Video Marketing Statistics - 2016 and it's Benefits

Video marketing is rising at an alarming rate. Consumers connect through mobile devices and are more apt to watch a video than they are to read an extensive blog. It's important to incorporate video into all of your marketing aspects and know how they affect your audience. The following statistics are according to an article on Hubspot:

Increase in Conversion:

    • Video in an e-mail leads to 200-300% increase in click-through rate.
    • Including video on a landing page can increase conversion by 80%.
    • YouTube reports mobile video consumption rises 100% every year.

 

Who Uses Video:

    • 65% of US marketers plan to increase their mobile ad budgets to account for video.
    • 96% of B2B organizations use video in some capacity in their marketing campaigns of which 73% report positive results to their ROI.
    • 22% of U.S. small businesses plan to post a video in the next 12 months.

User Interactions:

    • 90% of users say that product videos are helpful in the decision process.
    • 80% of viewers recall a video they viewed in the past 30 days.
    • 36% of online viewers trust video ads.

Spending:

  • By 2016, video ad spending will reach 5.4 billion.
  • Video ads make up of 35% of total online ad spending.

Content:

 

    • Enjoyment of video ads increases purchase intent by 97% and brand association by 137%.
    • 59% of executives would rather watch a video than read text.
    • The average user spends over 16 minutes watching online video ads every month.

As small business' become aware of the growth potential using videos in their marketing strategy, they must also know where video marketing is headed.

The article on Forbes by Jason DeMers, 5 Video Marketing Predictions to Guide Your Content Strategy offers some insight into video marketing and where its outlook in formatting and presentation are headed. Some of the projected observations are the following:

  • Videos will become shorter and more concise. "...as the market becomes increasingly populated with video content, the shorter, more concise entries will start to stand out more."
  • Live streaming and virtual reality will merge, and it's believed they will develop together. For businesses catering to outdoor sports, this could mean allowing your users to “virtually” attend learning sessions about safety or initial meet and greet in readiness for an excursion.
  • Videos will be used for more than just information. Currently, a video is used as a 'content medium,' such as how-to's, and tutorials. However, it's quickly spreading that video can be utilized for much more, such as face to face encounters or exercises in improving communications.
  • Videos will become more personalized. Companies are moving toward catering to individuals' particular needs and giving specific attention to those within their audience.

Your business will only grow with video marketing. With having the knowledge of the above statistics on how video marketing will affect your audience, and how videos will further develop in the future, your business will have an edge for your marketing processes and leads to your sales funnel. Contact Harness Consulting today for more information.


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16 Video Marketing Production Statistics for 2016

Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Inc. have made it clear and the fact is undeniable - Video has changed the way we interact with the world and market our businesses. We share links across social media and upload 6 billion hours of video to Youtube every month. That number doubles each year as we consume more and more video.

Video Marketing Statistics 2016

So what does that mean to you as a business owner, salesperson, or marketer? Let’s take a look: e video marketing statistics for 2016:

Video Marketing Statistics For 2016:

  1. Forrester, an authority on marketing data, published a report that states that video marketing has been proven to increase click-through rates in email by 300%
  2. Including video on your landing page will increase conversions by as much as 80%
  3. YouTube has reported that viewership has doubled every year
  4. The top 100 YouTube channels increased views by 110% in the past year reaching 14.7bn views in January alone
  5. Do you sell products online? 90% of customers find that video is a key factor in their decision process
  6. Do you focus on b2b marketing? 75% of c-suite execs watch work-related videos weekly
  7. 92% of video viewers share videos on mobile
  8. The Online Publishers Association has shown that 46% of viewers take an action after watching video - compare that with your current conversion rates
  9. 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute
  10. YouTube has over a billion users, ⅓ of people on the Internet
  11. The average YouTube viewing session on mobile is over 40 minutes
  12. More than 50% of video views come from mobile devices
  13. The first video uploaded (watch video below) to YouTube was Me At the Zoo, garnering 33,456,515 views as of this post
  14. ReelSEO reports that 76% of b2b marketers report a positive ROI on video
  15. Forbes states that 50% of execs seek more information after learning about a product or service through video
  16. Looking to increase time on site? Visitors that watch video spend twice as much time each session onsite

Video marketing production can be a difficult task because it requires technical skills and expensive equipment, but by creating a strategy and through concerted effort, many businesses have managed to create successful videos in-house. If you are interested in creating your own videos, check out our Video Marketing Roadmap.

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HARNESS offers a unique approach to video marketing services and analytics. From video ads on social to unique videos for each stage of your sales funnel, we create a custom strategy, produce results-driven videos based on your target verticals and goals.  It does not stop there as it does with many video production companies. We also optimize and manage content distribution with deep analytics to guide your decision-making process.