With over 2 billion monthly users, YouTube is considered the holy grail for online video. It’s the most popular free video sharing platform in the world, and ranks the second most popular social media network behind Facebook. It’s safe to say it’s a force not to be reckoned with. 

Whether you’re getting quotes from different digital marketing agencies or you’re reading marketing publications, you’re likely hearing the words “branding” and “marketing” thrown together a lot.

Meet Alex—she recently visited your website and, due to your stellar inbound marketing strategies, felt intrigued and became interested in learning more about your products and services. When a banner popped up asking if she’d like to sign up for exclusive content, she couldn’t resist and voluntarily gave you her name and email address. Without knowing it, she became a qualified lead. One you can now nurture and convert to a sale.

The moment has come for us marketers to thoroughly plan out the objectives and strategies that will guide us over the next twelve months. We all know that consumers are growing increasingly skeptical of traditional marketing attempts and that, regardless of the nature of our business, we are facing a better informed and more demanding market.

Imagine looking for a solution online to later find there's maybe one company with a potential fix. You're not entirely sure at first glance because their website copy is vague and confusing.