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10 Secrets of Highly Lucrative Video Marketing
I started to compile a bunch of stats to show you how popular video marketing is becoming.
And then I realized – the last thing you need are more stats about how video is taking over the internet.
The fact is, if you’re not using video yet, you’re losing customers, clients and revenue.
Consumers love video. They watch video. They ENJOY video.
They even enjoy video when the video is selling something, as long as the video still entertains and informs.
So how can you use more video in your business?
And how can you make those videos perform as well as possible in getting your viewers to take action?
Here are ten tips to get you started in the right direction:
1: Make your video is about the story, not about the sale.
Anyone can slap up a sales video and put it on YouTube. “Buy my product!” But will it get views? Not likely.
Instead, tell stories and deliver value. Let’s say you’re selling a course on how to do marketing for chiropractic offices.
It’s tempting to tell the viewer why your course rocks, why it’s exactly what they need, and how it’s only available for a limited time.
But what if you make a series of short videos, with each video providing one powerful marketing tip just for chiropractors?
I guarantee those videos will be watched and shared among the chiropractic community.
You’ll establish massive credibility. And of course you can politely refer them to your website at the end of each video.
These videos won’t sell your course for you.
But what they will do is make it far easier to get the sale.
Think of it as romancing the client…
First you take them out on a date or two or three…
And THEN you close the sale.
Your success rate will be much higher than if you try to close the sale while the two of you are still strangers.
2: Make the first 10 seconds the BEST 10 seconds ever
One stat says that 20% of viewers will click away from a video within the first 10 seconds.
Now you’ve got to ask yourself – why would they do that?
They came to watch something, yet they leave almost immediately.
There could be a few reasons:
• Your video doesn’t appear to be what they expected. If they are coming from a link that says, “Free iPad!” and your video is about growing organic veggies, you’re going to lose them. Continuity is key here.
• You have a long, boring, “Look at me!” intro. You’ve seen those intros where it’s 30 seconds of how great the company, video creator, brand or whatever is. The problem is, no one cares but the person who made the video. Lose the long intro.
• You dilly dally around. Taking the first minute of the video to finish setting up your recording equipment is a major no-no.
• You don’t start out with a bang. You want to get right to the meat of the subject by quickly introducing what’s happening and then making it happen.
Think about movies back in the 50’s, 60’s and even 70’s – they all had long boring intros filled with lots of credits and no action.
Now think about todays’ movies – from the first moment there is action; something that captures your attention and makes you want to stay tuned to find out what’s happening, why it’s happening and what’s going to happen next.
When it comes to writing fiction, teachers often tell their students to lop off the first page or two, because they’re usually full of long, boring intro stuff to set up the first scene. But when you lop that off and start with the action, BOOM – the reader is captivated.
Videos are the same way. Start with the good stuff and let it just get better form there.
3: Don’t be so serious.
Your video might be to inform and instruct, but that doesn’t mean you have to sound like a boring, stuffy college professor.
Find ways to inject fun and humor into your presentations. This doesn’t mean to inject knock-knock jokes that have nothing to do with the topic at hand. Instead, find the humor in what you’re teaching or talking about. It’s always there, you just have to look for it.
Now I know that when you get in front of a camera, if you’re like most people you get nervous. And when you get nervous, you might not be able to find the humor in anything, except perhaps your own nervousness. Three things I can tell you – if you practice beforehand in front of a friend, you’ll be surprised at the funny things that come to mind. Go ahead and try your humor on your friend and listen to their feedback. They’ll tell you which ones parts and which to leave out.
Second, when you’re filming, continue to think of the camera as your friend. You’re just having a friendly conversation, regardless of whether it’s you on camera or you’re using slides.
Third, have fun. If you’re having fun then the viewer will likely have fun as well.
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