6 Types of Video Ideas to Supercharge Your Social Media

At its core, social media engagement is always a two-way street. Yes, part of your success will depend on your ability to continue to put relevant, compelling content out into the world. But that content also needs to invite participation from your users. If their relationship with your brand is a passive one, you may get a lot of impressions on your content... but very few of those people are going to be motivated to the point where they take that critical next step and make a purchase.

This is why video content has always been a great way to supercharge your social media engagement. According to Twitter, video tweets are 6x as likely to be retweeted as photos. Not only are 75% of all video plays taking place on mobile devices, but about 92% of people who watch a video on a smartphone will share it with someone else.

But at the same time, none of this will matter if you're not leveraging the right types of video content in the first place. With that in mind, there are five key video formats that you'll definitely want to explore to help you supercharge your engagement on social media and beyond.

1. Live Videos

Live videos are one of the most powerful and effective types of content on social media these days. Not only will viewers generally watch a live video for approximately three times longer than a pre-recorded one, but about 59% of people actually prefer watching live videos over live TV.

Live videos work great on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn that already have their own "live" video solutions built right in, and so long as it's compelling, they can be any length you want - even an hour or more! For the cherry on top, most social media platforms notify your followers when you go live, which can create a big spike in your engagement!

To get a good sense of just what you can do with the live format, check out this recording of a live broadcast from video marketing coach Owen Video on his Facebook page where he discusses all things video marketing:

2. How-To Videos

According to another recent study, about 65% of people say they actively use online videos to help them solve a problem. People actively want to broaden their horizons, and if your brand is the one to provide them with that insight, you'll come out all the better for it.

Generally speaking, these videos are great on Facebook and Twitter and should be much shorter than live videos. Think three to five minutes, or maybe slightly longer -- up to 10 minutes if you really want to go into great detail on an important task. A great example of this type of videos comes from Matt D'Avella. In this video, Matt talks to Thomas Frank, the Productivity Guru, on how to be more productive:

How-to videos are exceptionally good at keeping viewers engaged. How-to videos are also the best format to boost your views on YouTube and other social media channels.

3. User-Generated Videos

If you really want to grow an engaged community on social media, you need to make people feel like they're a part of something bigger. This is why user-generated content works tremendously well on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media sites - because community members can see and enjoy videos being created by other real community members, making everyone involved feel like they're a genuine part of something unique and special.

Not only did this supercharge the brand's engagement on social media, but it also gave them access to an endless array of short (one to two minute) videos that they didn't actually have to create. The users did all of the hard work on their behalf AND it deepened their larger relationship with the Fitness brand at the same time.

Even if you’re not looking to make more money in fitness online, there are still many ways you can leverage user-generated video content. A great way to entice your followers to create videos and submit them to you, is by creating a social media content.

Social media contests are simple and extremely effective at boosting your engagement. Your contest can be anything, but it should be something that your followers are actually interested in. You can then ask your followers to submit their videos for a chance to win an awesome offer.

4. Product Announcements

Product announcement videos are a great way to raise awareness ahead of an upcoming release, but they're also a perfect chance to increase social media engagement. Consider the fact that according to Marketing Land, about 62% of people say they are actually more interested in a product after seeing a video about it in their Facebook Story.

For best results, keep your announcement video under one minute and focus on teasing the excitement of the launch, not on "giving the entire game away," so to speak.

5. Company Culture Videos

One of the major reasons that brands often struggle when growing their online community is because they don’t give consumers something to rally behind that goes deeper than a logo or a set of products.

People don't really engage with inanimate objects on social media - they want to feel a real, human connection to a brand. Company culture videos are your perfect opportunity to do exactly that, in a format that works great on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and even more business-centric social media sites like LinkedIn.

These videos can take any shape you need them to - from short, five-minute interviews with key employees to a "birds-eye view" of your daily operations and anything in between.

The key value you're offering with these videos is a sense of perspective - people should walk away with a better understanding of what your brand does and who you are. It can be silly or informative or both at the same time.

They're never more than two or three minutes in length - but they also give people a chance to talk about their favorite part of their job, in a way that is relatable and friendly.

This type of video content tends to generate high levels of engagement on social media, in part because it gives people a sense of your organization’s values, but also because your target audience gets to understand why your company is different.

6. Behind the Scenes Videos

Similar to the company culture videos, BTS videos take your followers behind-the-scenes, and show a different look at your brand and business. People love these types of videos.

In this video, you can share your exclusive insight into a process, or a project, that your followers would be interested in. BTS videos are often less polished than your traditional online videos and incorporate lots of raw footage.

Wrapping this up...

The types of video content listed here are only a few ideas: the only limit is your imagination., However, of all the types of videos that you can use to boost your engagement, these have proven time and time again to be among the most effective types to help achieve your engagement goals.

Keep in mind that you should never rely too heavily on one particular format. Switch things up and focus on creating varied, high quality, relevant and engaging content for your audience.

Also read: What's a CV, and how does it differ from a resume?

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