Content smorgasbord 2: more top examples of ‘snackable’ content

People’s attention spans are dropping – so ensure your content is snackable or risk being ignored by consumers.

Long-form content is falling on deaf ears. Well, blind eyes. Out of 2 billion visits across the web 55% of people spent fewer than 15 seconds actively on a page.

• Vine, Snapchat, Instagram, Pinterest and WhatsApp are recruiting millennials with visual and short form content sharing.

• Twitter recently made its interface more visual.

• More and more online content is now consumed on mobile phones – small screens lend themselves to snackable content.

Make your content suitable for modern viewers, not readers.

Vimeo

If you have video-based messaging you want to aim at a more discerning audience, then Vimeo is the right channel for you. 5 billion videos were streamed on Vimeo in 2013 alone. Blue-chip companies including BMW and Honda are using Vimeo to offer their customers upmarket, targeted videos.

Social Stars Rising

Social media doesn’t start with Facebook and end with Pinterest – smart marketers know they need to monitor emerging platforms. Try these recently launched platforms to see if your snackable content could be the right fit:

• We Heart It – Think Pinterest – but for a young audience (25 million so far).

• Secret – Users share their thoughts and comments anonymously.

StoryGraphics……. Infographic + Story = StoryGraphic

“A standalone image-based timeline that recounts a story, with rich media integrated.”

Taking a potentially long-form piece and breaking it down into ‘bite-sized’ elements that readers can snack on – instead of being confronted by a large block of ‘click away’ baiting text.

BuzzFeed

While some critics loath BuzzFeed, its quizzes have been the runaway success story of 2014. For example: On Facebook, BuzzFeed’s question: “How would you die in Game of Thrones?” generated: 85927 Likes, 77756 Shares, 102387 Comments, 266070 Total Engagement Points and over 1000000 views. The Lesson here is clearly  ask the right question and your marketing message could go viral.

• Consumer attention spans are plummeting so your content needs to be short, sharp and engaging.

• Don’t just rely on the established snackable social media outlets; look for new platforms.

• Make your content fit the channel; a simple question-based angle can pay dividends.

• Use third party content managers to help organise and keep track of content across all your channels.

Discover how to make your marketing messaging pop with our free eGuide: Modern Marketing Essentials Guide: Content Marketing.