{"id":74658,"date":"2018-05-30T12:43:36","date_gmt":"2018-05-30T12:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/37.122.248.146\/~louisjparker\/2018\/05\/30\/2016-1-7-why-use-video-for-your-business-2\/"},"modified":"2018-05-30T12:43:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-30T12:43:36","slug":"2016-1-7-why-use-video-for-your-business-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/37.122.248.146\/~louisjparker\/2018\/05\/30\/2016-1-7-why-use-video-for-your-business-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Use Video For Your Business?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How many times have you clicked the ‘play’ button over reading text on a website? I know we do, all the time, but I suppose you could say we’re biased towards video and because of this, we’ve put together a short video on why you should use video. We’ve also pulled together a loads of facts and figures to give you an idea of how effective video can be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    59% of viewers will watch a video to completion that is less than one minute. \u2013 Wistia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    92% of mobile video viewers share videos with others. \u2013 Invodo<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    65% of executives have visited a vendor\u2019s site after watching a video. \u2013 Forbes
    (39% have called a vendor after watching a video)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    70% of marketing professionals report that video converts better than any other medium. \u2013 MarketingProfs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    When marketers included a video in an email, the click-through rate increased by 200% \u2013 300% \u2013 Forrester<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    The average internet user spends 88% more time on a website with video. \u2013 Mist Media<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. \u2013 YouTube
    (That\u2019s a lot of cat videos!)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    64% of consumers are more likely to buy a product after watching a video about it. \u2013 comScore<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Visitors who view videos stay on web sites an average of 2 minutes longer than those who don\u2019t view videos \u2013 comScore<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    59% of senior executives prefer to watch video instead of reading text, if both are available on the same page. \u2013 Forbes Insight<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Homepage videos are shown to increase conversion rates by 20% or more. \u2013 ReelSEO<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Using video on landing pages can increase conversion by 80% \u2013 Unbounce<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Mobile makes up almost 40% of global watch time on YouTube. \u2013 YouTube
    (6 billion hours of video are watched monthly on YouTube)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    1.8 Million Words is the value of one minute of video. \u2013 Dr. James McQuivey, Forrester<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Only 24% of brands are using online video to market to consumers. \u2013 Kantar Media<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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