Create more booth traffic with video
Trade shows are a critical part of every company’s sales and marketing strategy, but some of your best prospects may not make it to your booth. A video booth tour can create interest and drive more traffic to your booth. Plus it can be shared after the event to reach people who may not have been able to attend. Your customers and prospects don’t care so much about the tchotchke you’re giving away, they care more about your products and services. This video below shows what’s possible. Now, let’s make one for you. Contact us today to learn more....
read moreIs today’s phenomenal video technology creating some of the worst video in history?
Smartphones can capture amazing video. The sensors are better, the lenses sharper and functionality has never been simpler. So why has the quality of content become so awful? I cringe every time I see a selfie video from someone posted on LinkedIn because the message they’re extolling rarely has any value to their business. These random videos may actually be hurting business because too much noise prevents people from discovering valuable content. As a consumer, I don’t care if you’re eating, working out or drinking with your buds as you share something about your company. I do believe when...
read moreHow to make engaging videos in a short amount of time
Challenge: Record a massive Synthetic Biology competition during a 2-day conference and create a 2 minute recap video to play on the last day. PLUS: Adapt shooting to display on a giant, double-wide, projected image. AND: The presentation rooms will be really dark because teams will be projecting from laptops. The IGEM conference features students from around the world coming to present their synthetic biology research. Each team has 20 minutes to share highly technical information through PowerPoint slides and posters set up throughout a convention center. My job for the past three...
read moreMy BEST YouTube Trick!
The goal of any business video is to motivate people to act after watching your content, otherwise known as a call-to-action (CTA). The good news is I have a free tip to drive call to action activity. Are you ready? Leave your CTA end graphic up for 30 to 60 seconds! Here’s why: All too often content creators end videos with a 1 second logo and a homepage URL which doesn’t drive the desired behavior. – It’s a passive suggestion vs. an active directive – Chances are the homepage isn’t where you should send people – If you have a long URL or a non-traditional...
read moreCan’t you “just” fix that? A guide to video production glitches.
No one is perfect and mistakes happen. Things like low audio, over exposure or blurry footage have happened to all of us. Sadly, there still is no magic button that fixes things. Frequently, you can improve certain problems and make glitches less obvious. We hope the following helps explain some of the challenges and maybe even give life to content that was once thought unusable. Evaluation: It you’re hoping to have something fixed, take it to a professional and get their opinion. There have been times we’ve resurrected footage and others where it’s just too far gone. Another part of the...
read moreWhich is better, doing a live webinar or uploading a prerecorded presentation?
We’ve put fingers to keyboard and complied a list of the plusses and minuses of the two approaches. Live Webinar Plus: – Real time interaction and engagement with your audience Minus: – Phone connections can sound like tin cans – Mistakes are live – Poor attendance may reflect negatively on your team – If you forget to say something, it may be lost to your live audience – Technical difficulties are broadcast live and annoying to attendees – If you have internet connection issues, the recorded archive of the presentation will be affected Tip: Edit...
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