The promotional video is the most amorphous type of video you can create. As the name implies, this type of video promotes...something, anything! It could be a business, a product, an event or even just aiming to raise a brands profile. Confusion is also compounded by the fact that people use the terms promotional video and corporate video interchangeably.
A promotional video really can take any form, however the way I see it, is that the objective is to create a return. To do this, it must be universal enough to appeal to as many people.
To achieve this level of universal appeal the video content should be light enough to avoid alienating or confusing your audience and ensure you include some sort of call to action at the end to encourage response. It could be argued that promotional videos are not unlike television adverts albeit not constrained to the 30-second timescale. In this way promotional videos have more opportunity to include further information, interviews, talking heads and testimonials.
Many brands choose to battle short attention spans and distrust of advertising through what has been coined as 'advertainment' - essentially choosing to entertain their audiences over selling to them in the hope that they will indulge in their commercial material more attentively. Notable videos include 'The man your man could smell like' promo from Old Spice, the Evian Roller Babies, Ken Block's Gymkhana for DC Shoes, or any of the GoPro aspirational shorts.
So, a promotional video for your business will be a light-hearted, soft-sell approach. To really stand out however, you'll need to devise a clever concept, and possibly splash out on actors, locations or props.
In the next set of articles we'll take a look the structure and definition of alternative video marketing formats that you can use to raise the profile of your business online, engage with new customers and of course, sell more.
A promotional video really can take any form, however the way I see it, is that the objective is to create a return. To do this, it must be universal enough to appeal to as many people.
To achieve this level of universal appeal the video content should be light enough to avoid alienating or confusing your audience and ensure you include some sort of call to action at the end to encourage response. It could be argued that promotional videos are not unlike television adverts albeit not constrained to the 30-second timescale. In this way promotional videos have more opportunity to include further information, interviews, talking heads and testimonials.
Many brands choose to battle short attention spans and distrust of advertising through what has been coined as 'advertainment' - essentially choosing to entertain their audiences over selling to them in the hope that they will indulge in their commercial material more attentively. Notable videos include 'The man your man could smell like' promo from Old Spice, the Evian Roller Babies, Ken Block's Gymkhana for DC Shoes, or any of the GoPro aspirational shorts.
So, a promotional video for your business will be a light-hearted, soft-sell approach. To really stand out however, you'll need to devise a clever concept, and possibly splash out on actors, locations or props.
In the next set of articles we'll take a look the structure and definition of alternative video marketing formats that you can use to raise the profile of your business online, engage with new customers and of course, sell more.
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