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Apr 02 2018

The Modern Marketing Show, Episode 12: The 4 BS (before Social Edge) Reasons You’re Not Using Video

My team and I work with retailers in all industries and are always pushing them to use video. While many have taken us up on the challenge, many retailers push back giving us a list of reasons why they don’t want to use video, and I’m calling BS (before Social Edge) on the top four reasons.

Watch the full episode:

Reason #1: The video is not professional enough

Your video doesn’t have to be perfect or even commercial quality. The point of social media is to be social and relatable plus people like seeing people on camera. You don’t have to spend a ton of money on fancy equipment either recording your video on your phone will work just fine.

Reason #2: I have nothing to say

You have so much content in your store – look left or look right and you have the stuff to post. Your audience wants to hear from you about the products you carry in-store that’s why they follow you. You can also switch up the content and provide education or tips so that it doesn’t feel like you’re always trying to sell to your audience. 

Reason #3: I’ve tried it before and it didn’t work

It’s all about learning from your past attempts – if it’s not working try and figure out the reasons why. Are you engaging with your audience? Are you providing them with enough information? These are questions you can ask yourself to help improve your videos in the future. 

Reason #4: I don’t want to be on camera

The more videos you do, the easier it’ll get to be on camera. If you absolutely just do not want to be on camera, then you can always find someone on your team who represents your store well and have them be in the videos for you.

Incorporating video into your marketing strategy needs to become a priority. People would much rather watch a video about a product than read a long text post so if you’re not already using video the time to embrace it is now!

You can catch new episodes of The Modern Marketing Show every Monday at 10 a.m PST on our Facebook Page. Replays will be available on the blog each week.

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Written by Erika Castorena · Categorized: The Modern Marketing Show · Tagged: social edge, social edge co, social media for retailers, social media marketing, social media tips, The Modern Marketing Show, video, video tips

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  1. emily wasielewski says

    April 25, 2018 at 11:00 am

    Hey! Emily here, with Lowcountry Uniforms! I just wanted to ask; if you boost something on facebook, does it automatically boost on insta? or do you have to boost it separately?

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    • ErikaCastorena says

      April 25, 2018 at 12:27 pm

      Hi Emily! Thanks for your question. When you boost on Facebook you have the option to boost on Instagram too, assuming your Instagram account is connected to your Facebook.

      Reply

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