Social Media Video – Hot in 2016 🔥
Social Media Video – Hot In 2016 🔥
Social Media Video = Social Media + Online Video Marketing & Advertising. It’s popularity has been increasing incredible amounts over the past years on platforms way beyond the king of video, YouTube.
While YouTube probably pops into your mind when you think of online video, it’s definitely not the only platform embracing the massive potential for digital video content. Facebook, Twitter & Instagram have all pushed into the online video world over the past year… all in the race to grab more advertiser dollars, given the immense power social video has.
Digital video ad spend is growing at a rapid pace. According to a report from eMarketer,” 2015 State of Video,” total ad spend allocated for digital & social media has nearly doubled in the past year. 68% of marketers also plan to
increase their digital & social media video budgets in 2016.
2015 really has been a landmark year for digital & social media video. It tied with social media use overall in 2014 when it comes to average time spent/day engaging with different digital activities. In 2015, digital video finally pulled ahead.
So, what kind of devices are we watching digital & social media video on? More and more, we are using our tablets and smartphones. Tablet use has had the greatest annual growth from 2011 to 2015 @ 120%. And we’re not just watching on the go. We’re also tuning into content on our connected TVs, otherwise known as smart TVs, with an increased usage rate of 23%. The content world has been pushing in a mobile-first direction, and social media video is no different.
2016 offers businesses and brands of all sizes an opportunity to experiment with social media video marketing & advertising that’s custom-made for platforms like Facebook, YouTube, Instagram & Twitter vs trying to re-run TV spots on social platforms.
As the speed of digital marketing & advertising continues to pick up speed… it’s better to start now vs being left behind.
- Published in Facebook, Instagram-ads, Social Media Video, Twitter, Video, Video Marketing, YouTube
Facebook Hits 8B Video Views Per Day
Facebook Hits 8 Billion Video Views/Day, Challenges YouTube
Did you know?
- More than 1 billion people use Facebook every single day
- 1.39 billion people now use Facebook on mobile devices, including more than 1 billion on Android
- There are 8 billion daily video views on Facebook
- More than 500 million people watch videos on the site daily
- In September 2015, over 1.5M small businesses posted video to Facebook, including native uploads and video ads.
Zuckerberg wanted to make it clear that Facebook is focused on investors, who are focused on advertisers, who are focused on reach – particularly mobile reach. It’s clear that he wants video advertisers to use “views” as a standard metric, even though comparing YouTube views and Facebook video views is like comparing apples to oranges.
Zuckerberg also stated that new video tools for Facebook pages are live, and that the site has been testing a dedicated video section. He confirmed that:
“Over the next few years, video is going to be some of the most engaging content online. And by continuing to innovate here, we have a chance to build the best place to watch and share videos”.
Yep, he just declared war on YouTube, which allows over a billion people to discover, watch and share originally-created videos. The big difference between the two is YouTube focus on helping people discover videos – and YouTube’s Content ID program, which ensures that what gets discovered are “originally-created videos.” Facebook is focused on watching and sharing videos.
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO, shared a couple of more nuggets of news. She stated that revenue from mobile ads was up 73% year on year to $3.4 billion and grew 73% year-over-year. That means that mobile accounts for around 78% of Facebook’s total revenue from advertising. So, Facebook is focused on mobile.
“The average American adult spends 25% of their media time on mobile, and Facebook and Instagram together continue to account for over 1 in 5 minutes on mobile in the US”.
Mobile, mobile, and mobile. Get it? Got it? Good. Sandberg stated that Facebook was a good fit for marketers as it has “the best performing mobile ad products, and video is making them even better”. She believes that Facebook video gives the marketer a chance to reach a mass audience, with great cross device targeting and measurement”. “Our third priority is making our ads more relevant and effective. Carousel ads show multiple images, and now videos, and drive 30% to 50% lower cost per conversion than single-image link ads”.
Video marketers are indeed faced with a two-party system. According to eMarketer, global mobile ad spending is expected to be $72.1 billion this year, and Google’s share of this market is projected to be 33.7%, while Facebook’s share is forecast to be 17.4%. And, according to comScore, the Top 6 – and 8 of the Top 9 – apps in the U.S. are owned by Facebook or Google.
Today, some casual observers may mistakenly believe that it doesn’t matter whether you choose YouTube or Facebook video. But, there’s a big difference between YouTube’s and Facebook’s world view of video marketing and video advertising.
Facebook is primarily focused on advertisers. Facebook is focused on views – and says a “view” is reached at the three-second mark whether or not the viewer has even turned on the sound. In contrast, YouTube has a more balanced concern for partners as well as advertisers. YouTube also has a more balanced concern for giving viewers choice over which ads they watch and connecting brands with a more engaged audience. In fact, with TrueView ads, you don’t pay for random impressions or maybe-they-saw-its. The viewer has to choose to watch your video or there’s no charge. YouTube not only urges advertisers to go beyond impressions and clicks, it also offers Google’s Brand Lift solution to help them measure brand awareness, ad recall, and brand interest.
Finally, if you’re looking for a recent example of the impact of video ads, check out this one: P&G’s Gillette generated buzz for its latest razor, Gillette BODY, by targeting a rapidly expanding audience of body-grooming men. With a digital-first strategy anchored by YouTube TrueView ads, Gillette reached millennial males with their “100 Years of Hair” video ad.
The results: over 84% of the 13.5 million total viewers finished most of the video, there was a 211% lift in searches for the Gillette brand, and the video ad generated over 500,000 clicks to buy.
- Published in Facebook, Video Advertising, YouTube
73% Marketers Say Video Positively Impacts ROI
Over the past few years, online video has become an increasingly vital part of the content marketing mix for a huge number of brands. A new study, based on survey results from 350 B2B marketing, agency and management professionals confirms that 73% of respondents believe that video positively impacts marketing results and ROI.
The Web Video Marketing Council, in conjunction with Reelseo, and Flimp Media, has released the ‘2015 B2B Video Content Marketing Survey Results’ which reflects how many B2B brands and companies are using video as a medium for lead generation, and communication. The survey also takes a look at satisfaction levels with the ROI of video marketing, and the barriers to entry that are still considered to be a factor for many B2B video marketing teams.
Respondents to the survey were either actively using video as part of their content marketing strategy, or had an opinion about using video to generate leads, and visibility.
One very interesting statistic from the study was the fact that 63% of brands and companies had been using video as part of their content marketing campaigns for the past 5 years, with 32% of respondents stating that they began using video only in the past 2 years.
What stands out to us, but is by no means a surprise, is that 96% of B2B companies are using video content in some way. The fact that 32% began using video in the last two years goes to show how powerful video is becoming, especially recently.
Furthermore, the top reasons companies are using video come as no shock either… brand awareness and engagement.
via 73% Marketers Say Video Positively Impacts ROI
- Published in Automotive Marketing, Video Marketing
Video Advertisers: Your Audience is on Mobile
Back in 2011, only 6% of YouTube views came from mobile devices. But, things have changed dramatically since then. YouTube views coming from mobile devices jumped to 25% in 2012, rose to 40% in 2013, and increased to 50% in 2014. Today, more than half of YouTube views and 65% of Facebook video views occur on mobile devices.
So, where and when can you reach Millennials? Well, as we learned a couple of weeks ago, you should probably try to be in the right place at the right during one of the micro-moments when they check their smartphones 150 times a day. Yep, whether you start with mobile or your start with Millennials, you end up in the same place.
In October 2014, Google and Ipsos asked 1,519 smartphone owners aged 18- to 34-years-old to keep detailed accounts of all of their online and offline video activity over 24 hours. Respondents had to access video via an app, so the study was limited to Millennials who owned a smartphone in 2014, But that still covered 81% of individuals age 18 to 34. The research found that smartphones were the top device to reach 98% of those Millennials, higher than tablets or desktops. The research also revealed that watching video on a smartphones was less distracting and disruptive for respondents, compared to watching video on a TV. Watching videos was the sole activity for 53% of the mobile video sessions.
Now, home wasn’t the only place Millennials were watching mobile video last year. 34% of mobile video minutes were watched while people were out and about. People watching digital video outside the home were also 1.8x more likely than average to be meaningfully engaged because they were likely to be watching video for active purposes, such as looking for information or exploring a passion. While marketers traditionally sought Baby Boomers’ attention in their living rooms, sitting in front of a television, mobile video consumption by Millennials has changed that dramatically.
Since the research was conducted a year ago, YouTube reports that users are spending more time per session watching videos. On mobile, the average viewing session is now more than 40 minutes, up more than 50% year-over-year. The number of hours people spent watching videos on mobile is up 100% year-over-year. And YouTube’s mobile revenue from advertising is up 2x year-over-year.
So, why did advertisers finally jump on YouTube’s bandwagon? Well, they were probably jumping on the mobile video bandwagon – and YouTube as well as Facebook have both benefited from this trend in the digital video marketing business. Advertisers realize that Millennials are twice as likely to be focused on the content while watching a mobile video as they are while viewing it via a television screen. Mobile truly is the first screen when it comes to this demographic.
This was validated by more research conducted by Google and Ipsos in February 2015. They wanted to see how this enthusiasm for mobile video translated for brands. So, they surveyed U.S. consumers who watch video on various devices. And this year’s research found that people who view videos on their smartphones are 1.4X as likely to watch ads as those who view videos on TVs or desktop computers.
- Published in Automotive Marketing, Video Advertising
71% Marketers: Video Converts Best
A new study based on feedback from marketers, confirms that video has been found to convert better than other forms of digital content, with 71% saying online video performs better for them than text and images.
86% of those surveyed in the report from Vidyard and Ascend2, “Video Content Marketing: Identifying Metrics and Measuring Impact” also confirmed that they were seeing very positive engagement rates from using video, while 69% of respondents indicated that video had been a good vehicle for lead generation.
95% of respondents to the survey confirmed that video was an important and valuable form of marketing content. The overwelming majority indicated that video was far more important now than it had ever been, with another 32% acknowledging it was somewhat more important. None of those polled (from a pool that were using video as part of their marketing campaigns) said that video wasn’t important to them.
How well does video perform compared to other types of content at generating conversions (sales, downloads etc) for organizations? 71% confirmed that video was better at driving conversions than other type of content, with a further 27% indicating that it held its own. Only 2% of those polled said that video wasn’t performing as well as it should for them.
Brands and companies that are using a combination of self-hosting, and exposure on other websites, like YouTube, are seeing the greatest Return on Investment (ROI) for their video marketing efforts. Only 11% were choosing to host videos exclusively on their own properties, while 43% were exclusively posting content to external platforms like YouTube and Vimeo.
In terms of ROI, publication to a brand-owned property, plus an external portal such as YouTube, provided the best investment return, particularly if there were 51+ videos being created per year.
- Published in Automotive Marketing, Video Marketing
DIGITAL vs TRADITIONAL ADVERTISING
- Published in Automotive Marketing, Facebook, Video Advertising, Video Marketing, YouTube
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Summary:
– All traditional forms of advertising are on the decline, as is the ROI associated with each method; TV, Radio, Print.
– Traditional advertising can’t offer the one key thing digital video advertising can can: accurate measurement.
– There is a massive shift away from traditional media to ‘media you can measure’, i.e. – digital advertising.
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- Published in Video Advertising
The New Rules for Marketing + Advertising
If you think of marketing as the same thing it was twenty (or even ten) years ago, you’re basically screwed. The reason is simple. What works today is the opposite of what worked in the past.
The Old Rules
Here’s are the rules for marketing that are taught in most business courses, and are common inside most companies (many of whom are struggling):
- Step 1. Create a product that has a broad appeal to a large number of consumers or buyers.
- Step 2. Reach as large an audience as possible with a message that appeals to many of those potential buyers.
- Step 3. Create a recognizable brand name that can be extended into additional product categories.
While it’s true that companies following these rules have, in the past, been able to build strong brands like Sony and Coke, this type of “broadcast marketing” no longer works because:
The Internet and wealth of media outlets has fragmented consumers and buyers into ever smaller groups, each with its own characteristics and interests.
Messages that appeal to those consumers and buyer must be highly customized and specific in order to gain any attention.
The proliferation of brand and brand messages has become so overwhelming that consumer and buyers simply tune them out.
In other words, what worked for Coke ain’t gonna work for you.
The New Rules
Here’s what DOES work:
- Step 1. Create a product that addresses a very specific type of consumer and buyer.
- Step 2. Target your initial messaging at that audience in order to “convert” them into your advocates.
- Step 3. Have those advocates define your brand name and the future of your offerings.
Note that this is the exact opposite of what worked in the past.
Where the old rules were “broadcast” and used various forms of mass media, the new rules are “narrowcast” and use highly targeted media.
Where the old rules were all about reaching the masses, the new rules are all about reaching small groups of individuals.
Where the old rules left you in control of your brand and destiny, the new rules puts that control in the hands of your customers.
Ignore these new rules at your own peril.
- Published in Automotive Marketing, Video Advertising, Video Marketing
Online Video: Canadians Lead Viewership
Canada is a world leader in online video usage, said Bryan Segal, vice-president of comScore Canada. On a per capita basis, Canadians view more than 100 videos per viewer, per month. He said many Canadians are very tech-savvy and the popularity of online video stems from that. Other factors, such as the inclement weather, which leads people to look for entertainment indoors, also contribute to the popularity of online video. Canada is also very well connected to the Web with better broadband access than most G7 countries, Segal said. Seventy-two per cent of Canadians are online each month.”
via ITBusiness
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- Published in Video, Video Marketing