Uniqueness through Cluttering Digital Presence
Uniqueness through Cluttering Digital Presence
Whenever an eCommerce client asks about the length that is
ideal of video content, I’m reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s maxim that a man’s
legs must be long enough to reach the ground.
So my response is; video content should be long to enough get the job done.
There is no video that is standard, whether you’re selling Gucci or 8,500.00
USD handbags. Instead, one needs to answer the relevant question with another
question:
- What is this piece that is particular of trying to achieve?
- Is the goal brand building?
- Promotional details?
- Ease of social sharing?
Then the video that is ideal length, for eCommerce at least
is 16-20 seconds long if the answer is “yes,” according to compelling evidence
from Facebook. But while this may be time that is enough get a point that is
single, it’s not nearly enough to allow for complex storytelling required to
list product details or technical specs.
Since video content is all about storytelling, let’s go back
to the basics of what makes storytelling that is good or writing, it back in
the day) as we used to call. Turns out, your high school teachers put so
importance that is much a thesis statement for good reason; a strong thesis
statement reassures the reader you’re talking about, that there’s a structure
you’re going to follow, and most importantly, you won’t be wasting their time
that you know what.
The more complex the story that is whole the more time you
can use to tell it. Demonstrating how a blouse or dress hangs and moves can be
beautifully accomplished in two seconds, but step-by-step instructions for
connecting your sound bar to your television or angel that is cake that is
making for example, will take longer to show. No video that is in-line that
appears in your browsing life should ever be longer than three minutes in any
case. Multiple studies have shown that the mark that is three-minute the limit
that is outer consumer tolerance. After all, long-form content is the reason
YouTube was invented.
Now that the importance of structure has been established,
it’s important to acknowledge that web-based video content is different from
traditional television and movie content because of its context. Traditional
video experiences are lean-back moments when the viewer disengages from other
inputs (save for the plight of the screen that is second and gives into the
story. But Internet browsing is, typically, a experience that is lean-in. It
requires decision that is constant about what to click and what to ignore.
I’ve found the way that is best to explain strategy that is
digital to connect it to its analog precedent, and there is no better analog
example of web browsing than the souk. The souk is the marketplace that is
bazaar that is ancient everything is for sale. What springs to mind when you
imagine a bazaar? Crowded alleys where vendors compete for space cheek by jowl?
Check rainbows of colors and textures and smells? Check. But, the experience
that is most that is consistent of bazaars of Istanbul or Marrakesh is noise.
With everyone hawking a product that is different it’s
almost impossible to cut through the commotion. In order to grab someone’s
attention and hold it in an environment that is raucous the Internet, you need
to be able to deliver value in every expressed word that’s spoken. Tell the
consumer what you have, why it’s the best, and how it shall satisfy their needs
that are specific. Then distractions like background music, flashy graphics,
repetitive claims and B-roll will fall to the wayside if you can get this one
principal right. Of course, you could also garner attention by shouting louder
than anyone else in the marketplace, but all that’s guaranteed to win you is
resentment that is undying.
Once a person actually tunes in to your message, they’ll
long remain hooked as you maintain their interest. That includes keeping the
story that is whole brief as you can without sacrificing details. The recipe is
simple:
·
Open with a thesis
statement.
·
Support your story with
evidence.
·
The quicker you cut to the
chase, the better.
·
So, how long should video
content be? More than 16 seconds, but less than 3 minutes.
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