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name: distribution-analytics description: Use when planning channel distribution and measuring video performance.

Video Distribution & Analytics Skill

When to Use

• Planning cross-channel release strategy (YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok, paid, website).
• Optimizing promotion cadence, paid boosts, and partner amplification.
• Reporting on video engagement, conversions, and ROI.

Framework

1. Owned Channels – website, blog embeds, email nurtures, product UI.
2. Social Platforms – channel-specific formatting (length, aspect ratio, subtitles, hooks).
3. Paid Media – targeting, budget allocation, creative rotation, lift studies.
4. Partners/Community – syndication, co-marketing, advocacy programs.
5. Repurposing – clips, GIFs, reels, audio snippets, transcript-based blogs.

Analytics Stack

• Awareness – impressions, views, view-through rate, unique viewers.
• Engagement – watch time, retention curves, clicks, comments, shares.
• Conversion – CTA clicks, landing page visits, opportunities, revenue.
• Attribution – first-touch vs multi-touch analyses, cohort performance.

Templates

• Channel playbook (requirements, posting schedule, CTA guidance).
• Dashboard schema (metrics, source, refresh cadence).
• Optimization tracker (hypothesis, test, result, next step).

Tips

• Localize thumbnails and captions per channel.
• Use UTM conventions and vanity URLs to attribute conversions.
• Monitor audience retention graphs to inform editing decisions.

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