Infographic: Livestreaming tips and trends

Video—especially in real time—is the prevailing content craze. Here’s practical guidance on how to succeed using this popular medium.

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Mic, MTV News, Fox Sports, Vocativ and other notable online publications have laid off editorial staff in pursuit of video advertising dollars, which has catapulted livestreaming to hot content commodity status.

Koeppel Direct has an infographic with tips to help you successfully jump into the video fray. For insight into viewer preferences and behaviors, the graphic lists the following stats pulled from a survey:

What are people watching? According to the infographic:

There are plenty of places to upload your livestreams, but Facebook Live reigns as the heavyweight champ. The infographic states that Facebook Live videos are watched “three times longer than regular videos” and that there are 360 million Facebook Live users.

As long as Facebook continues to dominate social media traffic—and favor video-centric content—Facebook Live should remain a safe bet to maximize your reach. However, Instagram Live, YouTube Live, Twitch and Live.ly are also worth a look.

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