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What is a High Performing Video?

6 MIN TO READ Research projects that online video traffic will quadruple by 2020. To take advantage of this compelling trend, it’s critically important to optimize your video marketing strategy to make sure you’re getting a good return on your investment. Professional video hosting providers, like SproutVideo, can furnish you with an array of analytics tools to help. Here’s a brief overview of the metrics that we think will…

Seeding: Attract New Customers In 5 Steps

2 MIN TO READ So you’ve created a unique and appealing video, and now you’re on a mission to get your video out there. How should you do it? The answer is seeding. Seeding is the process of getting your video seen, and shared, by promoting it through sites, or through influencers, to which your potential customers pay attention. In this post we’re going…

10 Videos You Can Shoot Tomorrow

2 MIN TO READ Creating a great video campaign can involve a lot of planning. But, what if you want to start getting your video content out there right away? Here’s a list of videos you can make tomorrow. They require minimal planning, and no market research necessary. Even better, these videos cost next to nothing to make, provided you have a camera and…

4 Simple Tips For Making A Great Demo Video

3 MIN TO READ Image via Shutterstock Showing, not telling, is the most effective way to get customers engaged with your demo video. When done correctly, this is an opportunity to explain the benefits of your product, and to show potential customers its value. In this post, we highlight different brands that have each used video to demo their products, and we’ve given a couple of…

10 Tips To Avoid A Marco Rubio Moment

4 MIN TO READ Politics aside, it was difficult not to empathize with Senator Marco Rubio during his State of the Union response this week. Though he did not succumb to his thirst until about halfway through his speech, it was apparent throughout that he was suffering from a severe case of cottonmouth. While we admit we giggled a bit, we’ll go easy on…

Converting With Video: The Kickstarter Way

2 MIN TO READ Kickstarter is famous for making crowdsourcing a mainstream phenomenon. But, did you know their success can be largely attributed to their brilliantly simple formula for making a great marketing video? Kickstarter even teaches people who may not know much about video campaigns how to create effective content with their Kickstarter School. They do this by boiling it down to three straightforward steps. In this…

Easy Lead Capture: Introducing Email Gating

2 MIN TO READ Premium video content is a powerful and effective way to capture new leads for your business. We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added a new feature that makes it incredibly easy to collect email addresses with videos, no programming required. Keeping reading for details on how to use this new feature, and tips to optimize it as well.

How To Make Your Videos Responsive

2 MIN TO READ Update: SproutVideo supports responsive video embed codes out-of-the-box. Now, you can ensure your videos will resize automatically without touching a line of code on the page. If you’re in the process of building a responsive website or looking to add video to an already responsive website, here is a quick guide on how to make sure your videos resize as…