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How To Measure ROI In Online Video To Help Ensure Success

Daisy Whitney | 1 year ago |

About 40% of media buyers at marketers and agencies say that measuring ROI in online video is hard to do. That's why marketers should outline goals up front so they can better measure ROI against the cost per view in online video. For tips on how to do so, check out this week's edition of the New Media Minute with ROI insights for online video.

How To Measure ROI In Online Video

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So let's say you're a marketer or a media buyer and you just bought online video ads on What The Buck, Epic Meal Time, & Hulu. Now, would you be able to report back to your client on whether the money was well spent?

About 40% of media buyers and marketers and agencies say that measuring ROI in online video is hard to do--and it's also a hindrance to spending more money in online video--according to a new study from the ad network Casale Media. So while online video ad spending is growing, the vendors that service marketers and agencies would be wise to invest some energy in improving measurement, metrics, and the process of buying video ads, lest they lose the momentum of this still-new medium.

But there's more that marketers can do as well that attract ROI. I asked Casale Media's Chief Marketing Officer, Julie Casale-Amorim, for tips. And she said marketers should decide out front what action they want users exposed to their ads to take--whether it's sharing a video on social media, registering for a promotion, or making a purchase online.

Then, develop a model to calculate what those engagements are actually worth--like, $1 per registration--so the brand can measure ROI against a cost per view. Then look for the partners and platforms that can actually track those engagements and actions. Finally, test those platforms and make sure they work.

About the Author - Daisy Whitney

By day, Daisy Whitney is a producer, on-air correspondent, podcaster and raconteur in the new media business. She produces conferences for iMedia and provides strategy consulting to businesses on their online video presence and the online video marketplace. As a reporter, Daisy covers new media for NBC’s KNTV, ABCNews.com, Beet.TV, MediaPost and others. She also hosts the top-ranked iTunes audio podcast “This Week in Media,” which you should totally subscribe to. View All Posts By - Daisy Whitney

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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=669890406 Grant Crowell
Thanks, Daisy. This is really not as difficult as many media buyers would make it out to be. Simply assigning a value to any social media response (which is also referred to as "social proof") translates to Social ROI, which can be ascribed a value (currency) that can translate into both estimated and actual Financial ROI. Starting with a benchmark that gets adjusted over time is similar to traditional advertising and marketing projections for campaigns where the value is not a POS.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100361750022323 Video Leads Online
I agree that Measuring ROI from a video is still hard to do... especially if you focus on the "posted" model where "connecting the dots" is kinda hard to do (more so than Hosted video).
BTW, Cute little comic image flashes at the end of your video Daisy. If I "rewind" and pause there, does that help your video "rank higher" - otherwise, why do you put the there?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=170100766 Tim Schmoyer
I'm a little curious why measuring ROI on video and social media is so important. I mean, yeah, I realize it's important to have metrics in place, but no one measures the ROI on things like staff meetings, yet we still have staff meetings because we know it's important even if we can't measure nor exactly quantify how.