6 Minutes of Marketing that Will Get You Ready for 2018 | Ep. #520

<p>In episode #520, Eric and Neil talk about the year ahead in marketing and cover it all in six minutes. Tune in to hear what’s going to change and how to stay ahead of the curve in 2018.</p> <p><strong>Time-Stamped Show Notes:</strong></p> <ul> <li>[00:27] Today’s Topic: <em>6 Minutes of Marketing that Will Get You Ready for 2018</em></li> <li>[00:35] It’s important to start looking at video and working on your video strategy.</li> <li>[01:10] The rate at which video is growing, it’s important to grab a slice of that pie.</li> <li>[01:30] Even Instagram has video!</li> <li>[01:42] Look at the struggling platforms. <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/">Facebook</a> is trying to compete with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>, but they want different types of content from YouTube. You will get way more reach with certain types of video on Facebook.</li> <li>[02:25] Neil has 900,000 Facebook fans, 30,000 <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/">LinkedIn</a> Connections, but his video views on LinkedIn equate to same amount as Facebook.</li> <li>[02:50] <a href="https://www.snapchat.com/">Snapchat</a> has been getting their butts handed to them by <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/?hl=en">Instagram</a>. So, they’re willing to do whatever it takes to win. They will tweak their algorithms to your advantage.</li> <li>[03:13] LinkedIn will get you more listens and views than YouTube.</li> <li>[03:26] <a href="https://twitter.com/login">Twitter</a> clicks get you pennies, but the clicks are connections being made.</li> <li>[04:15] Really focus in on the one thing that has been working for you and then double down on it.</li> <li>[04:40] How Eric and Neil have doubled down: Eric and Neil now sit next to each other in the studio, they post their show on <a href="https://www.spotify.com/">Spotify</a>, and they do live episodes at various conferences.</li> <li>[05:00] Ad costs are going to rise in 2018.</li> <li>[05:14] As the costs rise on <a href= "https://adwords.google.com/home/">AdWords</a> and Facebook, you w