The line between TV and online video will disappear in 2014

The screen won’t matter to the viewer in 2014, and it shouldn’t matter to the video marketer, either, says Millward Brown. Viewers will be happy to start watching a program on a smartphone and resume it on a big-screen TV. Video marketing needs to move just as fluidly, and marketers will need to do greater research to understand who’s watching.

Read from OnlineVideo.net’s – 5 Video Marketing Predictions for 2014 http://www.onlinevideo.net/2013/12/5-video-marketing-predictions-2014/#ixzz2oRCiaK1c

The time for Online Videos

Like it or not customers are no longer walking into business to be educated by a salesman. They walk in ready to buy, knowing exactly what they want, and how much they are prepared to pay.

The decision has already been made online, before they meet you.

When they go online, and they look for video.

Video is today’s salesman.

A recent survey of 1,000 consumers global buying habits revealed

1 in 3 consumers watch video on a product page
41% of consumers share product videos socially.
60% Of the surveyed customers used a YouTube review video to make a purchase decision.
69% of consumers watch videos two or more times for “information-intensive products, before purchasing.” (for example anything to do with the marine industry)

Video is shared socially more than any other medium.

Videos are becoming a critical component of the digital purchase funnel

It’s an integral element of marketing that moves your consumers closer to that all-important buy.

The future of marketing today is being built around video.

Now, the stage is set it’s time for all business to begin creating real online value using video.

Consumers are naturally coming to expect video not as an add-on or a destination, but as an integral part of their online experience.

Understanding how your consumers interact with video And understanding why they consume video will allow you to gain a competitive advantage.

Small Business Video Marketing Strategies: Steps To Ranking a YouTube Video

Why We Hate to Give the Same Gift to Multiple People

In an experiment, a majority of people with two gift options gave each of two recipients different gifts, even though one of the presents was clearly less appealing than the other and the giftees had no way of comparing them. People persist in giving different gifts to different recipients in an attempt to be thoughtful by treating each person as a unique individual, write Mary Steffel of the University of Cincinnati and Robyn A. LeBoeuf of the University of Florida. The effect was attenuated when givers were encouraged to focus more on what the recipients would really like.

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SOURCE: Overindividuation in Gift Giving: Shopping for Multiple Recipients Leads Givers to Choose Unique but Less Preferred Gifts

Streaming Media West 2013

We had a blast this year at Streaming Media West. They found the perfect venue for this event, now at the Hyatt in Huntington beach. The place was great for networking, for parties and for the sessions.

We attended all the sessions on connected TVs and OTTs. and good information was shared in all of them. The presentation by Adam Besserman
Head of West Coast Development for Yahoo was excellent. He was showing the scenario for video series and what Yahoo is doing.

Some specific points about this presentation will be in our Buzzbooster TV show.

From the producer series I attended a session on Church marketing that was very good. Showing how churches now are moving towards live streaming and their challenges. I was not aware of the reasons why but had noticed the amount of church channels on Roku before.

Intel did a great job at their party. It was fun and allowed for a lot of networking. We were able to talk to quite a few people.

On the trade show, my favorite was the Paladin box. Even though I really don’t like pink and the box is bright pink, I can tell you that this box can change the life of a broadcaster. I see so many possibilities. It is light and easy to carry which is a big deal when you have to take your equipment around. It allows you to live stream while using 3 cameras. You can also record and do the editing. this box takes a lot out of post-production and like I said has a lot of possibilities.  You should check Paladin box.

Check our shows this week because we have more on Streaming Media West 2013

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