Amongst the web universe nestles a variety of media forms. There's the ones we all know and use like Facebook and twitter (if you aren't using these then you missed out on the glory that was FarmVille), then there's the lesser known ones, like Vimeo, Vine and YouTube, which all have all the means to make much more creative content. Of these platforms, YouTube is perhaps the one we're all more acquainted with. So what exactly has this got to do with marketing? YouTube is known for a sheer amount of pointless content, but have you ever considered its potential when it comes to sharing your business stuff.
In other posts you might have read you'll have seen I've talked about the benefits of viral videos and how bigger conglomerates are using them to market their own products. What we're prone to forget is that in order for these videos to be a success, they need a popular video platform. Hello YouTube. The benefits of YouTube are endless, though you might not know it, there's more to it than just being free and simple... which in itself is pretty smashing, all things considered.
YouTube focusses largely on how your video content is viewed on other online platforms. When you upload a video, you have the option to share it in at least ten different forms. The most common of these would be Facebook, Twitter, Google+... but then there's others: Bebo, Tumblr, Reddit, Pinterest and Odnoklassniki (which, going off my five Russian lessons, is Russian - but that's as much light as I can shed) are all on the extensive list. The analytical features on YouTube are incredibly clear and beneficial as well as allowing you to see whether you are targeting the right demographic. It is carefully assessed by age, gender, location as well as other means of analysis and is formatted in nice graphs so you can see where and who your video reaching - and be very smug when Madagascar is highlighted on the map feature, as unlikely as that is.
Though you might not be aware of it, YouTube has very closely integrated with Google... this relationship means that YouTube ranks very highly in search results. YouTube is also the second largest search engine, which means when you're Googling the pros and cons of YouTube, you're much more likely to find this video from Lambda Films, which is actually very informative when it comes to using YouTube to its full potential.
The video details how a 'well optimised' YouTube vid might appear above the web results in the Google ranks. This happens when Google selects it as quality content that contends with the other web results. In order for this to occur your video has to be well optimised though, and fortunately YouTube has a feature to tag the video with relevant subjects, so get tagging.
It might be free, but YouTube is by no means unprofessional, on the contrary is carries with it the ability to really boost your business... so if I were you I'd take advantage of that.
In other posts you might have read you'll have seen I've talked about the benefits of viral videos and how bigger conglomerates are using them to market their own products. What we're prone to forget is that in order for these videos to be a success, they need a popular video platform. Hello YouTube. The benefits of YouTube are endless, though you might not know it, there's more to it than just being free and simple... which in itself is pretty smashing, all things considered.
YouTube focusses largely on how your video content is viewed on other online platforms. When you upload a video, you have the option to share it in at least ten different forms. The most common of these would be Facebook, Twitter, Google+... but then there's others: Bebo, Tumblr, Reddit, Pinterest and Odnoklassniki (which, going off my five Russian lessons, is Russian - but that's as much light as I can shed) are all on the extensive list. The analytical features on YouTube are incredibly clear and beneficial as well as allowing you to see whether you are targeting the right demographic. It is carefully assessed by age, gender, location as well as other means of analysis and is formatted in nice graphs so you can see where and who your video reaching - and be very smug when Madagascar is highlighted on the map feature, as unlikely as that is.
Though you might not be aware of it, YouTube has very closely integrated with Google... this relationship means that YouTube ranks very highly in search results. YouTube is also the second largest search engine, which means when you're Googling the pros and cons of YouTube, you're much more likely to find this video from Lambda Films, which is actually very informative when it comes to using YouTube to its full potential.
The video details how a 'well optimised' YouTube vid might appear above the web results in the Google ranks. This happens when Google selects it as quality content that contends with the other web results. In order for this to occur your video has to be well optimised though, and fortunately YouTube has a feature to tag the video with relevant subjects, so get tagging.
It might be free, but YouTube is by no means unprofessional, on the contrary is carries with it the ability to really boost your business... so if I were you I'd take advantage of that.
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