Online Videos are becoming very popular among social networks, it is now essential to have Social Video Strategy. There are actually complete social networks are based only on videos like Vine for example.
Previously i’ve talked about the effort Facebook & Twitter doing to compete with YouTube & how Mobile video on Smartphones drives high purchase intent as reported by eMarketer.
Why Brands should use Mobile Videos in their Twitter Social Video Strategy ?
90% of Twitter video views are on mobile
100% of twitter video views are engaged views
video on Twitter drives awareness, consideration & advocacy
+38% Lift in Brand Favorability
+100% More likely to visit a restaurant in the next week
+89% Increase in likelihood of recommending product
82% of twitter users watch video content on Twitter
Users on Twitter are 25% more likely to discover video first vs. the average consumer
Twitter Video Products
Twitter have been doing great job with video products lately, click here to see in-details Twitter’s effort to join the competition on Online Video Shares
Mobile upload
Capture, edit and share 30 seconds video within the Twitter app on a mobile device. Best for self-expression on-the-fly.
Vine
Capture, edit and share 6-second looping videos from the Vine mobile app. Best for creating short and simple videos in a fun format.
Twitter Video Cards
Allows “Advertisers-only” to upload and share 10 minutes maximum video to Twitter via ads.twitter.com. Best for professionally produced content that’s ready to be shared with followers and beyond via Promoted Tweets.
Snappytv
Clip and share live video content to Twitter as it happens, using a cloud-based ‘DVR.’ Best for creating professionally producing content in real-time. (Twitter Amplify Program)
How Brands Can use Twitter Videos in Their Social Video Strategy?
I will try to list 9 ideas for brands to use Twitter Video (click to go to section)
- Product Launch Strategy Example
- Product Education
- Storytelling
- User Generated Content and Contests
- Start a Hashtag
- Live Events
- Aligned with TV commercials
- Partnership with big moments
Product Launch
Brands releasing new products often have to consider 3 steps:
Pre-launch, Launch, & Post-launch
The 1st step is where brands create the buzz prior to the day of the launch itself.
The 2nd step is where brands Announce the launch, include a strong call to action and share media
The 3rd step is where you brands actually start seeing their ROI
Lets see how @Samsung Mastered these 3 steps
Pre-Launch
Prior to the lanch days, Samsung started the conversation about their to-be-launched product, through an inspiring video of their mobile phone
Introducing the #GalaxyS6 and #GalaxyS6edge in Seoul. pic.twitter.com/LpWj89tzDV
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) April 9, 2015
The Launch
On the day of the launch they posted a video of their new product to leverage the conversation and visually let users know about the launched product
No more waiting. The #GalaxyS6 and #GalaxyS6edge are here.https://t.co/tJqMspW54C
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) April 10, 2015
Post-Launch
After the launch they posted a link to their e-Store with photos of the launch
This S Carpet launch is over, but find an event near you to keep the excitement going. http://t.co/neMVt3x6Pp pic.twitter.com/Ef1sTkdBWO
— Samsung Mobile (@SamsungMobile) April 9, 2015
Or using Twitter Website Card to drive more traffic to their e-Store
The Samsung Galaxy #Note4 is more than a handful https://t.co/c5nZSnxLeb
— Samsung Australia (@SamsungAU) November 26, 2014
Launching a product soon?
Start Promoting your content nowUsing Twitter Videos Product Education
Let users know more about you products, a study showed that 34% of your followers want to know more information about your products, as mentioned earlier 25% of Twitter users see videos 1st on twitter. Using videographics, brands can simply educate users about their products in a simple and fun way. This is perfect for Governmental accounts, have a look on what eMorror (Saudi Arabia Gov. account for Traffic
They needed a simple, fun way to educate Twitter Users about what one should do if they had an accident and what are the insurance process one should take to reduce the traffic jam by simply taking a photo of the accident and sending it to the gov’s email – after taking the photo you can now move you’re car without having to wait for the police to arrive. that would dramatically reduce the traffic caused by accidents
صور.. حرك.. بلغ
الخطوات الجديدة عند وقوع حادث مروري للمساعدة في تخفيف الزحام، يشترط توفر التأمين#المرور_السعوديhttps://t.co/i2pw5nTzKi— #المرور_السعودي (@eMoroor) February 15, 2015
The tweet was promoted using Twitter Video Cards to reach more than just the account followers
Videographics does not only work for Governmental account, it’s also great for Brands, see Twitter’s video
6 Main Differences Between Twitter Video Cards & Player CardsWATCH: New Twitter Amplify product video – what it is and how it works in less than 90 seconds.https://t.co/A34qmDGAaa
— Twitter Amplify (@TwitterAmplify) September 30, 2014
Brand’s Storytelling
Everyone like to hear good stories and Twitter is the place to tell stories. Brands can tell sensational stories and bring it to life using Twitter videos. With Twitter Promoted Video, brand have 10 full minutes to tell their stories
When you give, you grow. #JustGotJingledhttps://t.co/NCAChAMDew
— JCPenney (@jcpenney) December 3, 2014
Brands can also tell “short” stories, using Mobile Native Video Recording & Uploading, here’s my very own example of telling a quick story
Twitter #storytelling ? A huge step forward in #SocialMedia video war! pic.twitter.com/hSmdNwBA8J
— Amged Osman ??? (@Amged) March 30, 2015
or by using Vine’s 6 looping seconds
Recently, Twitter introduced “slow motion” for iOS users. Twitter also now supporting looping HD playback on Vine. Like this slow motion feature for Twitter, Vine’s HD upload hasn’t arrived for Android yet.
New! iPhone users can now upload and share slow-motion videos. Enjoy your favorite moments just a liiiittle longer… pic.twitter.com/Jig6Tyt9HY
— Twitter (@Twitter) April 8, 2015
See here how to post a video on Twitter
Using Twitter Videos to Generated User Content and in Contests
Native Video Recording and Uploads is available for brands and users alike. Brands can use this to unleash users’ creativity and contribution to leverage conversation, awareness and engagement with their products. Take a look on what @GoPro did
GoPro ran many contests that would ask their users to create videos and submit these videos on GoPro’s Submit Page. Users later get to vote for the best videos or GoPro to pick Video of the Day, which is entirely created by GoPro’s users
Here’s an example of a Video that was shot by GoPro user and was picked and uploaded to Twitter by GoPro team
Video of the Day! Brandy the Pug shows us her awesome snowboarding skills in the Southern California snow. #goprohttps://t.co/t4Efukhb87
— GoPro (@GoPro) April 11, 2015
Using Twitter Videos to Start a Hashtag
When you see it, you believe it. With Videos; brands can really deleiver a message that can directly affect anyone watching it. that’s exactly what @Dove’s deal with Twitter did.
Dove + Twitter partnered together and created a remarkable campaign to try to make social media a positive place.
here’s some sad facts that Dove & Twitter tried to change with their #SpeakBeautiful campaign

The Video of the campaign was really touching and as i mentioned before, directly affected everyone who saw it.
Over 5 million negative Tweets were written by women in 2014.
Watch our #SpeakBeautiful video to see what we can do.https://t.co/3xTG4f6DeI— Dove (@Dove) February 24, 2015
The hashtag exposure in one month reached +380m users

Live Events Example on Twitter
Twitter is all about live-feeds and live moments. There are BILLIONS of Video Views on Twitter
Capturing them never been easier with Twitter Native Videos
Check out my Twitter video #Oscar exclusive! I gots me a scoop! pic.twitter.com/SGQ3oJHDqZ
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) January 27, 2015
But that doesn’t stop there, Twitter also acquired SnappyTv a really amazing tool for “Live Editing” Videos.
SnappyTv – EDIT LIVE & SHARE EVERYWHERE
Using SnappyTV LIVECUT, their cloud DVR editor, brands will have the tools to clip and share live video content as it happens.
- Create highlight clips, GIFs, and images from live TV, events and web streams
- Edit in the cloud, accessible anywhere
- Publish instantly to social networks and mobile devices
- Integrate with video platforms such as Brightcove, Ooyala, Kaltura, and thePlatform
Teamwork employed by @ArizonaFBall on this amazing INT, the first thrown by Marcus Mariota this season. GIF: http://t.co/Bg3JfSfZPC
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 23, 2013
Periscope
Brands can also broadcast live events using Periscope that was recently introduced by Twitter
LIVE on #Periscope: MTV MOVIE AWARDS!!! https://t.co/8LfwMTRrJ0
— MTV (@MTV) April 12, 2015
Periscope allows recording of live broadcasting, which advertisers can later on upload to Twitter via Twitter Video Cards available on Twitter Dashboard
Vine
Once again, hiring the right talent can boost your video content greatly, either for live ends or products launch
Now @FinalCutKing knows which side of the bed to wake up on. https://t.co/JeQ193b0K9 #Oscars #OscarsCreators
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) February 22, 2015
Aligned with TV commercials
Twitter is a bridge, not an island. They recognize that more than ever before, brands are running integrated marketing campaigns across different channels. data shows that brands other marketing activities work better when you integrate Twitter.
95% of online public conversation about live TV shows takes place on Twitter
Take a look at what TOSHIBA did with Pretty Little Lairs Show
for 5 seconds, their short video was played before the actual video began
What's got Hanna so upset!? Watch this exclusive sneak peek clip from tomorrow's all new #PLL!https://t.co/whbnta8Mzl
— Pretty Little Liars (@PLLTVSeries) August 11, 2014
Sponsorship of Big Moments
Brands certainly would want to consider Twitter Videos in any sponsorship they do for Big Moments & Events like Oscars, World Cup, Formula 1, MotoGP etc..
Official @MotoGP Account mentioned @BridgestoneTyre
Watch again the start of the Italian GP from various angles. Courtesy of @BridgestoneTyre http://t.co/BqSNCByi5Y
— MotoGP™ (@MotoGP) June 1, 2014
Where Can brands find creative talents?
Finally, creating creative video. A lot of brands may or may not have the talents to help them create creative videos or sensational stories. Twitter actually covered this as well. Again, a new great acquisition by twitter happened recently, Twitter acquired Niche
With 9,950 creators; Niches becomes the leading network for social media creators.
Brands can surely reach out for these creators and get them to help them with their creative content
Here’s one of the talents hired by HP to create these amazing videos
Here’s my Niche Account
Video Content are an amazing way to get audiences to engage with you brand, I hope I covered enough example to get you started with Twitter Videos
Also published on Medium.
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Amged Osman
Brand Strategy - MENA I help brands excel on Twitter Speaker ( Twitter for business - Periscope for Business)
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