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Using Online Video for Your BusinessLeveraging the power of online video to grow your business
Learning Objective & Goals
Understand: Inspire & Motivate:•Benefits of online video•Uses, types, tools & styles •Basic processes• Itʼs not as mysterious or difficult as
you might think• It doesnʼt have to break your budget
• Inspired & Motivated to get started•Have ideas for your own business
Huge spike in traffic when I published new videos onlineVideos Published
What Got Me Hooked on Online Video
Process(How)
Exercises &Demonstrations
Why UseOnline Video?
Online VideoLandscape
2010 (Who, What, Where)
Agenda
Expectations
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Some Stats and Compelling Reasons to Use Online Video
Of the 1.73 Billion Internet users worldwide
80% watch online videos
84% watch online videos
in the U.S.
The average American Internet user watches 6+ online videos
every day, 11 hours each month
In May, 183 million U.S. Internet users watched online video
84.8% of the total U.S. Internet audience
viewed online video.
The duration of the average online video
was 4.3 minutes.
Video gets people’s ATTENTION
Average time spent on a website without video
57 Seconds
Average time spent on a website WITH VIDEO
6 Minutes
1 min 2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min 6 min
“video simply engages people in a way that static text and images cannot...
...dozens of studies that show the power of video to boost customer interaction, drive sales, encourage viral
sharing, and build brand awareness.
95 percent of the companies that have used online video marketing are happy with the results
and expect to use it again in the future.”Source: http://mashable.com/2009/12/09/business-video-tips/
Video will help you rank better
in Google
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39ip0XowwRA&feature=player_embedded
Video Sells
Products
Buy Now!
Click!
46% increase in conversion rates with
video on a page - whether watched or not
Buy Now!Click!
Source: www.reelseo.com/videos-sell-products-watch/
All over the world, business are using online video to:
InformEducateEntertain &Connect with
Their Customers
???How?
Advertising
How-Tos
Product Descriptions & Demos
We’ll look at some examples later
Screen Convergence
ComputersVideo Content
Mobile
TVs
Online video is coming to your
TV
That means your videos can be on
TV!
Don’t Forget MobileVideo accounts for 35% of mobile usage
http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-mobile-data-usage/
Benefits - Real World Examples
Front Point Security - 250% increase in monthly sales leads
iPhone App maker Smule 1.5 million views resulting in 1.5 million downloads at 99 cents each
Kiva Systems video - watched more than 55,000 times
Source: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100201/using-viral-video-to-boost-sales.html
“…what I think is under-reported is the significance of the rise of
online video. This is the technology thatʼs going to allow the rest of the worldʼs talents to
be shared digitally, thereby launching a whole new cycle of crowd-accelerated innovation. ”
Chris Anderson: How YouTube is driving innovationhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Zo53M0lcY
Is any of this compelling?
Online Video Landscape 2010Online Video Landscape 2010
GoalsUses
Types
Tools
Venues
Mobile
Purposes & Goals of Online Video
InformEducateEntertainConnect with Your market
Types and Styles
Live Action Screencasts Animation & Animated
Infographics
Photo Slideshows
How Business Are Using Online Video - Some Examples
What different styles are used in these videos?
Do any of the styles or types resonate with you and your business?
Which videos are made with just software, no video camera?
Are these video hard-selling or soft-selling?
How successful do you think these videos have been for the companies who produced them?
Marketing & AdvertisingFront Point Securityhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pxmf4WsrGUc
Girl Scoutshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wy31SsNPv4
Tom Tom GPShttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ljFfL-mL70
Explaining a ProductDrop Boxwww.DropBox.com
Kiva Systemshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr6Rco5A9SM
Product DemonstrationsZapposhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8JQSOeKqs0&feature=player_embedded
Salesforce.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CXhw-uA8n0&feature=player_embedded
Shockleshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6l4_Kj8-d8&feature=player_embedded
Explaining ConceptsDigital Convergencehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8&playnext=1&videos=8m_CxyPKmpY
Hawaii Clean Energy Initiativehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwi1WChxOwQ
CommonCraftwww.CommonCraft.com
How-TosWordPresshttp://wordpress.tv/2009/02/13/adding-a-paypal-button-to-your-wordpresscom-blog/
Home Depothttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2aBE2vd4R0
Entertaining & ConnectingSmulehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfrONZjakRY
Old Spicehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owGykVbfgUE
Review ExamplesWhat different styles were used in these videos?
Do any of the styles or types resonate with you and your business?
Which videos were made with just software, no video camera?
Are these video hard-selling or soft-selling?
How successful do you think these videos have been for the companies who produced them?
TrainingCustomer Testimonials
EventsVLOGS
Video Podcasts...
More Ways to Use Online Video
More Ways to Use Online Video42 Ways To Use Online Video For
Business Marketing
http://www.reelseo.com/42-ways-online-video-business/
Secret:“Your video does not have to be professionally produced to be successful and tell a story.”
Steve Garfield - Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your
Business
Yeah, but...Iʼve heard it takes hours
and hours of shooting just to come up with a few minutes of
video...
...not necessarilyJeff: “How much time is it taking to do those Shockles videos?”
Eric: “The script is pretty much in my head. I jot down some notes (5 minutes), do a dry run or two (5 minutes), and then we shoot. We might do 2-3 takes, sometimes from a different angle. So each one takes perhaps a total of 20 minutes. Max. Then it takes Rod (a professional videographer) another 20 minutes each to edit and tweak.
Now if we were to do something a bit more upscale, I would figure around an hour each. That would include shooting from different angles, overdubbing the voice, etc. If you wanted to get real fancy with a script, good lighting, and more pro studio time, 2 hours each (for a 40-60 second spot).”
ToolsVideo camera & accessories (tripod, microphone, etc.)
Screen capture software
Editing software
PowerPoint & Keynote!
What kind of video camera should I buy?
That Depends...
Tools
Don’t get hung up on needing expensive camera gear.
Some great videos have been produced with just some simple software ...
... or an inexpensive video camera and iMovie (free)
Tools - a Word from Freddie
http://www.freddiew.com/faq/
Flip VideoAquatic Fitness Concepts shows how
they install their swim spas by shooting video with an inexpensive Flip Video
camera
http://technology.inc.com/hardware/articles/201003/flip.html
Thai food brand Curry Simple, uses his Flip to ask customers what they think of his products
VenuesYouTube - 2nd largest search engine
Tubemogul - upload once, distribute to others
Brightcove, Wistia, et al - $ but lots of stats
Self-hosted
VenuesYouTube most popular video platform for embedded & linked videos with 81.9% market share.
Sysomos.com YouTube Report
Venues - Facebook
http://www.reelseo.com/facebook-video-marketing/
Facebook is the 2nd largest referral source for video.
Recording Video Directly In Facebook - poor quality
Embed video in your Facebook business page - easy to share and by “liking” the video, they become a fan
ProcessOK, so, how do I create my
own online videos?
Good content - Content is kingPlan aheadDon’t blatantly market yourselfQuality (But content trumps quality)Keep it short!
Some Keys to Good Online Video
The Basic ProcessIdentifyGoals
PickStyle
Pre-Production
Production
Post-ProductionSharePromoteMeasure
Identify Your Goals
Increase traffic to websiteIncrease conversions. i.e. $Educate and inform your customersShow how your products workBuild brand loyalty
What are your business needs?
Identify a Style
http://www.reelseo.com/choosing-video-style/
Identify the type of video & style that’s appropriate for your business.
Identify a StyleFrom ReelSEO.com:
HumorInformational/InstructionalDemonstrationTestimonialCommercialInterviewPerformanceArtisticInspirationalDocumentaryShockingCombinations
http://www.reelseo.com/choosing-video-style/
Identify a StyleChoose a style that’s consistent with who you are and what your business is.
Be Genuine.
Don’t try to be something you’re not
Pre-Production - Story & PlanningThe planning stageBefore camera starts rolling Create scripts & storyboardsScout locationsDetermine budget
Pre-Production - Story & PlanningSome videos about storyboarding:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcXfgBLRv_E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWPjjoOFIu8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-yeI83fN6s
ProductionThe shooting stageShooting with video camera if live actionCapturing computer screen for screencastsCreating & animating for animated infographics
ProductionGreat resource for learning more about video production:
VideoMaker.com
http://www.videomaker.com/video/
ProductionWant to learn more about videography on Maui?
Take a class at Akaku Community Television - Akaku.org
Production - Video Sizes
1280 x 720 (HD 720p) 16:9 Aspect Ratio
1920 x 1080 (HD 1080p) 16:9 Aspect Ratio
720 x 480 (SD) 4:3 Aspect Ratio
Post-Production - EditingSelect the shots you wantArrange the shots to tell the storyTrimAdd transitionsIncorporate, text, music and narrationAdd effects
Post-Production - Encoding
CODECH.264
.mov
mp4flvavi
Quicktime16:9
NTSC
1080iNeed to compress video to share onlineCODEC - Compressor/DecompressorLots of file formats and CODECs
720p
HD 16:9 Aspect Ratio Recommended (4:3) letter boxedResolution
HD = 1280x720 or 1080pElse = 640x360 (16:9), 480x360 (4:3)
Mp4 file format .h264 video compression AAC or MP3 audio compression Frames per second: 30 Maximum length: 15min (recommend 2-3 minutes) Maximum file size: 2 GB
Sharing - Uploading & PublishingToo Complex?
Current editing software export QuickTime to YouTube
Stick with the basics for YouTubehttp://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=55744
Not complex enough?
Post-Production - Encoding
http://www.slideshare.net/ReelSEO/encoding-video-for-the-web-webinar-from-reelseocom
Sharing - OptimizingYouTube Ranking FactorsTitle Description Tags Views & frequency Likes, dislikes Playlist additions FlaggingShares Comments Age of video Video ResponsesSubscribers
Favorites Embeds & inbound links
Use YouTube Annotations
http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-marketing-tips-partners-annotations-playlists/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxnopxbOdic
Add annotations
Solicit feedback
Add links to send viewers to more of your videos
Learn more:
Optimizing for YouTube
Learn more...
http://www.slideshare.net/ReelSEO/dfw-semyoutubeonlyfinal
YouTube Tips for Partnershttp://youtube-global.blogspot.com/search/label/tips%20for%20partners
When to UploadDuring the week
Wednesday or Thursday are best
Submit video so that it’s available for peak 2pm viewing time (use the time zone where you expect your largest audience is)
http://www.reelseo.com/youtube-traffic-analysis-seo/
PromotingOnce your video is published online...
Blog it Embed it Tweet it Share it Facebook it
How To Embed a VideoClick on the Embed buttonPick your desired sizeCopy the embed codePaste it into your blog or website
Measuring & TrackingWho’s watching?Where are they watching?How much are they watching?Links followed
Video AbandonmentExpect to Lose 20% of Your Audience Within the First 10 Seconds of Playback
http://corp.visiblemeasures.com/news-and-events/blog/bid/14410/Benchmarking-Viewer-Abandonment-in-Online-Video
Assess
Figure out what worked and what didn’t Make adjustments for next video
Exercises &Demonstrations
Exercise 1: Brainstorming SessionEach person say what their business is
Identify business need that video can support (goals)
What style would suit your business?
Do you have any ideas for videos for your business?
Everyone else, brainstorm more video ideas for that business
Exercise 2: Script & StoryboardWe’ll take a video idea and identify some key story elements textually
Then we’ll sketch some storyboard ideas for that
Exercise 3: iMovie, Keynote & Camtasia Demo
But wait, there’s more ...
Twitter Video Marketing
http://www.reelseo.com/twitter-video-marketing-tips/http://www.reelseo.com/twitter-micro-video-twitvid/
Embed “micro-videos” on your Twitter page10 - 30 second clipsGreat for smartphonesIndexed by Google very quickly
5 Tips for Using Video to Grow Your Business in 2010: http://mashable.com/2009/12/09/business-video-tips/
YouTube Your Business With Online Video: http://sbinformation.about.com/od/marketingsales/a/videoads.htm
The Three Types of Online Video for Business: http://www.reelseo.com/types-online-video-business/
34 Ways to Use YouTube for Business: http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/07/28/34-ways-to-use-youtube-for-business/
YouTube for Your Business: http://www.pcworld.com/article/133278/youtube_for_your_business.html
How To Use YouTube To Drive Business: http://www.businessinsider.com/youtube-business-2010-2
Using Viral Video to Boost Sales: http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100201/using-viral-video-to-boost-sales.html
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Take Advantage of YouTube: http://www.reelseo.com/5-ways-small-businesses-advantage-youtube/
Online Video Marketing Myths Busted!: http://onlinevideopublishing.com/2010/05/01/online-video-marketing-myths-busted.aspx
Video = Fastest Growing Website Feature for Small Businesses: http://www.reelseo.com/video-small-business-advertisers/
Online Video Marketing Basics: Part 1 - The Case For Online Video & Why You Should Get Involved: http://www.reelseo.com/case-online-video/
Online Video Marketing Basics: Part 2 – Choosing A Video Style: http://www.reelseo.com/choosing-video-style/
Online Video Marketing Basics Part 3 – Self-Produce Or Hire A Professional? http://www.reelseo.com/basics-3-produce-hire/
Online Video Marketing Basics: Part 4 – Choosing The Right Video Production Equipment http://www.reelseo.com/online-video-marketing-basics-part-4-choosing-video-production-equipment/
Online Video Marketing Basics: Part 5 Video Distribution: Where Should You Upload Your Videos? Online Video Marketing Basics Part 5 http://www.reelseo.com/video-marketing-basics-5-distribution/
Video Demos: Powerful, Effective, & Yet Still Pretty Rare http://www.reelseo.com/video-demos-elevator-pitch/
Five Ways Pocket Video Betters Business: http://technology.inc.com/hardware/articles/201003/flip.html
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YouTube’s Tips for Partners Series: http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/search/label/tips%20for%20partners
Vimeo vs. YouTube vs. Facebook vs. Viddler vs. SmugMug: Who reigns supreme in online HD video hosting?: http://www.starksilvercreek.com/2009/04/vimeo-youtube-facebook-viddler-smugmug-review-comparison-reigns-supreme-online-hd-video-hosting.html
HOW TO: Create a Call to Action in Small Business Video: http://www.reelseo.com/call-action-small-business-video/
5 Tools For Integrating HTML5 Video in Your Website: http://mashable.com/2010/05/18/html5-video-tools/
How to Host Video with WordPress: Advantages of YouTube vs. Self-Hosted:http://www.mcbuzz.com/2010/how-to-host-video-with-wordpress-advantages-of-youtube-vs-self-hosted/
E-Commerce Retailers Find Value in Online Video: http://www.reelseo.com/retailers-find-online-video/
Video SEO Guide – VSEO Tips & Techniques For Online Video: http://www.reelseo.com/seo-for-video/
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