Any business owner can shoot a quick video, stick it on YouTube, and call it a day. But this sprint-to-the-finish attitude isn't an effective way to run a video marketing campaign.
The only way to win the race is to be in it for the long haul and do the work required to come up with a winning video concept, shoot it, edit it, code it, load it, and promote it.
When done right, this process is not a sprint—it's a marathon. It requires more work than perhaps you realize it does. From start to finish, you have to be willing to put in the miles. This means:
- Producing a professional video that speaks to your target audience
- Coding your video to ensure it can be viewed by all people, on all types of devices, including cell phones, tablets, and desktops
- Loading the video to the right video hosting sites
- Optimizing your video so that it is highly searchable
- Promoting your video on all social media platforms, through a newsletter, and on your website
The Race is Never Really Over
I know that I said that successful web video requires marathon-like stamina, but the truth is that, if you want your videos to continue to help advance your web marketing plan, you need to keep going past the 26-mile marker. Maintaining the momentum of your web video campaign requires:
- Regularly checking for feedback on YouTube
- Responding to all comments left on your videos
- Monitoring videos for drop-off rate
- Fixing or reshooting ineffective videos with high drop-off rates
- Posting new videos—or old videos made relevant because of current events—to social media accounts
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