If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then an effective direct marketing sales conversion video can be worth 10,000. Online Video Marketing Deep Dive shows how fusing direct marketing with video marketing delivers sales. As technology has driven fundamental changes in direct marketing, Gary Hennerberg has successfully transferred traditional direct marketing principles to emerging new media. An author, speaker, strategist, copywriter, and analytics pro, he founded marketing consultancy Hennerberg Group, Inc., in 1992. Email him below or follow Gary on LinkedIn.
Co-authoring this blog is Perry Alexander of Success Messenger Group. Alexander’s passion is conveying information clearly and compellingly. He is a veteran marketing strategist, copy editor, design pro and video producer. Hennerberg and Alexander have worked together since 1996. They integrate direct marketing methodology with online video and other marketing applications for end-to-end, strategy-to-roll-out initiatives. Follow Perry on LinkedIn.
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Consumers are shopping this holiday season with their iPads more than those with Android tablets. And now, online video is being credited with closing more sales and getting higher conversions from mobile shoppers. Today we link the reasons why consumers are choosing to shop on iPads, how video influences consumer behavior, and reasons why direct marketers need to hop on this bandwagon now.
So why do we think consumers are using iPads over Android tablets?
First, not all mobile is created visually equal and with the same ease of use. And second, not all media are created equal. We explain why in today's video.
Next, we recommend three action items you can take now:
These are all best-practice approaches that will take your direct marketing and online video marketing initiatives, to a new, higher level, especially on iPads and other mobile devices. And if you think it's too late to do something this season, challenge yourself and your team to think again. Create a simple video. You don't need much time to produce it. Then test it next week, with an email alert to your customers, so you can read the results and be ready for 2013. And please comment below with your experience this season with online video.
(If the video isn't just above this line, click here to view it.)
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