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Five signs you made your own video
Everyone loves video but there are the occasions where creating it is best left to professionals. In fact, in some cases, poor quality video can hurt vs. help your business. We’ve identified five factors every video creator should solve before attempting to make their own content. 1. Earthquakes Shaky footage can easily be avoided by using a tripod. Many cameras have really wonderful image stabilization but there’s really no substitute for a solid shot from a good tripod. 2. Nose hair Using the built in camera on your laptop is great for...
read moreSales Pipeline Plumber
Are your leads not flowing in? Prospects dripping away because your SDRs are under water? Are your customers spilling away to your competition? Let video be your 24/7 pipeline plumber, ready to work on all stages of your sales funnel. It works for both inbound and outbound marketing efforts and can make the job of your entire sales team easier. Lets take a fun look at a home plumbing system. There’s supply (water entering your home), distribution (getting water where it needs to go) and waste, (those nasty bits you don’t want ruining your...
read moreYou put links in emails but why not your videos?
Most of us would never think about sending a business email without adding a call-to-action (CTA) link to a webpage, newsletter or event sign up. BUT, did you know you can embed links in videos as well? There are definitely some tricks you need to know, but we’re here to help. We feel every video should have embedded CTA links to capture interest when your prospects are engaged with your content. Think about it. Hollywood doesn’t promote a film by showing the entire movie. Instead, they build powerful trailers that get people...
read moreWhy your videos aren’t converting leads
Video can be a very powerful tool for getting new people into your sales funnel. In fact, many people discover new companies simply though a Google search when a video shows as a top result. Unfortunately, video content isn’t always taken seriously. Frequently, companies choose to focus on internal content more suitable for employee recruitment, than customer acquisition. Does your prospect really want to watch your employees drink and play foosball on a Friday afternoon? Show prospects how you can help them solve a problem and...
read moreTell them, don’t ask them!
Be active with your call-to-actions. Stop using “for more information” and use phrases like: – Contact us today – Sign up now for your free demo – Donate now to start helping… – Learn more at Also consider sending people to specific landing pages vs. a home page. We’re passionate about calls-to-action and love showing clients how to make their content work harder. Identify what you want your audience to do and we’ll do our best to make them do it. New features within YouTube and other...
read moreThe other half of great content
There’s no doubt great content is a key driver for inbound marketing but there’s a critical second part to great content — a strong call-to-action. CTAs are easy to forget because you’re so excited to be finished with content and eager to get it in front of your audience. And by strong CTA, we don’t mean your company homepage URL and phone number. Instead, consider these favorite tips to convert content readers into qualified sales pipeline. – Make a landing page on your website that’s customized for your CTA. Your...
read moreShare your slides and the audio presentation
Would you ever have cookies without milk, peanut butter without jelly, bagel without cream cheese? Of course not. The two were meant for each other but time and time again, we see companies sharing their PowerPoint slides without the spoken presentation accompanying it. Content is better absorbed by your audience when you include the supporting script and there’s no danger of a slide being misinterpreted. The added bonus of marrying your PPT slides with the spoken presentation means it becomes a video and Google LOVES video. We also encourage...
read moreVideo captioning can make Google Search Results soar!
Accurately captioned videos get indexed by Google so words spoken in your videos become searchable content and therefore helps your SEO efforts. We already know Google loves video, and by adding an accurate caption file everything becomes exponentially better for your company’s web presence. BUT! Don’t be fooled by YouTube auto captions. If you’ve ever turned on auto-captioning, you probably know they are not very accurate. They’re so bad that Google will not index these and you get no SEO benefit from all that cost and hard work you...
read moreYouTube Auto-Captions can hurt your video SEO
Auto-captions are usually only 60-70% accurate, meaning that 1 in 3 words is wrong. Because of this unreliability, auto-captions do not get indexed by Google or YouTube and do not improve SEO. The good news is that when you upload your own caption files, Google believes they are high quality and worthy of being indexed. Speech recognition software often gets things wrong because of accents, background noise, proper nouns, complex vocabulary, and the pace of a speaker. Want fast, accurate turn around of your caption files? Contact Duchin...
read moreVideo Length Matters, however…
It’s no secret that keeping videos short is a good thing. Once you add in your opening branding and a solid call-to-action, the actual content gets even shorter. Now here’s the kicker, we feel a video need to be as long as it needs to be. For instance, if there’s a one hour video that shows you how to fix your car and avoid a $2,000 car repair, there’s a good chance you will be watching the entire video. When you have a long format video to share, it’s sometimes good to break it up into sections. Each video...
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