Operations
How to write short-form video scripts that work for UK brands
A practical guide to short form video scriptwriting in the UK: hooks that fit British audiences, vertical video structure and claims that meet the ad codes.
Desk
Editorial Desk
Strategy
What length should short-form videos be for UK brands?
Practical durations for short-form video by UK feed, goal and audience, with clear advice on testing the length for vertical video campaigns.
Audience research
Instagram Reels vs TikTok for UK business: where should you post?
Compare Instagram Reels and TikTok for UK business: audience differences, engagement patterns and where to post first, based on Ofcom and ONS data.
Operations
How to shoot vertical video on an iPhone for UK small businesses
A practical guide to shooting vertical video on an iPhone for UK small businesses, covering camera settings, British light, permissions and file handling.
Outlook
Seven short form video 2027 trends to source before you plan
A named list of seven short form video 2027 trends, from AI avatars to Ofcom duties, with sourced facts and practical questions for UK marketing teams.
Rules and ethics
Short form video advertising rules without the guesswork
An England checklist for short form video advertising rules: ASA claims and disclosure, ICO direct marketing consent, and the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
Reviews
How do you judge short form video agency reviews in England?
A buyer's guide to reading short form video agency reviews in England: what to check in a pitch, what evidence to demand, and what reviews cannot tell you.
Tools and providers
Short-Form Video Agency vs Freelancer in the UK: How to Choose
Compare a short-form video agency with a freelance editor in the UK: costs, VAT, IR35 status checks and how to split a retainer before you hire.
Outlook
Short form video AI applications explained for marketers
How AI features in short form video tools handle captions, rough cuts and variant testing, plus the checks, costs and update triggers UK teams need.
Measurement
When to switch short form video attribution methods
Compare short form video attribution methods for English marketing teams: platform, last click, blended and incrementality testing, plus a before and after table.
Audience research
Audience data or audience guesswork, the short form video audience research guide
A practical guide to short form video audience research for England, covering ONS data, interviews, competitor gaps, personas and measuring results.
Measurement
Where can you find reliable short form video benchmark research?
Short form video benchmark research is scarce and often misread. Here is how to judge a benchmark study, apply it to England, and report it honestly.
Reviews
When to shortlist short form video best providers for English teams
How to decide when to shortlist short form video best providers for English teams, covering criteria, mobile creative evidence, platform fit and data duties.
Tools and providers
Why short form video best tools depend on data and sources
A source-led way to pick short form video best tools, using platform documentation, UK competition law and your own data, with a checklist for procurement teams.
Costs and pricing
A short form video budget template explained for marketing teams
A practical guide to building a short form video budget template, covering cost lines, a comparison table and the rules that affect spend in England.
Foundations
Compare short form video business models before you commit
Compare the main short form video business models used by England-based teams, from retainers to licensing, with the cost, control and risk each one carries.
Audience research
Build short form video buyer personas from evidence, not guesswork
Short form video buyer personas work best when built from search data, interviews and platform signals, with consent handled under UK GDPR rules.
Rules and ethics
Short-form video captions: UK accessibility requirements and best practice
UK video captions law explained: what the Equality Act 2010 means for subtitles on short-form video, plus practical captioning and audio description steps.
Strategy
Comparing a short form video channel strategy without spreading your team thin
Compare short form video channel strategy options for small UK teams, from single-channel focus to two-channel partnerships, with illustrative costs and rules.
Rules and ethics
Seven clauses to check in short form video commercial contracts
Seven clauses in short form video commercial contracts that decide who owns the footage, who can reuse it and who pays when a platform pulls a post.
Foundations
Short form video commercial opportunities without the guesswork
A practical England guide to short form video commercial opportunities, covering paid ads, affiliate income, licensing fees and the consent rules behind each route.
Audience research
Why short form video competitor research needs a proper checklist
A practical checklist for short form video competitor research, covering audience signals, creative formats and the consumer law that applies to what you copy.
Costs and pricing
Why a short form video cost guide needs dated sources
A short form video cost guide is only as good as its sources. Here is why dated data from LinkedIn, the ICO and the ONS matters for budgeting in England.
Costs and pricing
Budget for short form video costs and pricing with a working model
A practical guide to short form video costs and pricing, covering rate cards, production budgets, paid amplification and the compliance checks to plan for.
Audience research
What short form video customer interviews mean for audience research
A practical listicle on running short form video customer interviews in England, covering consent, question design, recruitment and the records you keep.
Rules and ethics
Why short form video data protection matters for England's marketing teams
How UK GDPR, ICO guidance and children's privacy rules shape short form video data protection in England, plus a practical compliance checklist.
Foundations
How to read short form video demand signals from search and ads
A practical listicle on reading short form video demand signals, covering search interest, ad tools, buyer behaviour and the legal limits on audience data.
Rules and ethics
Short form video disclosure policy explained for England
A practical how-to for English marketing teams on building a short form video disclosure policy, covering advertising rules, consumer law and programmatic buying.
Foundations
When to build short form video foundations for the England market
Short form video foundations for England: what changed, the data that matters, who is accountable under UK rules, and a before and after plan for 2027.
Costs and pricing
When to add short form video hidden costs to the budget
Costs that land after the quote: versioning, paid reach, rights and compliance review, with illustrative pound figures and a before-and-after budget table.
Measurement
Short form video key metrics explained for marketing teams
A plain guide to short form video key metrics, covering which numbers to track, which to ignore and how to source each figure so your reporting holds up.
Operations
A short form video launch review you can run, or a vendor's showreel?
A runnable short form video launch review with a step-by-step checklist and questions to ask before signing, plus real tools for verifying vendor claims.
Foundations
What the short form video market entry checklist means for English brands
A compliance-first short form video market entry checklist for England, covering data rules, platform terms, creative review and the decision points before launch.
Outlook
Short form video market outlook signals every English marketing lead should track
A guide to reading short form video market outlook signals for England, covering the trigger list, rules sources and a scoring rubric for reviewing spend.
Foundations
Before you quote a short form video market size in England, define what counts
Before you quote a short form video market size in England, check what the figure counts, where it comes from and how to score your own estimate.
Measurement
A method for measuring and reporting short form video performance that avoids vanity metrics
How to run short form video measurement and reporting in the UK, with attribution models, benchmark sources and a scoring rubric for vertical campaigns.
Measurement
Short form video measurement mistakes that flatter or that inform decisions
Short form video measurement mistakes in England, plus the criteria to apply when you build a report that stands up to finance and compliance review.
Strategy
Seven steps to a short form video ninety day plan
A step-by-step guide to building a short form video ninety day plan, covering goals, formats, compliance checks, measurement and the review that decides quarter two.
Operations
Nine steps to a short form video operating workflow
A practical nine-step short form video operating workflow for English marketing teams, covering briefs, review gates, ownership, platform specs and measurement.
Operations
What stronger short form video operations mean for UK marketing teams
A delivery guide to short form video operations for UK teams: roles, approval routes, data transfers and the numbers behind a weekly content programme.
Costs and pricing
Short-form video packages for UK local businesses: what to expect
What UK local businesses pay for short-form video packages, what a monthly retainer covers, and how Google Business Profile changes the brief.
Strategy
What a short form video planning template means for marketing teams
Build a short form video planning template with a decision table, clear consent rules and a review cycle that keeps briefs and sign-off in order.
Costs and pricing
Five short form video pricing models compared for England
Compare five short form video pricing models used by English teams, from retainers to performance fees, with labelled example costs and the risks each one hides.
Reviews
Short form video product comparison: buy or build for your team?
Compare CapCut, Premiere Pro, Descript, Opus Clip and Buffer on rights, captions and price, then decide whether to buy or build for your team.
Strategy
Short-form video product demos for UK ecommerce: what works
How UK ecommerce shops can plan short-form video product demos that convert, from vertical framing and placement to CAP Code claims, editing and budget.
Operations
Short form video quality checklist explained for English teams
A short form video quality checklist for English teams: framing, sound-off viewing, disclosure, privacy and the sign-off records that keep reviews auditable.
Measurement
A short form video reporting dashboard that survives a board review
Build a short form video reporting dashboard that ties platform metrics to business outcomes, with a scoring rubric, consent checks and a weekly refresh routine.
Costs and pricing
When to build a short form video return on investment model
How to build a short form video return on investment model in England, with cost lines, attribution windows, a scoring rubric and compliance checks.
Reviews
How a short form video review methodology earns trust
A short form video review methodology separates vendor claims from independent evidence, scores platforms on a fixed rubric and dates every source.
Reviews
Why short form video reviews need a method you can audit
How to judge short form video reviews and comparisons: scoring, before and after evidence, agency due diligence, fair marketing rules and buyer questions.
Outlook
Plan for a ban or a budget cut, short form video risk scenarios
Guide to short form video risk scenarios for English marketing teams, covering platform, regulatory, cost and data risks with warning triggers and responses.
Reviews
Before you sign off a short form video selection checklist
A short form video selection checklist for English teams: platform fit, sourcing, weighted scoring and the data questions to settle before approval.
Operations
When to set short form video service standards for paid ads
A practical guide to when paid short form video service standards should be set, with timing triggers, approval gates, platform rules and review points.
Outlook
When to refresh your short form video skills forecast
How to keep a short form video skills forecast current, with the update triggers, dated evidence and review points English marketing teams should set.
Tools and providers
Short form video software selection without the wrong turn
A practical guide to short form video software selection for English marketing teams, covering requirements, procurement, contracts and a worked budget example.
Strategy
What should a short form video strategy for 2027 include?
A practical guide to planning short form video for 2027, covering objectives, channel choices, budgets, measurement and UK ad rules for paid and organic clips.
Strategy
Build a short form video strategy framework you can actually run
A step-by-step short form video strategy framework: set the objective, format rules, channel roles, measurement and review cycle before briefing.
Strategy
Why short form video strategy mistakes start with unclear objectives
Why short form video strategy mistakes cluster around objectives, measurement and consent, plus a checklist England teams can apply before spending.
Tools and providers
Eight checks for a short form video supplier comparison
Compare short form video suppliers with a weighted scorecard covering pricing, ownership, compliance and reporting, plus eight steps from brief to contract.
Audience research
Choosing short form video survey tools without wasting your budget
Compare paid panels, native polls and boosted posts for short form video survey tools, with England costs, sample quality and a worked £1,200 example.
Audience research
How to build a short form video target audience profile
Learn how to build a short form video target audience profile using first-party data, IAB UK standards and ASA guidance before you brief a single edit.
Operations
What a short form video team needs and which sources define each role
A listicle of the role areas a short form video team needs, the sources that define each one, and a scoring rubric for judging candidates and providers in England.
Tools and providers
3 steps to a short form video tool rollout that sticks
Score candidates, pilot one tool, and set the reporting you will keep. A step-by-step plan for short form video tool implementation in a UK team.
Tools and providers
How to choose short form video tools and providers for a marketing team
A practical guide to short form video tools and providers: how to scope needs, compare suppliers, check data rights and run a pilot before you commit.
Outlook
What the short form video outlook for 2027 means for England
What the short form video outlook for 2027 means for England, covering regulation, platform economics, production costs and the update triggers to watch.
Rules and ethics
What short form video UK regulations mean for marketing teams
A plain guide to short form video UK regulations for teams in England, covering advertising rules, consent for electronic marketing and when to take legal advice.
Rules and ethics
Check UK ad disclosure and consent before approving short form video
Short form video rules and ethics for UK marketing teams: ad disclosure, data protection, consumer law and claim evidence, with a worked example.
Tools and providers
Short form video vendor due diligence explained for English buyers
A buyer's checklist for short form video vendor due diligence in England, covering company records, platform ad rules, data protection and contract terms.
Rules and ethics
TikTok short-form video ads for UK SMEs: creative that converts
How UK SMEs can plan TikTok short-form video ads that meet ASA and CAP rules, with creative formats, Spark Ads cost notes and a worked £600 budget.
Rules and ethics
Why short-form video works for UK professional services
Short-form video for UK accountants, solicitors and consultants: how FCA and SRA expectations, CAP rules and UK GDPR shape what you can film.