|
MARKETING Four Reasons Why Your Voice Over Marketing Should Hop Onto TikTok October 22, 2020 Note: Wanna buy TikTok? The Chinese company owner, ByteDance, is trying to swing, hip-hop or waltz a deal to U.S. investors, and who knows where or when that will end up. Meanwhile, gazillions of video eyeballs stream into this site every second of every day ...  By Carl Bishop Voice Actor Voice actors should be on TikTok because it's a key component in our
mix of social media. Before I tell you the four reasons why, I'm
assuming you already know that having an active social media presence is
super important. If you do animation or video game
characters, you're probably already on TikTok, but if not, you still
should. Why? Because unlike LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, TikTok is
for entertainers. FOUR REASONS WHY .. Here are the reasons why I think you should be on
TikTok. 1. TikTok is easy to use
TikTok is perhaps the least intimidating social media app because its
so easy to use. It was smartly designed to be intuitive and fairly
simple. If you have a smart phone with a camera, you're in business. No
special cameras, lighting or expensive and time-consuming post
production of videos is required. The whole point is to be authentic and
real. The maximum length of content is 60 seconds, like a
commercial script. 2. It's used by billions of people Because of its ease of use and global reach, voice actors on TikTok have exposure to billions of users. With 800 million monthly users
worldwide, it has massive reach, and is the most downloaded app on Apple's App Store, just behind YouTube. Also, most TikTok users interact with
the app many times a day and spend an average of an hour daily viewing
and commenting on posts. You might be thinking that no one cares
about that commercial you read that aired two years ago. But I know
you've heard someone say, "Oh wow, you're the person from the Toyota
Truck Month commercial. Please do the voice!" 3. It's a free and easy way to increase your search ranking By uploading a simple video of you voicing a spot, or saying a line
from a well-known commercial you've voiced, you are increasing impressions and
click-throughs for free - and with minimal effort. If you 'feed the
beast,' the beast will love you back. Google loves to see you showing up
online, and since TikTok allows you to link to your website and
other social media right from your profile page, you can drive traffic
to where it counts. 4. TikTok is fun No other social media app is as fun as TikTok. It's a playground for
creativity. Plus, It's OK to be casual, real and personal. That's the
whole point. The people who know your work want to get to know the
person behind the voice. We live very isolated lives and receive almost
no feedback for the work we do besides a paycheck. Do yourself a favor
and enjoy a little instant feedback. The community is waiting! ------------------- ABOUT CARL Carl
Bishop is an actor and voice over talent who spends an almost unhealthy
amount of time in front of a microphone from his studio in Manhattan's
East Village. The world's top brands have hired him for their national
campaigns, including Gillette, Comcast XFinity, Advair, Bayer, Head and
Shoulders, and others. Carl is the voice of "Bandit" (a German Munitions
expert) in the "Rainbow 6: Siege" video game. He has narrated TV shows
and promos for The Weather Channel, Travel Channel, Discovery and PBS.
He's voiced those funny commercials you see on SNL. Carl also does
corporate narration and e-learning for Pepsi, HP, Cigna and the U.S.
Army. And Carl was live announcer for the NBC Upfronts specials where he
brought to the stage Joan Rivers, Andy Cohen, Nick Cannon, and a
Kardashian or two. When the red light is off, Carl enjoys gardening and
caring for his wise old cat, and his wise-acre husband. Email: carl@carlbishopvo.com Web: www.thecarlbishop.com |
|
|
I do have an account and I use it to post videos of me as my video game character. @therealbanditsix.com. You can upload any video file that is on your phone or record one inside the TikTok App.
I hope that answers your question.
Carl