Thursday, June 24, 2010

Multi-platform Marketing with Video

Every once in a while I stumble across a company that is using video in their marketing across multiple platforms to really take advantage of the sales, educational, and viral opportunities that video offers.

SEABEAR is one of those companies.

They are using video in different formats on YouTube , and linking to it through their website, online catalog as well as their print version, and in social media like Facebook.  That being said, there are still things they could do to make the video more easy to find and view, but they are on the right track.

Want to know how you can do something similar?

Contact:
Pardiman Productions
360-259-6672
www.pardimanproductions.com

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Video in Email - A Powerful Sales Tool

An often under-utilized marketing technique is email marketing.

Unfortunately, many small businesses are intimidated by the thought of effectively incorporating video into their email campaigns.

Leveraging the power of online video in email is an effective way to gain visibility, compel actions, and expand the influence of your brand, products and services.

The key to email video success is to keep it relevant and user friendly. No one wants to watch a video that doesn’t relate to their needs. Nor do recipients want a video that takes a long time to load, is low quality or can’t be accessed easily.

Use the following as a guide to effective video in email:

• Always host your video and link to it through your email. This will ensure load time and quality is consistent for every viewer, allows you to introduce the viewer to other content you may have available, and it provides an easy way to create a viral campaign where viewers can share your video with others.

•You need more than just an image to engage subscribers to watch your video. A short description of the key message in the video will confirm the subscriber’s interest and compel them to click-through and watch.

• Use flash video (FLV) whenever possible.  Flash has the highest market share of any computer video player, has better usability, and a higher compression rate that allows for better streaming capabilities.

Want to know how you can do something similar?

Contact:
Pardiman Productions
360-259-6672
www.pardimanproductions.com

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Using Video to Teach...and Sell

Are you communicating with your customers via this important medium?

If you have products or services that require help, advice, or how to’s consider using a video format versus the traditional pdf or web version. It’s more interactive and allows for demonstration.

Look at what the Pottery Barn is doing to add value to their website:




Want to know how you can do something similar?

Contact:
Pardiman Productions
360-259-6672
www.pardimanproductions.com

Monday, June 21, 2010

Leadership Thurston County Graduation Video

Here is a project we did for Leadership Thurtson County.  They asked us to put together a video for their graduation highlighting the participants and the program.



We shot 20 interviews in one day to put this together.

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Web Video - It's really popular

Did You Know...

According to comScore, the average U.S. Internet user watched 170 videos last month. 

Forrester said you're 53 times more likely to have your site appear on page one in Google with video on it.

Clearly, web video is "gotta have" stuff for your business.

Let Pardiman Productions "Put motion in your promotion."