Take advantage of these 2017 B2B Video Marketing Trends
In a recent post I wrote about three B2B Video Marketing Trends I’ll be watching for in 2017. More conversational. Less advertorial. More formats More app-like Actually, I’ll be doing more than watching. I’ll be working with clients to find ways to take advantage of these B2B video marketing trends. All three lead toward more engagement […]
Share the enthusiasm in subject matter expert videos
What made Candace Payne’s Chewbacca Mom video so irresistible was sharing her enthusiasm. Shared enthusiasm obviously plays a big role in day-to-day buying decisions, too. Consumer marketing gets a big boost from customer video reviews, “influencer” tweets, tutorials on enthusiast websites, etc. B2B subject matter expert videos can share enthusiasm, too. Why don’t we see a lot of […]
“Socializing” technology solution videos (Part 2)
In a previous post, I suggested some ways to generate technology solution videos that feel like the kind of everyday video we’re accustomed to seeing in social media. And as unlike TV commercials as we can make it, because buyers who are researching a solution want to be informed, not sold to. Here are a few […]
“Socialize” your video content for tech buyers
Most video content for tech buyers seems to ignore the fact that regular people spend more than 100,000,000 hours every day watching video on Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg has said he expects that Facebook will soon be 100% video. In other words, video is a medium used for everyday social communication. That makes sense — it’s just another thing […]
How to use explainer videos for sales enablement
In content marketing, you put content where prospects are will notice it and, hopefully, consume some, because you assume that buyers are avoiding sales people during at least half of the sales process. Sales enablement, on the other hand, is about helping a salesperson “deliver the right content to the right person at the right […]
Make white papers work better with video
Done well, there’s really nothing quite like white papers. Here are four ways to use make white papers work better with video, and how to make this staple of marketing content a little more appetizing. Use video to increase downloads White papers are supposed to be interesting, technical, and objective. Well — nobody really […]
Why your eNewsletter should link to videos
This the third in a series about integrating video with your other email marketing tactics. Here is why your eNewsletter should link to videos The word “video” in the subject line increases click rates by 65% That’s according to a 2013 MarketingProfs study. This is good news for technology marketers, most of […]
Use explainer videos to convert webinar registrants
Between audience acquisition, webinar content development, webinar management and webinar follow-up activities, B2B organizations can spend more than $15K on their webinar marketing efforts. The problem is — very few B2B technology organizations are generating the leads they should be grabbing and even fewer are effectively engaging these leads after the event is over. Here are […]