Earlier this year in the United States, hundreds of millions of Americans were glued to their screens, watching the Super Bowl. And while they were doing that, they were watching all those Super Bowl commercials, which have pretty much become almost as big of a part of the event as the game itself. Immediately following this, there’s typically a flurry of conversation about the amazing results these video campaigns yield, and when I talk to small businesses about video marketing, …
Category: Video Ad Industry
There are a few words that I’d use to describe video marketing right now all at once: Essential. Dynamic. Oversaturated. Video marketing is important, because video is easily the best medium for dynamic storytelling, and more users than ever before want to see video more than anything else. Unfortunately, everyone knows this, and our environment is being flooded with low-quality videos brands are churning out just to try to stay relevant. Our Facebook feeds, display ads, and even emails are …
Facebook wasn’t always the huge ad network it is now. In 2006, Facebook had only one advertiser, Microsoft, and one audience, which the New York Times described as “young, educated spenders.” Oh, how times change. Now 2.3 billion people and over 6 million advertisers use Facebook. There are 90 million business pages. For marketers, using Facebook ads is often the best way to reach out to the customers they need. Not every Facebook ad is successful. Most are not. There’s …
One of video’s greatest strengths is that you can convey so much without actually saying anything– a little like a smile. The aesthetics in video campaigns matter. It affects how we perceive a brand, how hard the emotional impact hits us, and how much we’ll take away later. Sometimes we remember a feeling more than a message, and a strong visual with strategic aesthetics can be key to that. This is something that dental alignment company Candid clearly understands and …
We all know the facts: That video advertising can be wildly successful, that it can build brand awareness like no other and drive sales and conversions at multiple stages of the sales funnel. Many of us, however, struggle to implement it correctly. Video advertising can be tricky, especially since there are so many moving pieces and so many choices that you need to make with PPC campaigns. This can put some marketers off from engaging in video PPC advertising, but …
