with your consumer
There’s no better way to demonstrate your product or service than to demonstrate it. Video on social media creates an intimate connection with your audience daily. It’s new and fresh, it doesn’t get stale simply living on your website. Keep it short and to the point, and you’re winning. Experience matters. As users’ attention spans shrink, creatives should pack a punch onto a small package. Make it count.
#5 Track analytics
The beauty of posting your marketing videos on social media is that they have built-in analytics tracking to see if your marketing video is performing well or, more importantly, if it isn’t. This data is marketing gold. It will only help you improve your business.
Bottle Rocket Media would be happy to help you create and produce your marketing video for social media. Get in touch with us today.