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Using Video 

to Create a 

More Efficient Funnel
Casey Henry
Currently working at Wistia on the
marketing team managing SEM, SEO,
Data Analysis, and PPC.
4 years working at Moz in Seattle on
their Marketing and Engineering teams.
SEO consultant & developer before
working with Moz.
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About Wistia
Wistia is a video marketing platform
that combines world class video hosting,
marketing tools and video analytics.
Hosting over 4 million videos
175,000 customers hosting videos
Played video for billions of users
40ish employees
Based in Cambridge, MA
http://wistia.com/
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2013, 2014, 2015 The Year of Video
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Why 2015 IS The
Year for Video
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Why 2015 IS The Year for Video
Reduction In Cost of Equipment
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Why 2015 IS The Year for Video
Reduction In Cost of Equipment
Availability of Success Metrics
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The Days of Play/View Counts Are Over
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Why 2015 IS The Year for Video
Native Facebook/Twitter Video
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Why 2015 IS The Year for Video
Faster Internet Speeds
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Source: Akamai
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Why 2015 IS The Year for Video
Video Marketing
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Video Marketing
In Your Content
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Video Marketing You Know
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Video Often Cannot
Stand On It’s Own
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Video = Content
Video = Form
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- Phil Nottingham (Distilled)
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Video & Site Metrics
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Video Can Take Time To
Get Right, Test!
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Video Builds



Connections
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Emotional
Tip of the Iceberg
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Marketing
Content
Marketing
Funnel
Marketing
Video Marketing Video Marketing
Video Marketing
In Your Funnel
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Video & The Fold
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Each Zone is
250 Pixel in
Height
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Custom Thumbnails
35% Increase In Play Rate
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Custom Play Button
19% Increase In Play Rate
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Prospecting & Video
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Preroll Video
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Brand Awareness Play
Most Clicks Bounce
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Facebook Prospecting
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Use RHC for
Sales Material
Use Newsfeed for
Content Material
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Facebook’s Ad Exchange
Rules Make Things
Semi-Difficult
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Native Facebook Video
Defaults With No Sound
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SEO & Video
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Remember These Days?
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Video Marketing Is
About More Than Just
Video Snippets!
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What About YouTube!
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Your Home vs. Playground
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http://bit.ly/youtube-playground
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Create and Measure
Video KPIs
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Go Where Your
Audience Is
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What’s Left of Video SEO?
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Meta Tags Needed for Context
iFrames
Video Search Tab
Enjoy Structured Data for Now
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PPC & Video
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How Are Companies
Using Video
w/Paid Landing Pages?
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100,000 Keywords
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375,000 Landing Pages
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13% of Landing Pages
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145,000

Domains
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0.25% Had Video
938 Pages
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Videos Can Help Increase
Those Conversion
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Give a Clear CTA When
The Video Ends
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Poor Landing Page
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Your Funnel & Video
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Limit Video Use
In Your Funnel
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Videos Should Convey
Different Messages
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Product Explainer Video
Increase Conversion By 35%
For Those That Complete
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Spikes in Engagement
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Retargeting & Video
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Retargeting is about
Segmentation
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Fire pixel on
completion of video.
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15-20% increase in
conversion after viewing
first video and retargeted.
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Wistia
http://bit.ly/wistia-events
Vimeo
http://bit.ly/vimeo-events
YouTube
http://bit.ly/youtube-events
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Social & Video
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It’s about connecting to
your audience...
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Drive to website for
conversions after
connection
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Go to the network where
your customers are!
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Use video to
tease out your content
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Native Video
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Native Video
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Spent

$0
Native Video
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Native Video
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Spent

$125
Native Video
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Native Video
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Spent

$250
Native Video
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Facebook more 

cost effective
Twitter’s new autoplay 

feature may help
Wrapping Things Up
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Video is Primarily Being
Used for Blog Content
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But.....
We Are In The Early
Stages of Something Big
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Video for Paid
Campaigns is Still
Underutilized
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Now is the Time to Get
the Upper Hand on the
Competition
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Resources if new to video
Wistia Community
http://wistia.com/community
Wistia Learning Center
http://wistia.com/learning

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