Nick Francis, Managing Director at Casual Films, talks about the importance of video in conveying intangible aspects to bring the employer brand alive.
14. • Audience
• What is it
• Objective
• Background / big picture
• Key message
• Call to action
Things to think about when writing a video brief
• Budget
• Timeframe
• Measurement
• Channels
• Digital marketing
• Environmentals
Be Specific
Senior leadership
PRIZE – What was the paper called? Daily Informer
PRIZE – What was the paper called? Daily Informer
Why video – it’s massive.
Massive growth: - same as elsewhere
Engaging, bring EB to life – unmatched.
Preferred source of information
Intangible, tangible
Some statistics
Cisco
3 billion/day - YouTube
500 tweets pm - YouTube link
42% growth in time – last year
86% global consumer traffic by 2016
[Forrester Research]
28s vs 5’ 50’’
80/20
Facebook
Text
Images
Video
Posts containing media much more likely to be shared.
757 million daily active users – sends a strong message
LinkedIn & Google
New interface to make it much easier
Individual profiles and company pages
Targeted content by market sector and job position
We’re in a unique position to see what others are doing – end up making the same film
Think about it upfront
PRIZE - What was the dwell time with video?
Glossiness can be seen as stage managed and inauthentic
User generated material can be damaging due to lack of quality.
No such thing as EB video by itself
Clarity, brevity – good at the specific – Totaljobs
Not so for nuance and too much depth
Centre piece of new EB
Traditional family business to modern employer w global opportunities
Film brings this to life
Different materials
% of global hazelnuts
Counter offers - first 90 days – Induction and education
Make the intangible – Tangible
50 ivs
Tent pole event
Number of outputs allows the project to keep on giving
Enables participation in abstract concepts
Part of campaign spend
Which horse won the Grand National this year? Passing Clouds.
Keep it simple
BMW – what moves you
Emotive - Personality
Keep it real
YouTube – 135,255
Facebook views – 1,689,842
Recruitment process – are you right for this?
Reduction of cost per app
EVP – screen people out - Self-selection out
Graham - Talented, Driven, Ambitious people
Show not tell
Keep it relevant
Rise of brand journalism
Increase in amount of shares of reactive content
PRIZE - When did Andre get the Phone Call? 8:05
Video brings EVP to life –
Make the intangible, tangible
Video – show not tell
Be specific
Keep it Simple
Keep it Real
Be bold