{"id":5020,"date":"2013-12-13T06:35:06","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T14:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/?p=5020"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:58:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T05:58:40","slug":"why-photos-and-video-need-to-dominate-your-social-media-post-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/why-photos-and-video-need-to-dominate-your-social-media-post-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Photos and Video Need to Dominate Your Social Media Post (Infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Friday Column: Tips to jump start the weekend and make you a star before Monday. It\u2019s that easy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/visual-content-marketing-importance-2-infographics.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5021\" alt=\"visual-content-marketing-importance-2-infographics\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/visual-content-marketing-importance-2-infographics.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/visual-content-marketing-importance-2-infographics.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dlvrit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/visual-content-marketing-importance-2-infographics-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Did you know there are more than 2.5 billion camera phones in the world?\u00a0 To quote\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.luminate.com\/2012\/05\/welcome-to-the-imagesphere.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bob Lisbon from Luminate<\/a>, we live in the age of the &#8220;<i>camera in everyone\u2019s pocket&#8221;<\/i>. \u00a0While standing in a long checkout line at Cost Plus World Market last Saturday, the guy in front of me took out his phone, stood up on one of the displays and quickly snapped a picture of the crowd in front of him.\u00a0 At this point, he turned to me and I believe in an attempt to justify his actions, said he was Snapchatting. \u00a0Hum? I do not have an Instagram, Vine or a <a title=\"11 Gains in Productivity with a SnapChat for the Enterprise\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2013\/12\/11-gains-in-productivity-with-a-snapchat-for-the-enterprise\/\">Snapchat<\/a> account.\u00a0 What am I missing? This guy obviously felt the crowd picture was compelling enough to share with someone for maybe, ten whole seconds.<\/p>\n<p>We spent this week discussing, via our <a title=\"How to Find Your Flickr RSS Feed and Share Your Photostream on Twitter and Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2013\/12\/how-to-find-your-flickr-rss-feed-and-share-your-photostream-on-twitter-and-facebook\/\">blog posts<\/a>, the importance of using visuals in social media and <a title=\"Introducing Q \u2013 A Smart New Scheduling Tool to Keep Fans and Followers Active\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2013\/12\/introducing-q-a-smart-new-scheduling-tool-to-keep-fans-and-followers-active\/\">tools to help you share<\/a>.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s sharing a darling picture of your brother\u2019s new baby on Facebook, posting a lunch special on Twitter, <a title=\"How to Create Rich Tweets by using Auto-Preview of Images and Videos\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/2013\/12\/how-to-enable-auto-preview-of-images-and-video-in-your-twitter-timeline-to-create-rich-tweets\/\">using auto-preview<\/a> of a photo of sizzling soup or showing you\u2019re innovative before and after landscape design skills on Pinterest, these images greatly increase social engagement and the interactivity of your post.\u00a0 According to Twitter, rich social media posts can bring your followers closer to what\u2019s happening, and make them feel like they are right there with you. Yep, I was right there with that guy at Cost Plus and whomever he shared his photo with!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a quick summary of some of the interesting facts we mentioned this week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>62% of internet users have shared or curated a photo or video<\/li>\n<li>Visuals positively affect participation (reading, clicks, shares, purchases) by 80%<\/li>\n<li>Research done by New York University suggests that\u00a083% of human learning occurs visually.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This infographic from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/infographicb2b.com\/2013\/07\/03\/why-use-visual-content-in-social-media-marketing-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\">B2B Infographics<\/a>\u00a0takes a closer look at why you must use visual content in social media.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-content-social-media-infographic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5025\" alt=\"photo-content-social-media-infographic\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.dlvr.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/photo-content-social-media-infographic.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"6217\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Friday Column: Tips to jump start the weekend and make you a star before Monday. 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