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Online Sellers Discover the Power of Video Clips

For your reading pleasure, and oldie-but-goodie: an excellent article by Bob Tedeschi in the New York Times last year surveyed the state of video in online retail. He reports on early innovations from 1-800-Flowers, Blendtec, and Golfsmith.
I found this article interesting because, about a year ago when it was written, Tedeschi noted that “Whether [...]

Viral Videos: a “how to” from the Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal has a short video interview about how innovative small businesses are using “viral video” to get their message out. The interview discusses “best-in-class” viral video strategies by WillItBlend (by Blendtec), Val’s Art Diary, and Moe’s Southwest Grill.
Here is some of the WSJ’s advice on making successful viral videos:

Videos that tend to [...]

Secret Strategies for Viral Video

“Viral video” is the talk of e-commerce these days; everyone’s wondering if they could be the next Will It Blend phemon. In today’s crowded media landscape, though, it’s easier said than done.
That’s why there’s such a storm around a recent TechCrunch post called The Secret Strategies Behind Many Viral Videos. In it, a [...]

Online Video: it’s not just for the kids

The YouTube phenomenon continues to capture the attention of marketers who want to capture the younger demographics. Even we sometimes refer to the “YouTube generation”, assuming that online video is an under-25 pursuit. How accurate is that assumption?
At the Streaming Media conference in San Jose this week, Mary Hodder of Dabble pointed out [...]