Brand-produced video has become a key component in garnering positive media coverage, according to a new study from D S Simon Media.
The “DS Simon Brand Visibility 2020” report, which surveyed 366 journalists, found that media platforms across the board want to use brand video. The appetite for brand video is strongest among blogs—with 85 percent saying they use it—and television stations, which come in close behind at 84 percent. About two-thirds of radio station web sites (66 percent) say they use brand video, as do 54 percent of print media outlets.
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In addition, more than eight out 10 media organizations (82 percent) who use brand video said they use the entire video with no editing. That number reaches 94 percent for blogs, and the overall number is up 11 percent from Simon’s 2018 survey.
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