It’s no secret that video content receives higher engagement than written content. Forrester Research has estimated that one minute of video is worth 1.8 million words. Further emphasizing video’s growing power, Cisco has predicted that by 2017 video will account for 69% of content consumed on the Internet.

When it comes to video, brands that aren’t already using video in their marketing strategy usually see video as an empty expense costing thousands of dollars providing little to no return. But the root of the problem is not understanding how to use video in a marketing strategy. To get the most out of video, marketers need to understand how to build a campaign around a video. We’ve come up with a few ways to jumpstart your video marketing efforts.

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