When designing videos for mobile, audio can often seem like an afterthought. On social media, sounds enhance visuals, not the other way around. After all, there’s a strong chance your audience won’t hear your carefully chosen music or script. Huge portions of mobile audiences prefer to watch videos with the sound off. Since you want to please your audience, your videos should be viewable in total silence. So we’ve come up a rule to guide you as you dive into …
Category: Video Marketing
In the first article of our mobile-video series, we talked about why video creative matters for a mobile-first audience. Now, let’s get into specific strategies for video ads. First things first: Short videos work best in the News Feed and in Stories. By 2021, over 75% of the world’s mobile data traffic will be video. Most people are watching video on the go, tapping and scrolling whenever they get bored. Thumbs are poised and ready to skip your ad. At …
User’s interest is dwindling, and with so much competition on every social media platform, it’s unlikely that you’ll keep it for more than ten to fifteen seconds. I’ve been coaching brands and businesses to tighten up their video marketing, keeping clips to a solid fifteen seconds or less, thirty seconds at the absolute tops. And now IGTV has rolled out, and the game has been changed yet again. Shorter video content is often best for advertising purposes on most other …
If you’re making ads for social media, chances are your audience will watch on a mobile device. Creative content is the most important part of a successful mobile video ad. Your photos, videos, Stories, copy, and music matter. They are the only things your customers see and therefore are your biggest chance to grow your business. We want to inspire you to dive into Facebook and Instagram ads with the mind of a creator. Let’s look at the different ways …
Video makes the marketing world go ’round. That’s what it feels like right now, at least, with “use more video” showing up as a best practice in a majority of blogs on marketing. Businesses are being encouraged to use video in blogs, content marketing, social media marketing, and even email. Customers don’t just like it; they’re starting to expect it. All that being said, the world of video marketing is changing. It hasn’t always looked like what it is now, and …