Should You Use Video For Your Business?

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.

  1. 59% of viewers will watch a video to completion that is less than one minute. – Wistia

  2. 92% of mobile video viewers share videos with others. – Invodo

  3. 65% of executives have visited a vendor’s site after watching a video. – Forbes
    (39% have called a vendor after watching a video)

  4. 70% of marketing professionals report that video converts better than any other medium. – MarketingProfs

  5. When marketers included a video in an email, the click-through rate increased by 200% – 300% – Forrester

  6. The average internet user spends 88% more time on a website with video. – Mist Media

  7. 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. – YouTube
    (That’s a lot of cat videos!)

  8. 64% of consumers are more likely to buy a product after watching a video about it. – comScore

  9. Visitors who view videos stay on web sites an average of 2 minutes longer than those who don’t view videos – comScore

  10. 59% of senior executives prefer to watch video instead of reading text, if both are available on the same page. – Forbes Insight

  11. Homepage videos are shown to increase conversion rates by 20% or more. – ReelSEO

  12. Using video on landing pages can increase conversion by 80% – Unbounce

  13. Mobile makes up almost 40% of global watch time on YouTube. – YouTube
    (6 billion hours of video are watched monthly on YouTube)

  14. 1.8 Million Words is the value of one minute of video. – Dr. James McQuivey, Forrester

  15. Only 24% of brands are using online video to market to consumers. – Kantar Media

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