Despite the rise in popularity of short-form video, I was surprised to discover that YouTube sees the highest usage among social media platforms by video marketers, surpassing TikTok and Instagram. According to HubSpot Blog research, YouTube was the most successful social media platform in 2023, growing by 79% year-over-year. Of the marketers surveyed, 95% said…
TikTok wants to help brands make content for the platform with its new AI tool, Symphony Creative Studio. The tool generates TikTok-style video clips based on a product description or URL. It can pull images directly from a website to build videos that align with TikTok’s popular trends. How it works: Brands input product info…
What do you think makes for an engaging video? I used to think that any video under 10 minutes couldn’t offer real value or be truly engaging. Short videos? Those were for people with short attention spans. Then, I stumbled upon a four-minute video about productivity hacks. I almost scrolled past it, but something about…
More than ever, social media channels are putting video content front and center on their feeds, as audiences increasingly turn to TikTok, Reels, and live videos to be entertained, discover products, and even learn about exciting new brands. And for marketers, leveraging video not only offers the highest ROI of any media format, but it…
Conventional wisdom might tell you that video views are a vanity metric, but I think they’re actually a good indicator of how well your video, especially its hook, performed. I also think that view count, as a metric, has its drawbacks, like being unable to tell you who your audience is or whether your video…
HubSpot recently conducted a video marketing survey and found that 73% of respondents agreed that video marketing has been effective in reaching their marketing goals. However, over a third of respondents (34%) say the most challenging aspect of video marketing is the lack of content ideas. Fortunately, I‘ve got 15 video content ideas to help…
As a video marketer, you know there’s no cookie-cutter approach to crafting engaging videos, but you should always ensure you‘re using the best video format for your content, regardless of the kind of video you’re creating. There is no one-size-fits-all video format— not every computer, video platform, or website browser supports every video format. Fortunately,…
Social media and video content are integral to any marketing strategy in 2024. 91% of businesses use video as a marketing tool, and 35% are committed to making more social media videos in 2024. If you want to leverage social media videos in your marketing efforts but are unsure how you’ve reached the right blog….
Who. Kim Rosenblum is CMO of Betterment, an independent digital investing advisor platform. The 16-year-old company began as a direct-to-consumer platform, giving people easy access to investing in ETFs and long-term wealth management. It was the first “robo-advisor,” which provides automated investment portfolios based on your preferences and is now a standard feature of every…
Before becoming a marketer, I was a journalist who loved the opportunity to tell stories about my community and share perspectives that would otherwise go unnoticed. When I left the journalism business, I thought my storytelling days were over; however, visual storytelling is critical in the marketing world. Visual storytelling allows brands to connect with…