Thursday, July 9, 2015

Man City builds global brand, how long should your videos be & advice from Brian Cody



Man City builds global brand
Manchester City FC is using technology to build a global brand according to this article in “Marketing Week.”  They want to track performance “from boardroom to pitch” and support business opportunities, football performance and fan engagement.  The club’s parent company is City Football Group (CFG) and it also has stakes in NYC FC, Melbourne City FC and Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan.

How long should your videos be?
The most watched videos on YouTube are 3 minutes long while 15 second TV ads are growing in popularity – even though they may be edited down from the 30 second original version.  Ads for video on demand should be no longer than 20 seconds for those viewing on a desktop and 10 seconds max for mobile advises this article from the Irish Times.  Netflix preview ads for the next episode of a series are 15 seconds – the same length of time that Instagram video ad formats are.  So the message seems to be – different ad lengths for different formats.

“If you lose, you’re not good enough to win”
So said Brian Cody, Kilkenny hurling manager when he spoke at a recent Smurfit UCD Smurfit Business School breakfast.  Writing in the Irish Independent, Michael Cullen tells us that Cody’s tips included - never to ignore your gut instinct, know the people around you and their way of life and surround yourself with experts but don’t tell them how to do their job.




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