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There’s no better time to explore how your small business can use Instagram Reels as a part of your marketing strategy. Reels is the newest way for you to create entertaining 15-second multi-clip videos with lots of new and creative tools to help you drive traffic and sales.

Take it from The Instagram Expert herself, Sue B. Zimmerman, if Instagram is where your followers and ideal customer avatar are hanging out, then Instagram Reels is a great opportunity to take advantage of adding music and other effects, while also allowing you to share educational, step-by-step and behind the scenes content. This mobile-only option is also a great way get out a quick video while on the go to let everyone know what your business or brand is up to.

One of the most overlooked factors when it comes to marketing is how well your content is received without audio, according to the World Health Organisation, approximately 5% of the world’s population is deaf or hard of hearing.

But did you also know that around 85 percent of humans watch videos with the sound turned off?

Assuming that sound will be played on your video, or even your podcast and not considering how to make it accessible to those without sound could be a big issue.

So that beautiful video you’ve made might not be getting the love it needs simply because you forgot one vital element.
CAPTIONS!

Today I’m chatting to a guest who knows all too well about making sure your words are SEEN, accurately, as well as heard.

 

Tune in to learn:

• What captions are, and why they’re so important
• Ahmed’s favourite captioning tools
• How YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo handles captions
• Should we rely on the platforms for captions?
• What people forget about when it comes to having quality captions
• Non-video uses for repurposed or reused captions
• What to consider when creating captions

  One of the most overlooked factors when it comes to marketing is how well your content is received without audio, according to the World Health Organisation, approximately 5% of the world’s population is deaf or hard of hearing.

  But did you also know that around 85 percent of humans watch videos with the sound turned off?

  Assuming that sound will be played on your video, or even your podcast and not considering how to make it accessible to those without sound could be a big issue.

  So that beautiful video you’ve made might not be getting the love it needs simply because you forgot one vital element.
  CAPTIONS!

  Today I’m chatting to a guest who knows all too well about making sure your words are SEEN, accurately, as well as heard.

   

  Tune in to learn:

  • What captions are, and why they’re so important
  • Ahmed’s favourite captioning tools
  • How YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo handles captions
  • Should we rely on the platforms for captions?
  • What people forget about when it comes to having quality captions
  • Non-video uses for repurposed or reused captions
  • What to consider when creating captions

Here’s the link to my free masterclass webinar:
https://theblogmillionaire.com/

Making connections is an important aspect for all businesses, and we often rely on face to face and in person opportunities to achieve this. But in a time like this with COVID-19, when social distancing has become the norm, how do businesses and brands go about making those meaningful and emotional connections that are so vital to building trust and often lead to sales?

Kevin England, CEO of Vonazon marketing agency, reminds you to first get back to basics with the four main senses; touch, vision, hearing, speaking. You want to make sure that you’re always educating, regardless of where your potential client is in your funnel.

This is a post framework that is really easy to knock out and delivers big time income.

If you fancy yourself a bit of an expert in your field and are looking for yet another opportunity to get your name out there and build brand awareness, consider leveraging the power of sites such as HARO to exert your expertise and knowledge on a given topic.

Greg Heilers, earned media guru and pitching machine from Jolly, reminds us that media pitching to sites such as HARO offers a multitude of benefits aside form just getting free publicity. Think about the benefits of finding potential collaborators, reaching your target market with you poised as an industry expert, being featured in high profile publications like The New York Times, as well as driving more traffic to your website.