13.4.2 Measuring Success
The Internet allows for detailed tracking and analysis, enabling future campaign
optimisation. When creating video content, use the various measurement
options available to determine what you can do better going forward.
YouTube Insight is a free tool which enables anyone with a YouTube account
to view detailed statistics about the videos they upload to the site. You can see
how often videos are viewed in different geographic regions, as well as how
popular they are relative to all videos in that market over a given period of time.
You can also delve deeper into the lifecycle of videos, such as how long it takes
for a video to become popular, and what happens to video views as popularity
peaks.
Using these metrics, you can increase your videos’ view counts and improve
popularity on the site. For example, you might learn that your videos are most
popular on Wednesdays, that they have a huge following in Spain, or that new
videos which play off previous content become more popular more quickly.
With this information, you can concentrate on posting compelling fresh content
which appeals to selected target audiences, and post these videos on days
when you know these viewers are on the site. You could even go a step further
and customise the video, dubbing it in Spanish. The range of possibilities to
customise – and optimise – your content is limited only by the brand’s level of
willingness.