Pardot Elevate 2012 - Video: The Content King's Crown

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Online video is an incredibly powerful medium. It’s emotional, engaging, and drives lasting traffic. Used effectively, video can be a content marketer’s best friend. But where should you begin, and how do you know if it’s really working? We’ll answer by sharing how our own video marketing has evolved over time. You will be able to see what worked for us and avoid what didn’t.

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IF CONTENT IS KING,THEN VIDEO IS THE CROWN:

CREATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH VIDEO

Chris Savage@csavage

WHY VIDEO?Drive traffic

Increase conversion

Explain simply

Tell stories

WHY VIDEO?Drive traffic

Increase conversion

Explain simply

Tell stories

Build relationships

What an amazing product!

DOESN’T REQUIRECELEBRITY STATUS

Show what we care about

HOW WISTIA DOES VIDEO

Show what we care aboutConnect people to messaging

HOW WISTIA DOES VIDEO

Show what we care aboutConnect people to messaging

Teach, teach, teach

HOW WISTIA DOES VIDEO

JUST SHOWING WHAT WE CARE ABOUT

PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE CARE ABOUT

PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE CARE ABOUT

BONUS: 150,000 VISITORS

CONNECT PEOPLE TO MESSAGING

Bathrobe launch

Building relationships

Building relationships

BONUS: NO SUPPORT REQUESTS!

TEACH, TEACH, TEACH

Individual thought leadership

Company thought leadership

Individual thought leadership

Company thought leadership

BONUS:PRESS. VISITORS. SIGNUPS!

But we didn’t start like this

91% Average engagement!Take away: Fun works.

Fun + Product video

Car video Stats video

Take away: Fun and content need to be married

Car video Stats video

3x the signups on launch day than the previous month

EVERY AUDIENCE IS DIFFERENT

START CRAPPY

PUT YOURSELVESON CAMERA

SCREENCASTS

SCREENCASTS

PICK ONE MESSAGE PER VIDEO

PARDOT CONNECTORLAUNCHING SOON

THANKS VERY MUCH!

WISTIA.COM/PARDOT

@csavagechris@wistia.com

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