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53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators

TechEmpower

What channels will you use (e.g., Ads, Viral/Social, SEO)? Social Integration/Viral Outreach Is your application tied into any social networks? What about other kinds of viral outreach? Video and Audio Are you hosting your own video, or can we use a third-party host like YouTube or Vimeo?

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Why Animated Video Is The Way To Go In This Pandemic Era

YoungUpstarts

You keep wondering if businesses still want creative, animated videos. Animated videos are not going anywhere. Film productions, businesses that were aiming to spend big bucks on live advertising are now turning to various animated video styles to get the job done. They also have immense viral potential on social media.

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YouTube Strategy Lessons from a Channel with 1.6 Million Subscribers

ConversionXL

Whereas a blog post needs just a computer to type, a video requires an understanding of lighting, audio, storytelling, editing, and community building. Beardbrand currently has two different YouTube channels, one with 1.6 We launched the larger channel back in 2012 and the smaller channel in 2019. Image source ).

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. So why is online video such an attractive market to build a startup? As I point out frequently, people want to consume video. We like sight, sound & motion.

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How to Choose Digital Marketing Channels for Long Term Growth

ConversionXL

How you decide to invest in marketing channels can make or break your business. Okay, so it’s important to capitalize on effective channels that are conducive to growth at scale. An Overview of Common Digital Marketing Channels. That sounds like an obvious statement, but not a lot of people think about it critically.

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LinkedIn Video Ads: Relevance, Specs, and Use Cases

ConversionXL

On YouTube, a keyword-targeted pre-roll ad might show the same video to a CEO and an intern. LinkedIn ads offer the benefits of video content and the granular targeting of a B2B-centric platform. Fundamentally, there’s nothing unique about a video for a LinkedIn ad. The same video content likely works well in other channels.

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Understanding the Underbelly of Online Marketing & Why You’ll Lose if You Don’t

Both Sides of the Table

Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video). SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. Others copy the method and the channel grows weary of that tactic and begins to change the rules.

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