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YouTube for Business

 

YouTube is a perfect marketing channel for small businesses, as it is free, easy to use, and has mass appeal. Because of this it is becoming more and more popular.

YouTube The video sharing website is currently the second largest search engine and, as it is now owned by Google, it is given a priority in Google’s page ranking, with obvious benefits and because it’s an area that hasn’t been utilised as well as other tools it remains that bit easier to gain search engine rankings for your videos.

YouTube is useful for

  • Showing off expertise and sharing knowledge
  • Parking video clips in order to spare your own server space and bandwidth
  • Connecting with customers and prospects and creating a channel base
  • Generating conversations about a business
  • Driving traffic back to the business’s website

What to use YouTube for

  • Existing webmercials, how to videos or product demonstrations
  • Video version of blog posts
  • Recorded presentations, webinars and interviews
  • Videos of  events and promoting future events with videos of past ones
  • Video version of client testimonials
  • Videos outlining best practices for their industry
  • Videos introducing staff to add authenticity and build trust

Marketing via YouTube

In order to maximise the benefit your business gets out of its YouTube account, WSI will ensure your videos are optimised to rank well in search results. We can also guide you towards best practise when producing content for YouTube and ensure you get the most out of your marketing efforts. Video marketing is a really good way to engage with your audience and we can help you to integrate YouTube into your overall Social Media Marketing campaign.

Give us a call today to find out how we can help you to make the most of YouTube for your business.

Fast Facts
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The number of adults who bought or ordered goods or services online in the UK within the last 12 months reached 31 million in 2010. These Internet shoppers represented 62 per cent of all adults. – ONS, Aug 2010

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Over 2/3 of UK consumers ages 14 and older—roughly 26 million people—bought goods, travel or other services online at least once per month in 2010 – eMarketer, Nov 2010

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83% of UK online shoppers use search engines to research a purchase. – eMarketer, Nov 2010

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Researching products and services is the second most popular online activity among Brits with 3 out of 4 UK internet users doing so – eMarketer, Sep 2010

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UK business to business ecommerce was worth £360 billion in 2009 – Boston Consulting Group, Oct 2010

Businesses dominated by inbound marketing have a 62% lower cost per lead than firms that do mostly outbound marketing – eMarketer, Mar 2011