{"id":15039,"date":"2012-06-15T09:49:34","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T16:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content26.com\/?p=15039"},"modified":"2017-02-22T09:05:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-22T17:05:19","slug":"content-merchandising-guide-to-product-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/blog\/content-merchandising-guide-to-product-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Content Merchandising Guide to Product Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When done right, product videos can go a long way towards increasing conversion, raising consumer confidence, and adding a personal touch to a rather impersonal online shopping experience.<\/p>\n<p>Adding video content allows online shoppers to see your product in action.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Video is the closest thing possible to achieving an in-store experience and interacting with a product,&#8221; <a title=\"Invodo's Craig Wax: Video shapes future of e-commerce\" href=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/blog\/invodos-craig-wax-video-shapes-future-of-e-commerce\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Invodo<\/strong> CEO Craig Wax said in a recent interview<\/a>. &#8220;A photograph doesn&#8217;t always provide enough information to buy the product, whereas seeing how a product works gives you the confidence to buy online.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Video by the Numbers<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-15201\" title=\"c26-video\" src=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/c26-video.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/c26-video.gif 200w, https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/c26-video-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/c26-video-120x120.gif 120w, https:\/\/987654321.space\/c26_dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/c26-video-85x85.gif 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>52% of consumers said that watching product videos makes them more confident in their online purchasing decisions. (<strong><a title=\"Online videos help build confidence in purchases\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\/2012\/04\/05\/online-videos-help-build-confidence-purchases\" target=\"_blank\">Internet Retailer<\/a><\/strong>, 2012)<\/li>\n<li>Visitors who view product videos are\u00a085% more likely to buy\u00a0than visitors who do not. (<a title=\"Inside search\" href=\"http:\/\/www.internetretailer.com\/2010\/03\/31\/inside-search\" target=\"_blank\">Internet Retailer<\/a>, April 2010)<\/li>\n<li>66% of consumers said product demonstration videos made it easier for them to understand how a product works. (<strong><a title=\"Gain consumer confidence with product videos\" href=\"http:\/\/www.websitemagazine.com\/content\/blogs\/posts\/archive\/2012\/03\/31\/product-videos-lead-to-consumer-confidence.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Website Magazine<\/a><\/strong>, 2012)<em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Additional Resources<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Custom video content: Show consumers your goods in action\" href=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/blog\/custom-video-content-show-consumers-your-goods-in-action\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Custom Video Content: Show Consumers Your Goods in Action<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nCustom video content can take the form of product overviews, how to&#8217;s, reviews, and customer service guides. This overview explains the different types of product videos and when you should use them.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Video and its impact on the shopping experience\" href=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/blog\/video-and-its-impact-on-the-shopping-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video and Its Impact on the Shopping Experience<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nDiscusses the impact of video on the retail shopping experience and what&#8217;s behind the increasing demand for video content.<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Invodo's CEO Craig Wax: Video shapes the future of e-commerce\" href=\"http:\/\/content26.com\/blog\/invodos-craig-wax-video-shapes-future-of-e-commerce\/\" target=\"_blank\">Invodo&#8217;s Craig Wax: Video Shapes the Future of E-Commerce<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>In this interview, the CEO and cofounder of Invodo discusses the future of product videos and what it holds for companies that sell products online.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Video statistics: The impact of video\" href=\"http:\/\/www.invodo.com\/html\/resources\/video-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\">Video Statistics: The Impact of Video<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Invodo has collected statistics relevant to e-commerce video from around the Internet.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When done right, product videos can go a long way towards increasing conversion, raising consumer confidence, and adding a personal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":15201,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[789],"tags":[1401],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Content Merchandising Guide to Product Videos\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, 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