By Michael Marabella
It has been over 10 years since the first video was uploaded to YouTube. In that time, online video has exploded across the web. At this point, it is hard to imagine the Internet without video, but it’s also hard to imagine video without the Internet. In the last ten years, the industry has changed dramatically. Advertisers have been moving away from big budget TV commercials, and have shifted their focus to simpler, cheaper video content that they’re pushing out like crazy. However, the more of this content we watch (and we watch A LOT of it), the less impact it has. Because of this, marketers have to constantly adapt to engage their audience.
One trend that has become increasingly popular is interactive video. An interactive video is exactly what it sounds like: a video that lets the viewer interact with it. There are many different types of interactive videos, all of which serve different functions. In this post, we will look into four different types of interactive videos, and how your brand might be able to utilize this technology in your own campaigns.