2018 was a great year for online video. As a format, video has well and truly cemented itself as the king of content. There are so many awesome and inventive concepts doing the rounds at the moment and creators of all kinds can share video more inexpensively than ever. Video is also an undeniably powerful […]
You’re probably familiar with the true (yet awfully overused) adage that Content is King! And 2018 only saw content’s reach and influence grow. No Game of Thrones is going to take down this monarch any time soon. So as we move into 2019 (hands up if you’ve only just got used to writing “2018”) and […]
Video is becoming one of the most essential parts of business marketing. People are watching more video than ever online – 78% of people watch online videos every week, and 55% view online videos every day and by 2020, online videos will make up more than 80% of all consumer internet traffic. YouTube is the second […]
Have you ever started watching a video on your newsfeed then scrolled away before it finished? This is the reality for many social media users; short on time and patience, and with attention spans crippled from years of Internet overload, we simply don’t have the time nor the inclination to stick with a video that […]
Did you know that tech giant Cisco predict that by 2022, 82% of all web traffic will relate to video content (Source: Cisco, 2018)? That’s quite the hefty chunk! It therefore stands to reason that future-proofing your content marketing means incorporating video to some degree – be it live or pre-recorded. Here’s another stat for […]
We, humans, are very visual creatures. We therefore naturally gravitate to video content online. However many small businesses don’t have the time or budget for full-on video marketing. Scripting, filming, and editing can take a lot of valuable time out of your day. People also naturally sociable too – if only there was a way […]
Back in June 2018, at VidCon, YouTube announced a new feature called ‘YouTube Premieres’, giving qualifying creators the ability to schedule the release of a video with a dedicated public ‘watch page’ which could be shared in advance. A couple of days ago, YouTube announced the rollout of this Premiere feature to all users. So […]
Content marketing is an essential weapon in any small business’s arsenal. It’s a relatively easy and often inexpensive way of getting your name out there. However, once a small business has paid the rent, the bills, wages, and other essentials, there’s not always a lot left in the coffers for marketing. This is especially true […]
Creating video can seem like a daunting task. Putting the stresses of physically getting on camera aside, there’s a whole world of recording equipment and techniques out there. Many small businesses get hung up on the high price tags associated with posh cameras and fall at the first hurdle. However if you want to get […]
The internet may seem saturated with video nowadays, but video is still growing according to tech kingpins Cisco. They predict that 82% of all internet traffic will originate from video content by 2021, a 127-fold increase from 2005 (Source: Cisco, 2017). But what exactly makes it such a promising medium? Let’s investigate 5 reasons why […]