Like other points in the sales funnel, video can be the tool that convinces viewers to get to that next step and ultimately convert. Featuring video on your website and social will nearly double the amount of conversions you see, making video a worthwhile investment for boosting sales.
Check out our tips below on creating a video campaign that converts prospects to customers.
Make your point quickly
Video is a captivating medium, but viewers ultimately lose interest over time. How you structure your video is a delicate balancing act: you need to hook the audience and make them want to know more, but not tease the information for so long that they get bored and close the video.
Know what you want to do with each video
You may be tempted to keep your videos vague to maximize how often you can use the video, but you shouldn’t throw up a video for video’s sake. Each video should have a clear purpose that is obvious to the viewer and offers clear instruction on what to do next.
Use a thumbnail featuring a friendly face
There’s no more inviting sight to a viewer than a friendly face and a ‘play’ button in a video thumbnail. Think of these two things as a virtual wave hello at someone walking past your company’s storefront. Research shows thumbnails featuring friendly human faces generate many more clicks, and that the play button is still necessary for demonstrating that yes, this is a video.
Have a clear call-to-action
Whether it’s sign up for your free e-book, shop the sale or subscribe to your channel, you need to explicitly tell the audience that. Closing each video with a strong call-to-action and supplementing with any captions or text will be like a bright light leading your viewer to the next step.
Find your audience
Standing out on the street yelling about your business probably won’t work (though it might make for interesting video content), and neither would posting a social ad targeted at everyone on the platform. For video that converts, focus on your target audience. It may be different than your usual audience, which is good as long as it’s helping gain conversions.
Create personalized videos for prospects
Go one step beyond the social advertising and create a more personalized video for prospective clients who are in the middle of your sales funnel. Instead of following up with a text-heavy email, film a quick video message explaining that you weren’t able to get ahold of the client via phone but would love to talk about his or her needs. This doesn’t need to be a fancy video production; a simple hello video will go a long way in making a client feel special.
Substitute video for copy
No one is excited by a wall of text on a website. When it makes sense, have video do the talking for you. From simple introductions to complicated processes, video can do a lot more to convert prospective customers in one minute than all the best copy could. Look at the most popular pages on your website, particularly on conversion pages, and see how you can create video content from your web copy.
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