One of the things that video does best is conveying emotion quickly and powerfully. You can see the expressions on someone’s face, hear their tone of voice, and feel more of a personal connection because of it. Adding emotion in social media videos strengthens them immensely. Emotionally-resonating stories can take social media by storm, getting more shares and more engagement. Most importantly, that emotion that users felt when watching the video will stick with them, leaving an impact that lasts …
Author: Ana Gotter
Ana Gotter
Ana Gotter is a business writer specializing in social media and content marketing, though she writes on a variety of other niches and subjects. She can be contacted at anagotter.com.
Video is everything on social media right now; it’s ranking higher in the feeds of platforms with content-ranking algorithms, and social audiences are responding to it—and sharing it—in higher number than ever before. Because of this, all brands should be increasing the amount of video content they’re sharing on social media—and many are. Here’s the catch: while your business is shuffling to get create more videos to connect with your audience on social media, every other business out there is …
Close your eyes for a second, and think about the last social media video that you remember seeing. If you’re like a large majority of daily social media users, it’s probably a video that you saw within the last few hours. What was the video? Was it a tutorial showing you how to make easy chicken parmesan, or a video from a business explaining why they work with certain nonprofits? Or maybe it was an interview with a CEO or …
Instagram as a platform is all about the visual, so it’s no surprise that these visual elements are just important for Instagram Ads. There are a ton of different ad formats businesses can choose from, including single images, image carousels, and—best of all— videos. Videos are automatically dynamic and engaging; the moving images will grab users’ attention more effectively than any other ad type, even when the sound is off. They also give you more room to convey your message …