The employment industry is in a unique place right now. The pandemic has changed everything, from the way people work to the way people feel about work, and more importantly how they feel about the companies that they work for. That puts hiring and staffing companies in a unique position. If you do it right, you can build a solid marketing strategy to help take your firm out in front of the pack and help employees get their careers and job demands back on track.Â
Of course, thereâs the whole âdoing it rightâ part-- but donât worry, weâve got you covered there. In the list below, weâll go over 10 of the best video marketers and staffing gurus that you should be following to learn about building your own audience on social media and through video. Today, people spend more time on social media and viral videos than ever before.Â
Itâs a natural progression in marketing, and especially for those smarter brands that have already adopted the âgo where the people areâ mentality. Currently, Internet users watch between six and seven hours of video online each week. Imagine if just an hour of that was coming to your organization. Thatâs nothing. With a solid marketing strategy, you can get millions of followers and views.Â
Currently, video marketers are using platforms at an astonishing rate to publish content. And the order of the top four platforms might surprise you:
Thatâs rightâeven though LinkedIn has only had video for a short time, itâs already outranking the other three platforms as a source of video traffic. And thatâs not the only statistic that might surprise you.
Consider that by 2022, theyâre estimating that more than 82% of all Internet traffic will come from either streaming or downloaded video. Or how about the fact that video will increase your chance of landing on the first SERP (search engine results page) by as much as 5300%. Thatâs not a typo. Video gives you 53 times as much opportunity to land on page one of Google and other search engines.Â
Interested in conversions? A video on the landing page of your website will increase conversion rates by as much as 80 percent.
If you want in, youâve got to embrace video marketing.Â
Ok, so you need video marketing. But besides the typical âcommercialâ ads and spotlights showcasing your firm, what kind of videos can you use to increase your following? Now is the time to get creative, because the options are endless if you start brainstorming. For example:
These are just a few ideas to get you started. Get creative. Ask your team for help. And of course, check out the top video marketers below to learn how you can embrace video to grow your following.Â
Brianna Rooney is The Millionaire Recruiter, offering a recruiting bootcamp and a lot of valuable resources for people who are looking for video advice and straightforward insight into their industry. She only has about 12K subscribers on YouTube, but as sheâll tell you, sheâs not for everyone. she works with elite clients and the best of the best in employees and knows how to maximize digital marketing with video on YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, and more.Â
She offers a lot of career advice and tips, recruiting insights for industry pros, managers, and others, and insights on her own routines and methods that have gotten her to where she is in her success. There are even e-courses and an FAQ video to keep people informed, which is a great tool that you can use, too.Â
Dean Da Costa is among the best when it comes to walkthroughs and tutorials that can help you learn more about marketing and recruiting as a business. heâs been around for years and most of his videos have thousands of views, offering insight of everything from how to get a CV from LinkedIn to hacking Facebook with intel techniques to help you get better results. He takes a unique approach to recruiting to ensure that everyone gets the best information. Plus, heâs easy to watch and offers all kinds of insight from every corner of the industry.Â
Neil doesnât specialize in recruiting, but he specializes in output, which is something that everyone can stand to learn from. He publishes both video and written content at impressive rates, giving everyone something to strive to achieve. While his specialty is in SEO and digital marketing, that can still benefit your hiring and staffing firm in several ways. For starters, heâll help you market your brand, no matter what brand that is, and show you how to make sure that you give people content that counts.Â
Neil offers a lot of resources and heâs been recognized by former President Obama for his entrepreneurial efforts. He's also been featured in Forbes and other publications and is worth knowing if you want to succeed with video marketing or digital marketing of any kind.Â
This show is a great resource for anyone who wants to learn about HR and recruitment from the best of the best. Itâs been around for over five years and they focus on all kinds of HR topics, featuring a different special guest in each episode. Audra Knight and Katrina Collier offer a fun, unique chemistry that helps you enjoy learning about your industry. Plus, they key in on important issues and make sure that you stay informed.Â
This is a channel that should be at the top of everyoneâs list if you are looking for a way to build your influence online. Heâs all about growing your YouTube and video following in every possible way and works to help you do that through his videos. Heâs also a bestselling author and speaker and his goal is to help all entrepreneurs and businesses make the most of their efforts in marketing, including with video. He's got a no-nonsense approach that really gets peopleâs attention and helps him get results that a lot of people donât often see. In addition to his social media pages and YouTube channel, heâs also got a podcast and tons of other resources.Â
Weâre guessing you didnât expect to see a name like this on the list, but theyâre doing pretty impressive things with video marketing for their own efforts, as well as to help the employers, recruiters, and others that they work with. Their marketing videos are designed to inspire hope and give people a feeling of connection, and they get to the solution within 30 seconds, giving people less time to wander away before watching the important parts. They understand strategy and how to take a simple video and turn it into a story that creates an engaging message that attracts followers.Â
You can find all kinds of videos from this company, too, which could inspire you on topics and styles of videos that you can make for your own company.Â
This company knows what work/life balance is about and it knows how to get peopleâs attention by showing that off. in one of their YouTube videos, they focus on the weekend and âlifeâ part of work/life and make sure that people know theyâre an HR group that understands the importance of working to live, not living to work. They have tons of other videos and resources, too, that all take a creative approach to marketing so that they can build their following and help their audience find solutions at the same time.Â
Deloitte is taking things to the next level with its recruiting and staffing videos. They now have an interactive game-style video that lets you click to make decisions so that you can follow along with the company culture and check out their core values without having to just sit back and watch. It's great for those who want to learn more about the company, and itâs just one of the many creative videos that showcase how this company is all about maximizing its efforts with video marketing.Â
While GE isnât IN staffing specifically, they have an entire channel on YouTube thatâs dedicated to showcasing the work-life of the company and its employees. They have videos that talk about different roles, different initiatives that the company takes, and more. There are day-in-the-life videos, too. They showcase their own accomplishments and achievements, and they even have videos of things like their 3D printing technology, which is right alongside their voice and mission.
Adam Karpiak is the brains behind this consulting firm, which specializes in recruiting for accounting industry clients. They offer a special relationship with every client and only work with the clients they feel that they can serve the best. Adam hits the list as a video marketing influencer and social media force because he has powerful followings on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites. He also uses video to reach his audience and make a statement, as well as to help his clients better understand what the firm offers.Â
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