Lesson 3 of 3 · 6 min

Mapping formats to funnel stages

Which asset belongs where, and why substituting them fails.

Video and interactive demos are not substitutes. Video makes an argument to someone with no questions; an interactive demo answers questions someone already has.

StagePrimary assetSecondary
Awareness90s videoSocial clips
ConsiderationInteractive demoFeature videos
EvaluationSegment-variant demoWritten guides
Internal sellingInteractive leave-behindOne-page summary
OnboardingVideo + guideInteractive walkthrough
SupportWritten guide90s video answer

The common mistake is putting an interactive demo on the homepage. Visitors there have no questions yet, so handing them control produces aimless clicking and a bounce.