How to Reduce Your Website’s Bounce Rate using Video

February 20th, 2012

reduce website bounce rate with videoAccording to Google: “Bounce rate is the percentage of single-page visits or visits in which the person left your site from the entrance (landing) page.”

A site’s bounce rate is easy to track using tools such as Google’s Analytics.

Analytics tools can show you the bounce rates on the different pages of your website and how the user came to your site (organic search, paid search, banner ad, etc). You can also see how the bounce rate has changed over time. This is a fantastic measure of the quality of your website’s content.
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Increasing your site conversion rate using video

February 10th, 2012

increasing-conversion-rate-with-videoYour website is your electronic salesperson – it works 24/7, and has the ability to sell to thousands of customers at the same time. With this in mind, you will need to make sure your “salesperson” is working effectively for you.
A conversion, put simply, is an action a user takes on your site that has value to your business. This could be an order, of course, but it could also be a sign-up to a newsletter, filling in an inquiry form or making a phone call. Read the rest of this entry »

The basics of video SEO

February 6th, 2012

video SEO optimisationTo achieve success with video marketing takes a lot more than some simple video SEO optimisation; primarily you need to have videos that are interesting and carry value for your viewers. However, we are going to dedicate a bit of time to helping you get the SEO basics right so that you can factor these into your video production process.
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Choosing the right keywords for video SEO

January 30th, 2012

Choosing the right keywords for your video SEO efforts is an essential component of a successful video campaign.

Effective, relevant keywords that tap into people’s search habits can drive large numbers of responsive viewers to your video.

But, how do you choose the best keywords? And what should you do with them?
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Could mobile video advertising help your business?

January 23rd, 2012

mobile_video_advertisingUse multiple media platforms. Don’t limit your ad spend to just one platform, look for multiple touches in multiple places, in multiple ways. Then the results will be greater than the sum of the parts. That’s the advice of the advertising gurus.  And video, for many companies, should be one of those ‘parts’.
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Look at your viral video NOW look back at MINE

January 23rd, 2012

Christmas 2011 brought the welcomed return of the Old Spice Man, in his new re-incarnation as MANta Claus. MANta Claus, played once again by Isaiah Mustafa – the former NFL player turned actor – was on a holiday campaign to give a gift to every single person on the planet. All 7 billion of us. Now, that’s some mission.
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Why should a business use videos?

January 19th, 2012

business-video-marketingBusinesses are always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to persuade customers to purchase their products and services; and increasingly video production is becoming a viable solution. But how has this trend occurred? Why are videos more likely to persuade a potential customer than a written message?
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Top Video Ads 2011 and why

January 16th, 2012

most popular videos 2011TV/video adverts are annoying. No one watches them. We fast forward through them or skip them online. True? No. Absolutely wrong!

The evidence shows that people love to watch ads – great ads, that is!
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Giggling babies vs fluffy kittens on YouTube Slam

January 10th, 2012

Youtube SlamYouTube has announced the launch of YouTubeSlam

YouTube and Google Research want you to create the next viral video sensation.
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Most Watched YouTube videos of 2011

January 2nd, 2012

man_watching_videoWhat were you watching in 2011?
In total during 2011 there were more than one trillion playbacks on YouTube. That’s about 140 views for every person on the earth.
To compile the lists, YouTube calculated global view counts of popular videos uploaded throughout the year, and, in some instances, they aggregated views across multiple versions of the same video.
So what were we watching?
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