Short-form video content is immensely popular, with a 2020 study reporting that people are twice as likely to share videos compared to any other content form. It has also shown how influential it is, with 84% of people convinced to buy a new product due to a video by a brand. As such, short-form videos…
Retail ecommerce sales in Canada for 2021 are forecast to reach over CA$85 billion, nearly double of the total for 2019, as the ease and convenience of online shopping continues to attract consumers. The statistics, which come from Intelligence Insider’s Canada Ecommerce Forecast report, show that many consumers are turning to mobile devices to make…
Statistics from the Sprout Social Index found that learning about new products and services is why 57% of consumers follow brands on social media, with another 47% doing so to learn about company news. Once following, 91% will visit the brand’s website, 89% will buy from that brand and 85% will recommend a product or…
While it may have begun as a photo-based app, Instagram has branched out and now provides a range of different formats for you to engage with users. Using a range of them, instead of limiting to just one can help not only reach more users, but better engage too. Video is the major format in…
Twitter may be smaller then likes of Facebook and Instagram, but it still holds massive popularity, with nearly half of all marketers citing the platform as their go-to for engaging with customers. So it is important to know when the best time to post is. Research by Sprout Social found that 10am to midday (Eastern…
For a social media platform that relies on visuals, it may seem strange to be talking about captions, but when well-written they can make a significant impact on your Instagram results. The captions purpose is to tell the rest of the story that was started by the image. Focus on what you are telling such…
Google has announced that it has changed how titles are created for search listings, with the search query no longer being used. Previously, the query put in by the user would formulate the title of the snippets for each search result. Google has said it now uses “the main visual title or headline shown on…
YouTube has added video chapter previews and auto-translate captions to its search functions, allowing videos to reach a wider audience. The new timestamp previews will allow viewers to hover over particular sections of content to let them know what they are about to watch, or skip to the bits viewers want to see. The new…
Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, LinkedIn and even Slack all have a version of Stories. Whilst Instagram’s version may be the most succesful and well known, they all offer a fantastic route for engagement with users. Replies and reactions to stories on Instagram go to the brand’s DMs, providing a direct line of communication, offering a…
In 2020, 80% of marketers saw a reported increase in email engagement. As more people are checking their emails, with the amount of email users expected to pass 4.4 billion by 2024, email marketing presents a great opportunity to engage with customers. This means you need to know your audience. Analytics is great place to…