PixTV 21 Want More Views and Action? Do YouTube Right.
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The Pixability TV webinar discusses effective YouTube strategies to increase views and audience engagement, covering topics like paid campaigns, SEO, content mix, and analytics. Despite the surge in video production by top brands, nearly 50% of their videos receive fewer than 1,000 views, indicating a need for better optimization. The session emphasizes the importance of social sharing, targeted advertising, and content analysis for maximizing video marketing success.
PixTV 21 Want More Views and Action? Do YouTube Right.
- 1. Pixability TV 21 Webinar May 21, 2012 Want More Views and Action? Do YouTube Right.
- 2. Agenda Elements of a successful YouTube strategy Running a paid campaign Driving organic traffic through SEO and social media. Finding the right content mix Using analytics effectively
- 3. Questions? webinar@pixability.com Twitter: @pixability #pixtv21
- 4. Pixability provides An all-in-one video marketing solution that helps organizations… get the in front of the to trigger the Right Right Right VIDEO AUDIENCE ACTION
- 5. Video Marketing for Dummies: The Book Available as paperback and ebook 408 pages, $16.32 paperback, $14 Kindle version
- 7. Biz video on YouTube is skyrocketing Monthly Videos Published on YouTube by Global Top 100 Brands (Source: Pixability Video Radar) 8000 7000 6000 Number of Videos 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 05 2006 06 2007 07 2008 08 2009 09 2010 10 2011 112012
- 8. Most businesses fail to optimize video Views per Video Top 100 Brands on YouTube Less 1,000 to 10K to 100K to Over than 1,000 10K 100K 1 Million 1 Million 49.6% 30.4% 15.6% 3.9% 0.5% Almost 50% of videos published by the top 100 global brands got fewer than 1,000 views, meaning they failed to reach their audience. Source: Pixability Online Video Grader Sample of 150,000 business videos on 1270 YouTube channels belonging to Top 100 Global Brands
- 9. Traffic Sources for YouTube Videos Traffic source 40% 34% 35% 30% 25% 21% 20% 15% 13% 13% 12% 10% 7% 5% 0% Other Embedded External links Search Paid Mobile YouTube player on (incl. social advertising pages external site media) Source: onlinevideograder.com, sample of Pixability clients
- 10. YouTube Promotion Strategy Components Social Media YouTube Ads Video SEO Outreach YouTube Channel Website Management Embedding Content Mix Analytics
- 11. YouTube Ads
- 12. How it works 1. Select: 2. Place: 3. Call to Action: Choose one or Put ads where Users can immediately several of your YouTube your target audience watch your video and videos as ads. already is. click through to your website for more information.
- 13. Placement Examples: Search Buy specific keywords that your customers are likely to search for. Ads appear on top of search results.
- 14. Placement Examples: Videos/Channels Place ads right next to videos that your target audience may watch. Advantage: Viewers are already in the right mood.
- 15. Placement Examples: Pre-Roll Your video rolls right before a video that your audience might be interested in – like a TV commercial. Users can click right through to your website. You pay only per view, not by the length of the ad.
- 16. Top 3 Advantages 1. More cost-effective than Google AdWords and most other forms of online ads. 2. Can be highly targeted. 3. Benefits your entire YouTube strategy (SEO effect).
- 17. Good targeting boosts click-through rates Click-Through Rates on Video Ads 0.7% Video Ad Networks 3.5% Video Portals + 9-22% Pixability Clients Sources: AdWeek, Emarketer, Vindico, QuickPlay Media, Pixability Client Data
- 19. The Importance of Social Video Sharing Up to 50% of a YouTube video’s views (on average) are generated by external sites YouTube’s algorithms increasingly prioritize frequently shared videos Better search rankings Higher visibility in “Suggested Videos” Source: Pixability Caffeine Analytics
- 20. YouTube Videos in Facebook
- 21. YouTube Videos in Twitter 21
- 22. YouTube Videos in Pinterest
- 23. Social Media Tips 1. Understand your audience Use the right kind of content Give people a reason to share your videos 2. Pick your battles: Doing it right is more important than doing it all 3. Use your YouTube videos on all your social channels Attractive content for social marketing Don’t upload videos to Facebook, but embed YouTube players 4. Expect short attention spans. Don’t be afraid of repetition.
- 24. Video SEO
- 25. YouTube is the 2nd largest search engine Very strong in how-to content YouTube SEO follows different rules than traditional SEO
- 26. Video SEO highly influential for Google SEO Google seems to prioritize web pages Video that have videos. Now automatically recognizes Video embedded YouTube videos on pages. Video Video Video
- 27. YouTube Metadata Title Make it crisp. First 5-6 words appear in search results Thumbnail Only 3 to choose from. Faces and clearly recognizable things work best. Description text Should be 100+ words and keyword-rich. Tags Essential for search and “related videos” traffic
- 28. Important Traffic Source: Related Videos Related Videos Related Videos Selected by YouTube’s algorithms Selected by YouTube’s algorithm based mainly on tags tags and based mainly on similar user behavior
- 29. Influence Factors on YouTube SEO Search ranking factors in order of importance: 1. Video title 2. Total number of views the video got 3. Recent number of views the video got 4. Video tags 5. Number of times the video has been embedded on other sites 6. Number of links from external sites to the video 7. Description text 8. Video age: Older is better, unless it’s a trending topic 9. Transcript texts 10. Number of total views of the video’s YouTube channel Source: Pixability statistical analysis of YouTube search results
- 31. YouTube Channel Page “Avatar” and Channel Title Links Great to send people to your website or social media channels Featured Video First thing that most visitors see Channel description and channel tags Important SEO Featured influence Playlists Helpful guidance for viewers
- 32. Customized Pages Available for YouTube partners and big advertisers
- 33. The Importance of Playlists Helps viewers find related content Positive for video SEO
- 34. Subscribers Good way to engage loyal viewers. Don’t overestimate traffic impact for marketing-oriented channels. Often less than 1%.
- 36. Should you use a YouTube player on your site? In a word, yes. Pro: Free Very broad device support Very strong effect on video SEO Con: Limited control Somewhat limited Example: nike.com analytics
- 37. Customized Embed Codes The YouTube player is more flexible than you think.
- 38. Content
- 39. The Best YouTube Marketers Produce More Videos Average Number of YouTube Videos per Channel 200 181 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 29 20 0 Top Quartile Bottom Quartile Source: Pixability Online Video Grader
- 40. Find out what your target audience cares about “What is going on in my industry on YouTube?” Pixability Video Radar: Analyzes videos and channels that deal with a particular topic Metrics on • Audience size • Most popular content types and sub topics • Social media reactions • Viewer sentiment
- 42. Use insights for content decisions and ad targeting
- 43. Video Radar Example: 4x4 SUVs • Only two car brands (Honda and Nissan) appear in the top 50 channels. • The importance of community: All others are enthusiast channels or media outlets. • How-to content (e.g. auto repair help) attracts lots of views on YouTube.
- 44. Video Radar Example: Video Length • The old cliché that a YouTube video has to be short is simply not true. • Longer content attracts many viewers as well. Videos longer • People seek longer than 3 minutes content when they are getting serious about buying.
- 45. Analytics
- 46. What to Analyze? Raw numbers like views, users, demographics Traffic sources Embed sites and links Search keywords User engagement and sharing Click tracking Process: Establish a rhythm for analysis, e.g. monthly deep-dive with a quick weekly update
- 47. YouTube Analytics • Good starting point and free. • Optimized for content producers, not marketers. • Figuring out the most important facts for marketers is tough.
- 48. Advanced Analytics • For example in Pixability Caffeine • Easier and time-saving way to get to the right business facts. • Where did my traffic come from? • What do I need to focus on? • How do people react? • What are my competitors doing? • Automated email alerts.
- 49. Video Radar: Analyzing Viewer Feedback • Monitoring what people think is as important as watching pure view numbers. • Pandering to the audience with badly executed humor can go very wrong.
- 50. Now What? Making Analytics Actionable Don’t stop at analysis, but define clear actions Produce better / more / different content Watch carefully what people like Invest in advertising and SEO Improve social media outreach Improve calls-to-action Tell people what they should do next Make it easy to contact you Make sure you track all clicks, e.g. with bit.ly
- 51. Summary There’s no silver bullet. Make sure you cover all important traffic sources. Often overlooked: Social outreach Paid YouTube ads Website embedding Use analytics to find the right content mix and optimize your content strategy.
- 52. How Pixability Helps Video Marketers Caffeine Espresso Mocha Manage and Market Online Video Kick-Start and Accelerate Existing Create and Market a Complete Assets and Portfolios Online Video Content Online Video Portfolio SOFTWARE • Video performance analytics • YouTube & hosting integration • Video management & branding • Social media integration EXPERT • Video SEO & keywords • Ad management & targeting GUIDANCE • Competitive monitoring PRODUCTION • Scripting, shooting & editing • Studio-grade animation • 21 complete videos /branding
- 53. All-in-One Software Solution: Pixability Caffeine Analysis Online Video Grader Video Radar Measures individual channels Measures competitors and industry sectors Caffeine Video Marketing Platform Action Search Call-To- Plan & Social media Engine Ad Targeting Action Create Promotion Optimization Management Results Right Video Right Audience Right Action
- 54. www.pixability.com 888-PIX-VIDEO 888-749-8433 andreas@pixability.com theresa@pixability.com
Editor's Notes
- #7: To millions of online video channels…all catering to their specific niche audience. This is a huge explosion of content
- #18: http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/data-points-video-ads-greatest-hits-139981 Particularly interesting: Videos on video portals (e.g. YouTube) see the highest average click-through rate with almost 3.5% (which is pretty spectacular compared to other forms of online ads). Ad networks on the other hand only get to 0.7%. Pixability is seeing click-through rates anywhere between 9 and 22%+(!) on YT pre-roll ads for our clients. The most successful type are actually longer ads of 1 minute or more that are - surprise! - highly targeted.