Potential buyers will always be skeptical about your product or service until you've satisfactorily convinced them. So while it's wise to perfect your marketing strategies and craft engaging brand awareness content, testimonials are the most effective way to build trust with new customers. Research shows that business websites that regularly use word of mouth from delighted customers have the potential of generating 62% more revenue from each of their customers on every visit. Although you can use written reviews, video testimonials are more engaging.
Adding videos to your website can drastically improve your SEO ranking. Video marketing has become an increasingly popular tool for savvy digital markets. Today, more than 87% of marketers incorporate video into their digital marketing strategy. What makes video marketing compelling is that it can break down complex topics, which drives more people to your website and boosts your SEO ranking.
It's hardly a secret that videos are a pillar element of successful marketing campaigns. With almost 90% of consumers asking to see more videos from their favorite brands, marketers work hard to meet these demands but often hit roadblocks.
The fact that you're here means you understand how important video marketing is. Whereas previously, brands could rely solely on images and written content to market their products or services, those days are gone. The present-day consumer's inundation with interactive 360 videos, augmented reality, and live streaming has resulted in video marketing strategy being a key determinant of how successful a given brand's marketing efforts are.
With 93% of marketers believing that video is an important part of their marketing strategy, implementing it into yours is a must. To stay ahead of the competition, you need to know when, how, and where to take advantage of your video content.
Video inbound marketing utilizes the buyer’s journey to create valuable, helpful, and meaningful video content to attract, convert, and delight your customers.
Grab your mallow, graham and chocolate, and have a seat for this week's Around the Campfire! You may be thinking to yourself, "I didn't know Beacons Point sends out awesome newsletters with helpful inbound marketing and sales content." Well, you are right! This is our first of many, so sit tight and enjoy the content.
The age of “Always be Closing” is over. No, I am serious, it’s no longer about closing. So, what is it about? Providing value and being helpful. One of the ways to do this is by using 1:1 sales videos to personalize your sales process.
The buyer’s journey really is unique to every business according to what you offer, your customer types or personas, and the time it takes your customers to weigh all the options before making a purchasing decision. It’s important to understand videos aren’t one-size-fits-all, and you can’t expect to just put out a video and watch the new customers start rolling in.
One of the biggest mistakes people can make when using video is trying to make one video serve too many purposes. That doesn’t mean one video can’t serve two or three audiences at the same time. However, you have to keep in mind that folks are at different stages of the buyers journey. Taking them through each stage of the buyer's journey requires a different type of video. We’ll start from the top and work our way down with how to attract, convert, close and delight.