Your message is only as good as its ability to reach people. Over the last year as the content we consume and where we consume it has become increasingly visual, the most effective way to reach people online is through images. People are spending more time on Pinterest than Facebook. And Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion. In this engaging presentation, Leigh will explore the rise of the Visual Web and how you can leverage it to shape the knowledge used to make business decisions.
4. Share Anytime, Anywhere with Anyone
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5. The Power of Photos
On Facebook, photos perform best for likes, comments, and shares as
compared to text, video, and links. (Source: Dan Zarrella)
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6. The Power of Videos
• Video SEO is 53 times
more likely to produce a
first-page search result than
traditional techniques.
(Source Forrester)
• Posts with videos attract 3
times more inbound links
than plain text posts.
(Source: SEOmoz)
• Viewers spend 100% more
time on pages with videos
on them.
(Source: MarketingSherpa
• Viewers are 85% more
likely to purchase a product
*652 plays over last 6 months after watching a product
video. (Source:Internet
Retailer)
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7. The Power of Data
Visualization
90% of information transmitted to
the brain is visual, and visuals are
processed 60,000X faster in the
brain than text.
(Source: 3M Corporation and Zabisco)
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8. The Power of
Visual Platforms
Pinterest has generated more
referral traffic for businesses than
Google+, YouTube, and LinkedIn
combined. (Source: Shareaholic)
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9. “We’re born naked.
Everything else is drag”
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Role of the mobile phoneFirst time I saw an iphoneGeneated the visual web—gave rise to networks
Fundamentally changed photographyHow does that manifest itselfDonald’s photographyDocumentarian—diary with pictures vs words Entire lives exposed, level of intimacy No longer just life-defining moments—marriage, baby, graduation, but now share the most mundane details of our lives, passing thoughtsWe’re all celebrities and we are our own pr machinesTime and space melt away
How does that translate to business?Who has a content strategy? Describe it
Narrative elementInstantly engageYou tube is 2nd largest search engineVideo blog—speed of producing video content
Love/hate relationship with numbersLove their power/ know they can be persuasive to certain peopleHow I was never a numbers person: transpose digits, Loved imagesWe’re wired for imagesImpact of color, size, scale
How I heard about pinterest—buzz in the officeAgain about creating a lifestyle, sharing your lifestyleIt’s about what interests your audience not what you want to sell—ability to tap into their passions
Always loved drag queensSense of theatricality and performance—creating a characterAbility to focus your attention, trompe l’oielWe’re all drag queens—and that’s what social media is: one big drag performanceWe’re all onstage
Numbers without a story are meaninglessLet’s drag up these numbers!
Putting makeup on a pig—still a pig Don’t help me extract meaning from data
Begin to get a sense of the significance—at a glance
Social media revolution videoDoesn’t just provide numbers—tells a story of the impact of social media