{"id":6399,"date":"2022-07-28T10:33:35","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T10:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueskyvideomarketing.com\/?p=6399"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:41:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:41:21","slug":"a-month-in-video-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueskyvideomarketing.com\/blog\/a-month-in-video-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"A month in video – July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
There’s a lot going on with video marketing.<\/p>
Formatting for different channels, long form versus short form video, storytelling, engagement metrics.<\/p>
We spend a lot of time checking up on the latest tips and trends so we can continue to produce content that converts for our customers – and rather than keep all of that to ourselves we thought we’d share the best of what we come across to help you with your own video marketing efforts.<\/p>
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It’s been a tough job to find the best 4 articles to share here – and this month has seen a big focus on the resources available from Think by Google.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
It’s a great question to ask when thinking about your video marketing efforts.<\/p>
This article summarises the results from an extensive survey done by Google and others to find out what content is winning at the minute – and why. <\/span><\/p> There\u2019s a big focus on the importance of storytelling and also why humans are a key success factor in your video marketing efforts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Who doesn’t want to do that?<\/p> Even if video isn’t on your radar at the minute there’s some great advice in here for whatever creative campaign you’re working on.<\/p> This article deals specifically with storytelling on YouTube – but the advice is transferable in so many ways.<\/p> Apparently success with your video marketing efforts is just as easy as A,B,C,D. <\/span><\/p> Ok – so it\u2019s never just as straightforward as that but there is some very useful advice in here about how to structure your video for the best chance of success. <\/span><\/p> When it comes to video, there are few that have access to as much data as Google \/ YouTube – so when they talk, we tend to listen. <\/span><\/p> A great part of this article is how they show a practical example of how an ad can be created using the ABCD framework – which makes it much easier to understand how you could apply it to your own video marketing efforts.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Following on from the ABCD focus of the previous article, this one focuses attention on the first 3 seconds of your video.<\/p> In order to get people to continue watching, you’ve got to create a compelling opening to your video.<\/p> While the subject of the article and video is YouTube ads, the advice given is worth a read for whatever video project you’re working on.<\/p> Given the increased competition for attention because of the volume of content on social media channels, whether you’re creating a 6 second bumper ad or a long form customer case study, it’s worth paying attention to the opening few seconds of your video to make sure you give the viewer a reason to keep watching.<\/p> There’s a little bit of duplication of information with the previous article – but this time it’s presented in a ver easy to follow 5 minute “how to” video format.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t As anyone who has looked at our portfolio will know – we love a good case study. <\/span><\/p> So it\u2019s not a surprise that this article was right up our street. <\/span><\/p> While the previous articles are great in the way they give you a structure for success – the 4\u00a0 examples in this article show how some companies have actually achieved success with their video marketing campaigns. <\/span><\/p> The article covers 4 different methods of achieving success: <\/span><\/p>Mastering the art of storytelling<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
How to hook viewer attention in YouTube ads<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
4 video marketing lessons from award winning UK campaigns<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t