Are you ready to increase the connection between you and your customers with video marketing? Don’t know if your current strategy is working? As video continues to be the content medium that educates, entertains, and informs viewers on all platforms, it makes sense that more businesses are implementing video marketing to their content strategy. If you’re realizing that your video marketing strategy needs some extra help to reach your customers, focus on these methods to enhance your video marketing strategy.

When you view the videos you made, how many of those don’t have a target audience in mind? Research the type of people you want to reach, your goal for the video, and the channels your audience watches videos on during the planning process. This will help you decide which videos you need to create that would appeal to your customers. With your target audience identified, create a video that tell who your business is. This is a great opportunity to share any testimonials, behind-the-scenes clips, or inspirational messages that allows your viewers to understand more about your business and it’s story. After identifying your audience and planning your video, determine if you should film the video yourself, hire an in-house video production team, or a video production agency.

Now that your video is made, it’s time to upload it on YouTube, landing pages, emails, and social media channels your viewers are on. However, each platform is different so optimizing your videos to meet the various aspect ratios, video lengths, and caption lengths can help your video be seen on the social platform. To continue to help your engagement and SEO, include subtitles and keyword tags, write short titles, add links to your website, and adjust the video for mobile users. Aside from the video content, the writing the call to action is the best way for the customer to increase its brand awareness and perform and action.

Credit: Written by James Jorner 6 Ways to Strengthen Your Video Marketing Strategy