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http://tier10lab.com/2011/11/28/why-should-i-include-video-in-my-online-strategy/
ovember 28, 2011
By Joseph Olesh
Video content provides the highest level of communication a brand can have with its customer. The fact
that video is an SEO-rich asset, and mobile access to video has become ubiquitous, further drives home
the point that if you're hoping to be competitive online, you must incorporate video.
A few tips regarding online video:
O Video originality: Custom, original videos add credibility to your message
O Video quality: High-quality videos statistically beget more views
O Video formatting: QuickTime and Windows Media are the two main codecs you'll find, and both
will suffice. As a rule of thumb: Always shoot in the highest quality possible.
O Video naming: Your video naming conventions are important on the front- and back-end of
search. Default names do not optimize as well as custom names.
O Video Tagging: Use tags to speak to the content of video, place where the video was captured,
camera the video was taken with, etc. These tags are more visible than regular description tags in
search engine algorithms.
O ptimize on Page: Take advantage of all available text fields related to the video. Utilize anchor
tags, anchor text, descriptions, and captions. Make sure the consumer can find the
product/service you're speaking to if the video is living on YouTube or Vimeo.
The succeeding statistics outline some of the most compelling reasons a business should consider
incorporating video into its online strategy. (Each statistic is credited with the research group that
authored it.) Enjoy!
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O nternet Retailer reports that shoppers who viewed video on Stacks and Stacks product pages
were 144% more likely to add to cart than other shoppers. (nternet Retailer, March 2011).
O Online retailer Living Direct found that videos boosted conversion as well as increasing time on
site by 9%. (nternet Retailer, October 2010).
O Visitors who view product videos are 85% more likely to buy than visitors who do not. (nternet
Retailer, April 2010)
O Retail site visitors who view video stay two minutes longer on average and are 64% more likely to
purchase than other site visitors. (Comscore, August 2010)
O Video results appear in about 70% of the top 100 listings, the type of content most often
displayed in universal or blended search results. (Marketingweek, 2011)
O Zappos reports a 6% to 30% increase in sales for products with video. (ReelSEO, December
2009)
O Retail sites with video increase conversion by 30% and boost average ticket by 13%. (L2
Specialty Retail Report, September 2010)
O Dell credits video with reducing service call volumes by 5%. Virgin Mobile expects video to
reduce call volumes by 14% in 2011. (The Australian, December 2010)
O Discovery Channel increased video streams 123% by properly implementing video sitemaps.
(Discovery Digital Media, 2010)
O Simple video merchandising best practices can nearly double the impact of eCommerce
video(nvodo research, February 2010)
O Shoppers who view video at Onlineshoes.com convert at a 45% higher rate than other shoppers,
and the site has seen a 359% year-over-year increase in video views. Product pages with video
have higher conversion rates than product pages without video. (nternet Retailer, February 2010)
O A recent Cisco survey of US and UK consumers finds that shoppers prefer to research products
online prior to making in-store purchases and recommends making video content available in-
store by kiosk, touchscreen and smartphone integrations. (nternet Retailer, January 2011)
O With proper optimization, video increases the chance of a front-page Google result by 53x.
(Forrester, January 2010)
O Consumer packaged goods firm Reckitt Benckiser found that online video delivered a 6%
increase in in-store sales. (Reckitt Benckiser / ielsen, May 2010)