Why Video is Your Company’s Best Friend

by Terry Green

Why Video is Your Company’s Best Friend is the feature article for the July 2010 issue of Speak Up and Make Money! Click here to view the rest of the ezine.

Wouldn’t it be great if your company became the next craze on YouTube? The one thing everyone couldn’t stop talking about at the water cooler? It actually could happen.

Video has changed the world in numerous ways and web video has only made the revolution stronger. Sites like YouTube can transform an individual, or a company, from an unknown entity to the biggest star in the world. The power of viral video is well known, and many marketing professionals are busy trying to help their companies become the next big thing.
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Viral or Not, Online Videos Deliver Fantastic Benefits

by Terry Green

Viral or Not, Online Videos Deliver Fantastic Benefits is the feature article for the June 2010 issue of Speak Up and Make Money! Click here to view the rest of the ezine.

If you’re one of the 25 million people who enjoyed watching the “Wedding Entrance Dance” on YouTube a summer or two ago, you are familiar with the concept of viral videos. In less than six weeks, Jill and Kevin’s wedding entrance had been viewed online over 25 million times. Spoofs of the video, such as the “JK Divorce Entrance” video have also gone viral, attracting over six million views. No doubt, viral videos can attract a lot of attention and drive traffic to your Web site. However, viral videos are like winning the lottery: most of us won’t get the jackpot. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t produce online videos. In fact, online videos deliver many benefits, even if they do not go viral. Your online videos may not have your customers dancing down the aisles, but they will deliver the following key rewards: