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 …
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Curious about how you should use Instagram Stories marketing for your brand? Check out this Infographic 101 on what Instagram Stories are and how brands are using it to market their brand and products. Background It started with Snapchat. Snapchat stories was the first product that brought the Stories format to prominence. Then the floodgates opened when Facebook decided to adopt the format and add it to Instagram. Then Whatsapp, Messenger, and the latest addition, Facebook. It’s not a great …
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 …
If you’ve been paying much attention in the social media sphere, you’re likely aware video has become a popular—and highly engaging—form of content across all major platforms. As a result, smart brands now consider it an integral part of their social media marketing strategies. But if you’ve experimented with video in social, you may have noticed that successful YouTube content often tanks on Facebook. Or maybe you’ve wondered how your Instagram videos should differ from your Vines. Your videos must …
Marketing videos are created to tell a story. But when making a video, marketers have several questions in mind. Like, for example, what is the best time frame for a promotional video? Will my viewers lose their interest if the videos are long? Well, brands that have leveraged the benefits of video marketing agree that short videos have a definite edge over the longer version when it comes to driving traffic and boosting conversion rates. Thousands of short videos are …