Dr Rajeev Gupta
PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS – CREATION AND MARKETING
VIDEO MARKETING
Over the past decade the digital landscape has changed significantly, particularly the content and style of web content. This is particularly true as people are picking up their mobile phones and tablets for internet surfing. Furthermore, digital technology is cheaper today than it’s ever been before; there are virtually no boundaries on how, when and where people can interact with content. In today’s world the content only succeeds if it delivers what consumers want, when and how they want it.
Every businessman or woman needs to keep up with the changing landscape and invest in cutting-edge forms of content, such as video marketing. In today’s fast-paced world, video marketing is one of the few types of online material that provides the value, relevance and flexibility consumers need, all while catering to the on-the-go lifestyle they want.
Here are a few statistics to help you understand exactly how popular video marketing has become in recent years, according to news shared by HubSpot:
- Video is projected to claim more than 80% of all web traffic by 2019.
- Adding a video to marketing emails can boost click-through rates by 200-300%.
- Embedding videos in landing pages can increase conversion rates by 80%.
- 90% of customers report that product videos help them make purchasing decisions.
- According to YouTube, mobile video consumption grows by 100% every year.
- 64% of customers are more likely to buy a product online after watching a video about it.
- 87% of online marketers are currently using video content in their digital marketing strategies.
- A third of all the time people spend online is dedicated to watching videos.
- Video ads now account for more than 35% of all ad spending online.
- 59% of company decision makers would rather watch a video than read an article or blog post.
- Digital marketing expert James McQuivey estimates that a single minute of video content is the equivalent of 1.8 million words.