The following guests sit down with host Justin White:

Ben Lavender - Senior Mortgage Loan Originator, Madison Mortgage Services
Mike Cox - Broker-Owner, Mortgage Nerds


Why Creating Video Content for Social Media Leads to Increased Brand Recognition and More Loans

Consistently posting videos on social media can help independent mortgage brokers grow their brand and their book of business. What should you be thinking about when recording videos and developing a strategy for posting them? Tune in to episode #3 of Good. Better. Broker. to find out why this type of marketing is such an effective way to reach new clients and how you can become a video pro even if you’ve never recorded one.

In this episode of the Good. Better. Broker. podcast, you’ll hear tips from two independent mortgage brokers who leverage video marketing to position themselves as experts in their local markets.


In this episode, we discuss ...

3:23 – the key to Ben’s video content taking off
4:26 – why it’s important to do video to reach consumers
5:03 – the impact video has had on Ben’s business
5:33 – how to measure success with videos
6:15 – how long you need to dedicate to posting videos
7:48 – how to start if you’re hesitant to do video
11:31 – on the power of video
12:43 – why it’s important to properly tag your videos
14:22 – the 3 things you need to do when tagging videos
16:24 – why posting to Instagram stories is a good option if you’re new to video
18:25 – when to critique your videos
22:11 – Mike’s approach to video content creation
23:00 – why everyone in his broker shop appears on camera
24:13 – why doing a video with someone else helps
25:06 – why consistency is important when posting videos
26:46 – why it’s important to be yourself on camera


Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

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Show Contributors:

Ben Lavender
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Mike Cox
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Justin White is UWM’s in-house brand journalist and the host of the daily news video, Inside Pass. He creates engaging content across multiple platforms to promote the benefits of the wholesale channel and partnering with UWM. A seven-time Emmy-award winner, Justin is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

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