When you’re creating video content for social media, there are a ton of decisions to make. Which platform (or platforms) do you want to create the video for, and what audience are you targeting, and are you going to optimize it for search and accessibility? What style do you want to go for, and what goal is it accomplishing? One of the decisions that is often last until the last minute may seem like a small detail, but it actually …
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When we talk to potential clients about signing up for Shakr so that we can help them scale their video campaigns, one concern that we hear is about the struggle brands face when it comes to shooting insanely high-quality video clips and obtaining those images. Many feel that this is an enormous barrier of entry keeping them out of video advertising. They couldn’t be more wrong. Sure, those stunning, unbelievably gorgeous and crystal-clear videos are definitely appealing to users, and …
Gone are the days when brands can rely on a single video and hope it will appeal to their entire audience, using generic content for mass appeal. Now, with users regularly seeing custom-for-them videos regularly on Facebook sharing birthday messages, their top fans, and their best memories from a year, consumers are expecting more personalization. Considering the sheer amount of video content flooding the feeds, personalization is the way to make sure that your ads stand out and are memorable …
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, …
Video on social has historically been horizontal, with dimensions longer than they are tall so you get that wide, TV-like view, even though you’re watching it on a computer screen, tablet, or phone. Just because something has always been one way, however, doesn’t mean it should stay that way. With mobile usage surpassing desktop usage, it’s essential to incorporate more vertical video into the mix, which is inherently mobile-friendly. That being said, horizontal video shouldn’t be left entirely out of …
