Maximize Marketing Through Video 06/08/16 | We’ve all heard the oft-quoted adage, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Yet, have you ever thought about how this cliché can apply to your marketing strategy? Video is increasingly becoming an integral part of any successful content marketing strategy, and it’s not difficult to see why. An estimated 78% of people watch videos online every week. Businesses are constantly discovering creative and innovative ways to use this medium to maximize their marketing strategy. Video can be a platform for building brand awareness, generating leads or online engagement. So just what can video do for your business’s marketing strategy? Videos allow you to convey a lot of information, in a short amount of time. They are also attention-grabbers, as people nowadays are more likely to watch a short, engaging video than read an article or whitepaper. Videos appeal to a wider array of senses, with images, text, audio and more. They may take more time and effort on the front end to create, but videos are ultimately more effective in the long run for your company’s marketing strategy. Have we convinced you yet? If you’re ready to take your company’s content marketing strategy to the next level and incorporate compelling video, consider these tips. Before you begin any video campaign, have a plan or overall strategy in place and ensure that the video will be in line with the other content your company is putting out (including graphics and the overall tone of the company’s marketing efforts). Keeping videos short and to the point is useful in retaining viewers, so it is important to pay attention to length in creating successful video content. Additionally, people tend to become bored quickly, so you must keep things interesting and varied in your video with text, acting, or visual effects. Video can be a tremendously powerful tool– so why aren't you using it?