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How To Use Web Videos For SEO & Ecommerce: Mashable Article Shares 8 Reasons Why Every Ecommerce Site Should Get Serious About Video

By Valerie Jennings, CEO of Jennings Social Media Marketing

Web videos are one of the most beneficial marketing tools online to generate higher search engine rankings, website traffic, leads and conversions.

This mashable.com article, written by Yaniv Axen, offers 8 reasons why every Ecommerce site needs Web videos.

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Mashable Article: How to use Web video for ecommerce

1. Video Attracts New, Relevant Search Traffic
2. Video Assets Can be Easily Syndicated
3. Videos Encourage Sharing
4. Video Engages Site Visitors
5. Video’s “Halo Effect” Drives Conversions
6. Video Increases Customer Loyalty
7. Video Creates Online Personalization
8. Video Production Costs Are Falling, ROI Is Rising

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Real-Time Analytics Emerge

Spurred by new short-form, shoot-from-the-hip content, Web measurement tools race to embrace real-time events

Story by Rich Karpinski, Business to Business Magazine

Adobe Systems’ $1.8 billion purchase of Web analytics vendor Omniture Inc., which received regulatory approval last week, is the latest proof of the mainstreaming of online measurement.

While some market-watchers wonder how well the two companies actually fit together, the combination “has the potential to embed measurement technologies into the landscape of interactive media,” Forrester Research analyst John Lovet said. It also could signal more consolidation as well, as other competitors—most notably, Microsoft Corp.—look to acquire or partner with the remaining independent Web analytics firms.
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