WOM is Key to the Spread of Online Video
Nearly half (42%) of consumers will click on an email containing to find online video content and 29% will "occasionally" spread the word about a video they saw. Those are some of the key findings in a new report from the Online Publishers Association about the demographics of online video consumption.
With the ever-increasing popularity of viral clips, the data also showed that word of mouth is the main vehicle for consumers to share online video with each other:
* 44% forward an email with a link to the video
* 31% use a site's "tell a friend" option
* 31% talk about the video over the telephone
* 7% post a link on their blog
Source: Online Publishers Association, "From Early Adoption To Common Practice: A Primer On Online Video Viewing".
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