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How the World’s Top Three Airlines Approach Video Marketing

4 MIN TO READ Summer is almost here! Maybe that’s why this TripAdvisor list announcing the world’s top airlines got our attention. The warmer temps tend to bring lots of vacations to faraway places, making this a busy season for air travel. But which airline to choose? Because the travel industry is extremely competitive, each airline has to differentiate itself in order to stay…

Five Ways to Inspire User Generated Content for Video Campaigns

5 MIN TO READ Video has made it easier than ever for your customers to showcase your products and, ideally, sing your praises! These types of third-party videos are considered “user generated content.” Often thought by viewers to be more authentic than company-produced marketing videos, they can make your brand seem more trustworthy and help win new business. As the New York Times recently…

Five Wild Filmmaking Tips for Earth Day

6 MIN TO READ Maybe it’s the warmer weather, maybe it’s the first crocuses poking up through the ground, but all we want to do is head outside and get some fresh air. While we’re at it, we may as well grab some awesome footage of nature in rebirth. Here are five classic filmmaking techniques you’ll need to capture nature in all her glory.

How to Use the Six Persuasion Principles in Your Video Marketing Campaigns

6 MIN TO READ Choice overload is a cognitive process in which a person has a difficult time making a decision when faced with many options. If it sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a universal problem. There are few industries left that are not hyper-competitive and crowded with options. Couple this with the fact that we are all bombarded practically non-stop with advertisements in-person,…

The Rise of the “Yuck Factor” in Online Video

4 MIN TO READ There are numerous ways to approach video marketing. There’s the explainer video approach, the interview approach, the webinar approach, and there’s the storytelling approach which we’re huge fans of here at SproutVideo. While there are many more, one trend that we have never explored is the idea of disturbing your audience with what we call the “yuck factor”.  Please note…

How (and Why) to Use Video to Market to Baby Boomers

4 MIN TO READ What comes to mind when you read “baby boomers”? Is it a gray-haired grandmother baking cookies? A tech entrepreneur launching his second career? An empty-nester couple embarking on an around-the world adventure? Born between 1946 and 1964, baby boomers can be a hard group to nail down; the fact of the matter is they can have any or even all…

Your New Product Launch Video Marketing Plan

4 MIN TO READ Long gone are the days of bringing in communications last-minute for your new product or feature release. While it may have been enough before to send out a press release and schedule a press conference a few days before your big release, it’s now imperative that companies large and small take a more strategic, integrative approach. Today, video can help…

Four Steps Towards the Perfect Educational Video

6 MIN TO READ What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when I say ‘video marketing’? Chances are you’re thinking about explainer videos, funny ads or even customer testimonials. I’d bet a dollar to a dime that you can even go further from those types of videos but you’d never think about educational video.  You’re not alone – most business owners neglect…