Important Elements to Include In Your Video Sales Message

October 1, 2008 · Posted in Marketing · Comment 

Online marketing videos contain the basic elements of a tradition sales message.  It’s important to first connect with your audience.  You have to let them know that you are familiar with the kind of problem they are having.  After identifying their problem then you have to communicate to them in a compelling way that you know the best way for them solve their problem.  In your description of how to solve their problem you should state the steps that you will take them through to get to the solution.  Also, you will want to mention the possible benefits they will get from implementing your solution.  Last but not least is a call to action.  You have to ask your prospect to take some kind of action and you have to ensure that it’s an easy process for them to take action.  You want to make their experience is as seemless as possible.  

Use this acronym to help ensure you have the necessary elements to produce a compelling marketing message 

AIDA

Attention - Get their attention by mentioning something important to them or something you believe they will relate to.

Interest - Once you have their attention, sustain that attention by telling them a story, giving statistics, or telling them why they should fix their problem or why they should use your solution.

Desire - Use emotional words to help fan the flames of their desire.  Tell them how their life will be different as a result of using your solution.

Action - Ask them to take some kind of action.  That action can be to sign up for your email list or buy a product or service you’re offering.

Can Your Marketing Message Survive without Video?

September 30, 2008 · Posted in Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Social Networking (Web 2.0) · Comment 

Don’t even think about the future of your internet marketing strategy without considering video.  Internet users are more likely to view video than read your text ad or listen to your audio message.  Also, using video to market your products and services will offer you new ways to tap in to your viewers emotional center and persuade them to take action. 

Video gives you the ability to engage your viewer on multiple levels of communication using images, spoken word, music, sound effects, and motion video. Having access to all these elements in your ad allows you to communicate to people in the way that they learn best.  This in turn gives you more power to capture your visitors attention and persuade them to take action.

Moreover, this new medium is growing by leaps and bounds. Video is the fastest growing content segment on the internet.  According to comScore, Americans watched 9 billion online videos just in the month of July.  Also, Online Publishers Association estimates that 80% of the people who visit your site will watch your video and 52% will take action. 

Video is the next evolution of internet marketing.  If you want to stay on the cutting-edge of internet success you should consider using video in your marketing strategy.  The formula for success using video is debatable but as it stands now, viral videos that cause the viewer to pass information on have been the most successful.

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