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Why Your Business Needs Corporate Video And How To Make It I have been involved with video for over 16 years and have made video for broadcasters such as the BBC, international distribution channels such as Discovery, small businesses, large businesses and charities. I love the medium. I mean, I write a lot: scripts, blogs, pitches, storyboards, everything you can think of, but a lot of it leads to video production. What I love about video is that it can be used for absolutely anything; it is incredibly powerful, affordable and with the advent of the Internet it allows us all to speak to the world. Obviously, what I am going to focus on is video for business, which is great because that is what my professional life is all about these days. Yes, I occasionally take freelance jobs for broadcasters but I am primarily involved in making video work for businesses at Visual Communications and Marketing Inc., a full service production company in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. So while I bring my years of experience in making video, I also have unique experience in using video for content marketing purposes. Now, I am assuming that everyone reading this has a good level of understanding of content or inbound marketing. I could do a whole article on that subject alone and I will in due course, but here I will be talking about making and using video for small businesses in order to generate, convert and nurture leads. Video is incredibly powerful, it is time for you to learn to understand it and harness it. Why Your Business Needs Corporate Video Video is one of the most important communicative tools your business can use and you are lucky to live in an age where you can create it and broadcast to the world. I like to think of video as a multipurpose power tool that can be used for a variety of purposes. In the world of content marketing, creating video that provides real value for individuals is absolutely essential if you have the ambition of turning those individuals into customers, or to help retain your current customers. By providing video content that people value and that consequently brings them to your website,
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WhyYourBusinessNeedsCorporate

VideoAndHowToMakeIt

Ihavebeeninvolvedwithvideoforover16yearsandhavemadevideoforbroadcasterssuchastheBBC,internationaldistributionchannelssuchasDiscovery,smallbusinesses,largebusinessesandcharities.Ilovethemedium.Imean,Iwritealot:scripts,blogs,pitches,storyboards,everythingyoucanthinkof,butalotofitleadstovideoproduction.WhatIloveaboutvideoisthatitcanbeusedforabsolutelyanything;itisincrediblypowerful,affordableandwiththeadventoftheInternetitallowsusalltospeaktotheworld.Obviously,whatIamgoingtofocusonisvideoforbusiness,whichisgreatbecausethatiswhatmyprofessionallifeisallaboutthesedays.Yes,IoccasionallytakefreelancejobsforbroadcastersbutIamprimarilyinvolvedinmakingvideoworkforbusinessesatVisualCommunicationsandMarketingInc.,afullserviceproductioncompanyinMississauga,Ontario,Canada.SowhileIbringmyyearsofexperienceinmakingvideo,Ialsohaveuniqueexperienceinusingvideoforcontentmarketingpurposes.Now,Iamassumingthateveryonereadingthishasagoodlevelofunderstandingofcontentorinboundmarketing.IcoulddoawholearticleonthatsubjectaloneandIwillinduecourse,buthereIwillbetalkingaboutmakingandusingvideoforsmallbusinessesinordertogenerate,convertandnurtureleads.Videoisincrediblypowerful,itistimeforyoutolearntounderstanditandharnessit.

WhyYourBusinessNeedsCorporateVideoVideoisoneofthemostimportantcommunicativetoolsyourbusinesscanuseandyouareluckytoliveinanagewhereyoucancreateitandbroadcasttotheworld.Iliketothinkofvideoasamultipurposepowertoolthatcanbeusedforavarietyofpurposes.Intheworldofcontentmarketing,creatingvideothatprovidesrealvalueforindividualsisabsolutelyessentialifyouhavetheambitionofturningthoseindividualsintocustomers,ortohelpretainyourcurrentcustomers.Byprovidingvideocontentthatpeoplevalueandthatconsequentlybringsthemtoyourwebsite,

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andestablishingorreinforcingyourbrand,youareinessenceattractingnewleads,convertingnewleadsandnurturingyourcurrentleads.Let’slookatsomestats.Itisreportedthat:

• 53timesmorelikelythatyouwouldgetafrontpageofGoogleresultsbyaddingvideo

• 71%ofmarketerssayvideooutperformsothermarketingmaterials

• 96%ofB2Bcompaniesplantousevideothisyear

• 80%ofexecsarewatchingmorevideothisyearthanlastyear

• 78%ofpeoplewatchvideoonline

• 81%ofbusinessesfeaturevideoontheirwebsite

• 73%ofmarketersincreasedtheuseofvideosin2016

• 59%ofExecswouldratherwatchavideothanreadtext

• Audiences10xmorelikelytoengagewithvideothanothercontent

• In201464%ofInternettrafficwasdrivenbyvideo.By2019thisfigureis

predictedtobe80%

• HalfofalladvertisersaremovingtheirbudgetfromTVtodigitalvideo

• Throughusingvideo,marketersfindthatthebouncerateonwebsitesdecreases,thetimeonthewebsiteincreasesby100%andtherecanbeuptotwiceasmanyuniquevisitors

Asyoucansee,videoisanincrediblypowerfultooltouseforyourbusinessandyoureallyneedtoexploretheopportunitiesitcancreateforyou.Videoisavasttopicanditcantakesometimetofullyunderstanditandutilizeittoitsfullpotential.Ithastakenusover30yearsofcombinedexperiencetofullyunderstandanduseitaccordingly,andevennowwestilldon’tpretendtoknow

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everything.Whatwearemorethanhappytodo,though,ismakeourexperienceavailableandhelpyouinyourendeavourstotryandcapturethepowerofvideo.DifferentTypesofVideoThereisnodisputingthepowerofvideoandifusedcorrectlyitcanbeonethegreatesttoolstopromoteyourbusiness,buttherearemanydifferenttypesofvideo.Perhapsallofthem,butmostlikelysomeofthem,willbesuitedtomeetyourneeds,thusitisimportanttoestablishwhichones.Onceyoudecideonthetypeofvideoyouwanttomakethenyouneedtodecidehowtouseittothebesteffect.Inmyopinion,allvideosaremarketingvideos(sometimesreferredtoascorporatevideos,commercialvideos,promotionalvideosorwebvideos)insomewayoranother.Whatismoreimportanttoconsideristhepurposeofthevideos.Oftenavideocanfallunderseveralcategories,sowhenIdescribethefollowingtypesofvideo,Idonotmeanthemtobemutuallyexclusive.Oneofthefundamentalrulesofvideoproductionisthe‘purpose’ofthatvideo.Youcanspend$100konthemostbeautifullyshotvideobutunlessitanswersafundamentalquestionthatyouraudienceisasking,orprovidingrealvalueinformation,it’suseless.Reviews:Obviously,youcan’tfairlyreviewyourownproductsandyouwouldnotwanttoreviewcompetitor’sproducts.Youcanshowhowtouseyourproducts,andthisiscalledanexplainervideo,butitispossibletoreviewproductsorservicessimilartoyoursthatpeoplemayfindinteresting.Forexample,sayyourbusinessissellingthebestcookiesinNewYork.Great!Youmakeloadsofvideos,inavarietyofformats,buthowdoyoutackletheissueofthereviewformat?Answer:thinkaboutwhatgoeshandinhandwithcookies.Howaboutyoureviewthebestcoffeetodrinkwithyourcookies,orthebesttea,orthebestplacetogoeatyourcookie?WhatisamazingaboutdoingthisisthatpeoplewillplaceREALvalueonthecontentyouaregivingthem.Thebonusofdoingso?Thethingsyoureviewpositivelymaybuildback-linkstoyourcontentandthuswebsite.Icoulddoawholeseparatetalkonback-linking,buildingdomainauthority,goodcontentmarketingpracticesetc.,butweareheretodayjusttofocusonvideomarketing.Creatingvideoaroundreviewslikethisandpublishingitonyourcompany’ssocialmediaalsocreatestheopportunityforsharingthecontentamongstyouraudience.

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TutorialsalsoknownasExplainerVideosThisisprettyself-explanatory:itisavideothatexplainssomething,usuallyhowyourproductworks,butyoushouldalsothinkabouthowtogobeyondthis.Forexample,mybusinessismakingvideos.Peopleoftencometousandwouldlikeavideomadeandwhenwegivethemaquotetheymaybeshockedbytheprice.Sowemadeanexplainervideotoshowwherethemoneygoesandwhy.Anotherimportantconsiderationisthatyourexplainervideosshouldn’tjustexplicitlybeabouthowtouseyourproductorservices.Let’ssayyourbusinessistorunateamofon-callhairdressers(notsurehowbigthisindustryisbutIthinkit’saGREATidea-Imeanimaginetheconvenienceofgettingyourhaircutathomeasyouwatchthekidsoratworkwhereyoucankeepaneyeonthings?).Anyway,yourunthisteamandyouwanttogetanonlinepresenceusingvideo.Letmetellyou,100%,thatthebestwaywouldbetocreateaseriesoftutorialsaboutbasicstylingtips,maintenancetipsetc.etc.Ifyoutitleit,‘TheBestWayToStraightenYourHair’,howmanytimesamonthdoyouthinkpeoplesearchforthiseitheronGoogle,orYouTube?Increatingthesetypesofvideosandcreatinganintegratedstrategybyhostingthemonyourwebsite,socialmediachannels,postingitinrelevantforumsandemailingitouttoyourcontactlist,peoplewillwatch,likeandshareyourcontent.Yourfirstreactionmightbe‘yeahsowhat?What’sinitforme?’Wellitbuildsyourbrand,createsgreatPR,elevatesyoutobecomeathoughtleaderand,bybuildinginaCTAtoyourcontent(whichIwilltalkaboutlater),willbringpotentialcustomerstoyourwebsite.Whenthesepeoplecometoyourwebsite,youwillhavealreadyheldtheirhandonthewaytomakingapurchasefromyou.Allofthishappenswithnoeffortonyourpartafteryouhavecreatedandreleasedthevideo.Soyou’reworking,whenyouaren’tactuallyworking,andthat’sthebeautyofvideomarketingandperhapsoneofthekeythingsIwantyoutotakeawaytoday.PromotionalVideos:Thesearethemostcommontypesofvideosbusinessesneedtomake.Thisisavideotopromoteyourbusinessanditismostcommonlycreatedbylookingattheproductsorservicesyouoffer.ThemostimportantaspecthereistolookatyourUniqueSellingPoint(USP).Whatdifferentiatesyourbusiness,productorservicesfromothers?Quality,price,service,warranty,orsize?DecideyourUSP,createavideoarounditanduseittopromoteyourcompanyatfullpower.

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LaunchVideos:Thesetypesofvideoarepromotionalbutfocusedintheirapproachsincetheytrytocreatebuzzaroundsomethingnewinwhichpeoplehavenopreconceptions.Remember:firstimpressionsdocount,solaunchvideosneedtobehingedaroundawholemarketingeffort.Severalyearsago,JohnnieWalkerapproachedusandwantedustocreateapromotionallaunchvideoforanewproducttheywerereleasingintheGreaterTorontoArea.Themainproblemwefacedwasitwasanewproduct,inasaturatedmarketwithlotsofsimilarestablisheditemsalreadyouttherewithaloyalcustomerbase.Wedecidedtocreateavideothatwaslocalizedandthuspersonalizedthecontenttoacertainextentfortheconsumer.WedecidedtofocusontheTorontoSubwaysystemwhichhasmillionsuponmillionsofridersusingthesystemeveryyearandmostofwhichareover19yearsold.Increatingavideothatfeaturedtheproductandthesubwaysystem,peoplecouldidentifywithit,anditwouldbecomepersonaltothem.Anychanceyouhavetopersonalizecontent,whichmakesaviewerplacethemselvesinasituation,isalwaysgoingtobeawinner.Testimonials:thisisoneofmyfavouritetypesofvideo,sinceIpersonallybelievethatitisthemostpowerful.Ishopfor90-95%ofeverythingonline,andIusereviewstoguidemypurchasedecision.Lastmonth,Ineededanewblender.Iwentonlineandboughttheonethathadthebestreviews.Why?BecauseIdon’tmindpayingalittlebitmorethanIplanned,orforabrandIhaveneverheardof,ifmypeersratetheproduct.Iwilltalkmoreabouthowtomakegreattestimonialsinabit.AsIsaid,Ibelievevideotestimonyisoneofthemostpowerfulformsofvideoandyettheyareeasyandcheaptomake.Itiswithinthegraspofeverycompanytogettestimonyfromloyalcustomersandonlythesimplestofskilllevelandequipmentisneededtomakeit.Theykeyistoasktherightquestions.Whatmakesvideotestimonysopowerfulistheverypersonalandbelievablequalityofit.Ifweseeananonymousreviewonacompanywebsiteitisnotverybelievable,butifyouputsomeonein-frontofacamerawhoiswillingtotalkaboutyourserviceorproductinapositivelight,itwillhelpbringinandsecuresales.Vlogs:TheInternetisawashwithblogsandtheyoftenfollowthesameformatandrules,soitishardtostandout.Videoblogsreallyhelpyoustandout,bring

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personalitytoyourbrandandhelpyoudeliverexactlythemessageyouwant.Obviously,Vlogsareinformalandactasakindofpublicdiarysotheyaren’tthebestwaytocommunicatecertainthingsorportraytrueprofessionalism,butwhattheyaregreatatisbringingyourpersonalitytothebusiness.ThegreatthingaboutVlogsisthatyouhavecompleteeditorialcontrol,youcanfilmthemwhenyouwant,andyoucanrecordthemagainandagainuntilyouarehappy.Moreover,theyarefreeandyoucandoitallin-house.So,whiletheylacktheglossyprofessionalismofoutsourcedvideo,ANYBODYcanmaketheseANYTIME.Yesyoudon’tneedthesetosellyoursmallbusinesslocallytoyourregulars,buttheyareparticularlypowerfulforbusinesseswhereyouarecoretotheservice(likeDJ’ing,weddingplanningetc.)orbusinesseswhereyousendyourproductalloverthecountry.AsImentionedbefore,oftenvideoscanbecross-formatandthusserveadualpurpose.Onesuchexampleisthis:lastyearIadvisedafriendwhoranaplumbingbusinessoutsideofTorontoandwaslookingtoinfiltrateawidergeographicalarea,tostartdoingaweeklyVloggivingquickandsimpleplumbingadvice.Theadvicewasstuffheknewoffthetopofhishead,itwasquickandsimpleandrequiredexpertise,butitwouldbestuffpeoplewouldappreciate.Somyfriendhadhisapprenticefilmonsite,everyweek,givinggreatpracticaladvice.Thebeautyofitisthatthetitleofhisvideosarethetypesofthingspeoplearesearchingfor,forexample:Howtounblockadrain,howtofixaleakingtap,howtocleanashowerheadetc.Hisvideoshavethousandsofhitsandledtosomegreatnewbusinessopportunitiesforhim.CompanyCultureVideos:Mylastemployerwaskeentomakevideosaboutthecultureofthecompany.Fromaskingstaffmemberstofilmthemselvesatconferencesoronsite,tofilmingstaffeventsandactivities.Thisischeapin-housecontentbutservesanumberoffunctions.Ithelpskeepstaffmoralup,itattractsnewmembersofthestaffandithumanizesyourcompany,especiallywhencustomersoftendonotinteractdirectlywiththecompanystaff.Thinkaboutit:manyconsumersgetdisenchantedwithcompanieswhosecallcentresarealloffshore,astheydon’tfeelconnectedtothem.Thisiswherecompanyculturevideosreallyhelpbridgethatgap.

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Interviews:Donotinterviewyourself,thisjustlooksself-serving.Butlet’ssayyouareanaccountantandyouhavejustdecidedtostartyourownfirm.Neverpretendyouaresomethingyouarenotasthiswillcomeacrossinyourvideo.Instead,arrangetointerviewmoreexperiencedandsenioraccountantswhoareseenasthoughtleaders.Notonlywillthisbevaluablecontentforyourcurrentpotentialnewclientsbutithelpsbuildyourbrandandrelationshipswithyourpeers.And,whoknows,youmightalsolearnsomething!Interviewscanbedonein-housesoitischeaper;however,ifthepersonyouareinterviewingisabigdealandyouwanttoimpresshimorher,Iwouldadvisegettingaprofessionaltofilmandedittheinterview.Anotherthingtopointoutisthatgeographydoesn’tneedtorestrictyou.YoucansetupSkypeinterviewsandrecordthem.Iwilltalkmoreaboutthislater.Alerts/Notificationsetc.:Youneedtogetinformationouttoyourexistingcustomersfast.Whatbetterwaythanwithavideowhereyouspeakdirectlytothem?Thisisacustomerrelationswinnerandshowsyouarenothidingbehindadeskshouldtherebeaproblem.Whenoneofmypreviousclientsmainframeswentdownandthuscustomerscouldn’taccesstheinformation,theyneededthecompanyCEOrecordedaquick60secondvideoexplainingthesituationandwhatwasbeingdoneaboutitandemailedittoallhiscustomers.Thisreallyworkedasitstoppedthesupportdeskfrombeingswampedandshowedhewasdealingwiththeissuedirectly.Fromamarketingperspective,thiswasaPRwinandwordofmouthsalesfollowed.Webinars:Ok,here’sthedeal.Yes,webinarsarevideo.Theyarelivebroadcaststoaclosedaudiencethatyoucanrecord,edit,package,andthendistributeasvideocontent.Theycantaketheformofexplainervideos,promotionalvideo,interviews—whateveryouwant.Theyarecheaptodoandyouhavecreativecontrolover.ThereareacoupleofdifferentformatsintermsofhowthewebinarisrunandIwillsoontalkmoreabouthowyoucanmakethem.Events:Eventscantakemanyformsbutwhatevertypeofeventyouhaveorganizedforyourbusinessyoubetterrecordit.Thisisprimerepurposingmaterial,youhaveputsomuchtime,effortandmoneyintoyoureventyouneedtorecorditanduseitforamultitudeofpurposes.Inthisinstance,Iwouldstronglyadviseusingaprofessionalcompanyifyoucanafforditbecause

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eventscanbedifficulttocoverproperlybutofferadeepwellofgreatcontentthatisincrediblypertinenttoyourbusiness.Presentations:Ok,theseoftentakepartatevents,butlet’slookatthreescenarioshere,allworthyoffilmingandcreatingcontent.

1. Youhavebeeninvitedtoapresentationandthespeakerisarealthoughtleader.Whynotaskifyoucanfilmittoputonyourwebsiteorblog?Sometimesyouwillbeturneddownbutifyougetpermissionyouhavegreatcontenttopackageup.

2. Youorganizeapresentation.Makesureyoufilmitandusewisely.3. BINGO!Youhavebeeninvitedtogiveapresentation.Youknowwhattodo!

MakingVideosIN-HOUSEVERSUSOUTSOURCINGSoyouhavedecided.Videoishappeningaspartofyourcompany’smarketingplan,butyoudon’tknowwheretostart.AsIhavediscussedatlength,thereareanumberofvideoformatsyoucancreateandutilize.Ifyouareunsurewhichformatwillbestsuityourneeds,thenyoudefinitelyneedtospeakwithavideomarketingcompany.Ifyoudoknowtheformatyouwanttouse,thenyouneedtodecideifitissomethingthatyouarecapableofhandlingin-house.Therearesomeformats,suchVlogs,alerts/notificationsorWebinarsthatareveryeasytohandlein-housebecausetheproductionvaluesarenotveryhigh.Ofcourse,youneedtospendalottimeandattentionplanningandexecutingthembutpeopledonotexpectthemtobeHollywoodproductions.Forotherformats,suchastestimonies,promotionalvideosandevents,youreallyneedtohireaprofessionalproductioncompany.OfcourseALLvideoscanbedonein-housebutIcannotemphasizeenoughthatifyouaremakingveryimportantvideos,suchastestimonies,promosandevents,theirqualitywillreallyreflectontheimageofyourcompanyandiftheylookpoorlymade,itwillstandoutlikeasorethumb.Peopleareusedto,andexpect,roughandreadyself-madevideosforVlogsetc.,butexpectbetterproductionvaluesforcertainformats.

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Tutorial/Explainervideos,Interviews,Speaker/PresentationsandReviewvideoscanbedonein-houseoroutsourced.Itcomesdowntomoney.Outsourcingwillalwayslookmoreprofessionalbutifyoudon’thavethebudgetitispossibletodoityourself.DIFFERENTSTYLESANDRECORDINGMETHODSFORDIFFERENTFORMATS-LiveActionFilming:Manypeoplethinkthatmakinggoodvideoiseasy.Youjustpickupyouphoneordigitalcamerapointandshoot,right?Notquite.Youneedtomakesureyourframingiscorrect,yourcompositionisinteresting,yourlightingcorrect,exposureisgood,yourdepthoffieldisgreat,andthat’sjustthevisuals,thenthereisaudio:youhavetomakesureyourdialogueistightandmakessense,audiolevelsarecorrect,yourchannelssortedandmostofallthattheaudioisclean.Youcaneditaroundbadpictures,youcan’teditaroundbadaudio.Thatiswhy,foranyliveactionrecordingsthataregoingtowardsavitalvideo,Iwouldalwaysadviseyoutouseprofessionals.

-AnimationsandGraphics:Animationsformarketingvideosaregreatbecausetheyarefun,visuallyappealingandyoucandowhateveryouwantwiththem.Theproblemistheycanbeexpensivetomakeandunlessyouhaveawealthofanimationexperience,youwillhavetooutsourcethem.Graphics,dependingonhowcomplextheyare,canbegreatinsertsforliveactionvideos.-Pictures:Thisisoftenanoverlookedresource.Yourbusinessprobablyhasawholebankofpictures.Fromprofessionallyshotproductshotstofunstaffoutingspictures.Utilizethemallasappropriateforeachvideo.Oftenyouwantthemtobeinmontageswithsuitablevoiceover,oratveryleastwithsuitablemusic.-Audio:Youwilllikelyneedvoiceover(VO)ortitlecardstoguidethenarrativeofyourvideo.Themoreonscreensyncthereisthelesslikelyyouwillneedtheseresources,butyoushouldalwaysusesomeformofmusic.MakesureyouclearusagerightsformusicandifusingVObeawareofthecostsinvolvedtouseaprofessionalbecauseofusagerights.Thebestresourceforyoutohaveisawillingfriendwithagreat-animatedvoice.IfonlywewerefriendswithMorganFreeman!

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-RecordingvideosovertheInternet:RecordingvideosovertheInternetworksforsomevideos,suchastestimonialsandinterviews.Ofcourse,thequalitywillbepoorbutitrequiresit.IwouldrecommendGoToMeetingsoftwareforrecordinginterviews.GooglehangoutsandZoomareanotheroption.-Webinars:Forrecordingwebinars,youprobablywanttouseGoogle-HangoutsforopenforumvideosandGoToWebinarforaclosedsilentaudience.Somesoftwarehasarecordingfunction;ItendtopreferusingQuicktimescreenrecordforitsqualityandreliability.WhenrecordingwebinarsoranythingovertheInternetitisimportanttopackageupthecontentinaprofessionalfashionandbrandingitaccordinglyusingyoureditingsoftware.RE-PURPOSINGCONTENTHey,ifyougothroughthetime,effortandfinancialcommitmentofcreatinggreatvideoyouwanttogetasmuchmillageoutofitasyoucan.Soyes,hostitonyourwebsite,postitonyoursocialmediachannels,createanemailcampaignaroundit,postitinforumsetc.,butyoushouldalsoconsiderhowtore-usethecontent.Forexample,Ihavebeencreatingavarietyofcontentforaclientforawhilesodecidedtocorrelateallthematerialtomakesomethingnew.Onesuchitemwasaquickcompilationoftestimonialstakenoverthelasttwoyears.Thisrequiredsomeeditingtimeandsomeverysimpletitlecardsbutcreatedasnippybitofcontent.HowToUseTestimonySoI’vetoldyouaboutthedifferenttypesofvideo,howtomakethemandhowpowerfultheycanbe,buttheycanonlybereallypowerfulifyouuseanddeploythemtherightway.Thereareavarietyofplatformsyoucanhostyourcontentonandthenembedonyourwebsiteorwithinyouremails,aswellasobviouslyallyoursocialmediachannels,andIincludeYoutubeinsocialmediachannels.IncreatingaYoutubechanneltohostallyourvideosgivesyouagreatpresenceandtheabilitytocreatealibraryoflinkablecontent.Theothertwomost

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commonplatformstohostyourvideosareVimeoandWistia.Idon’treallyhaveenoughtimetogointothedetailsofeachoneofthem,butthereisonemajorbenefitofusingthem:creatingCallsToAction(CTA).ThesinglemostimportantthingIcantellyoutodowhenitcomestodistributingyourvideoistomakesureyouaddanappropriateCallToAction.Whatdoyouwantthemtodoaftertheyhavewatchedthevideo?Gotoanothervideo?Gotoyourproductpage?Whateveritis,makesureyoudirectthem.TheabsolutebestwaytodothisistobuildinaCTA.ThisisveryeasytodowithinWistiaandVimeoProaccounts.Itisagreatideatohaveavideoonthehomepageofyourwebsite,butonceyoustartbuildingalibraryofmaterialitisimportanttocatalogueitinanorderlyfashionsoitiseasyforyourwebsitevisitorstonavigate.Ifyouplantousevideoinyouremailcampaignsthatisagreatidea.Usingtheword‘Video’inanemailsubjectlineboostsopenratesby19%andtheuseofvideosinemailhasbeenshowntomorethandoubleclick-throughrates.Createyourvideo,mouldaclassemailarounditwithamagicsubjectlineandsenditouttoyouremaillist.Youcanalsouseyournewvideosinhardcopiesbytakingthemalongtotradeshowsorinternalvisualmediaifyouhaveastoreoroffice.FinalThoughts

Whatadvicewouldyougiveformakinggreatvideo?PLAN-Decidethepurposeofyourvideobeforeyoudoanything.Whatisitspurpose?Whatisthequestionitistryingtoanswer?Whyareyoumakingitandwhatareyouhopingtoachieve?Onceyouhaveansweredthesequestionsthiswillhelpgiveyouthescopeofyourprojectandthusyoucandecidewhetheryoucandoitin-houseoryouneedtooutsourceittoprofessionals.

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Whatistheprocessofmakingvideo?

Pre-production:-Planthepurpose,decidethegenre,workoutifyouareproducingitin-houseoroutsourcing,storyboard,writethescript.Isitallliveaction,animationoramixtureofboth?WillyouuseVOortitlecards?Decideontheequipmenttobeused,decidealocation,tiedownthoseappearingandfinallydecideonafilmingdate.Production:-Thisalldependsonyourgenre.Ifyouarehiringprofessionalstocreateyourvideoallyouhavetodoissitbackandrelax.Ifyourequirebeingonsetforfilmingthenspeaktoyourproductioncompanyaboutthis.Ifyouaredoingitin-houseyourproductionwillallcomedowntotheformatofvideoyouhavechosen.Seeabove.Post-Production:-Again,itcomesdowntowhetheryouaredoingitin-houseornot.Ifyouaredoingitin-houseyouwillgettoputyourpolishontoyourvideo.Howmuchofapolishdependsonyourskillsandexperience.Ifit’ssomethingassimpleasaVlogyouwon’tneedtodoverymuch.Ifit’safull-blownpromotionalvideoitwillrequirealotofworkandyouwillprobablywanttoincludegraphicsandtitlecards.Ifyououtsourceittoaprofessionalvideoproductioncompanytheninmostcasestheywillgiveyoutworoundsofrevisions,soyoucanhavethefinalsayonyourvideo.ConclusionIhopethisarticlehasbeenofsomevalue.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutanythingthatIhavetouchedupontoday,Iwouldbehappytoansweryourquestions.Corporatevideoproductionisacorepartofouroutput,sofeelfreetocheckoutsomeofourpreviousprojectshere.Alternatively,pleasecontactusifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions.


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