RIP Warren Miller: From a Skier and Storyteller
When I first heard Warren Miller died, I wanted to go skiing. It seemed appropriate. My friend and colleague Julian Williams, a non-skier, was the one who broke the new to me (see his blog on Warren Miller here). But Julian (like myself), is and always will be mesmerized by someone with passion and vision. It is only now in hindsight that I recognize the ways
The Human Spirit: Stronger Than Any Storm
Often life passes quickly. One day becomes another and we notice very little about individual moments. Many times when something happens we take pause. We hear about a school shooting, a plane crash or a beloved actor passing. We have little to do but watch through a lens, like it’s a production being played out on the big stage, and the tragedy unfolds before us.
In Video We Trust for Sales
As a salesperson, no matter how long your sales cycle, one of the most important things that you need to build with your buyer is trust. You could argue that getting a deal done without trust is next to impossible. If someone doesn’t trust that you have their best intentions in mind, that you can help them solve their challenges, and that you are an
Choosing the Right Video Platform
As video is becoming more and more essential to how businesses communicate with their audiences—whether potential customers, current customers, or employees—a video platform has become a necessary and useful tool to manage, optimize, measure content, and learn about different audiences. Outline Your Needs First There are many platforms from which to choose: Wistia, Vimeo, Kaltura, Brightcove, Limelight to name a few. But before you commit to one you’ve got to
Virtual Reality Success for Business
Seldom has the road to fame and fortune been so well paved as it is for those businesses that will drive the VR revolution. The signs are all there. The direction is clear. A wealth of virtual reality induced business opportunities lie just ahead, And there really are few limits. From gaming to healthcare to business meetings and beyond, virtual reality stands poised to touch every area of
Video: The Ultimate Sales Tool
Many salespeople would love to have an assistant — a supporting team member to help them be more efficient, helpful, and effective. You know, a useful sidekick to improve their ability to connect with customers and make more sales. That’s exactly what you get when you use video. Video enables salespeople and businesses to connect with customers in a more experiential way. Think about it. With a
Video Metrics: Measuring What Matters.
Your video is up and running, you’re starting to rack up views. What’s next? How do you actually measure the success of your video project? Before you start measuring your video’s success, you must define what success means to you and your business. Hopefully, you set up a goal for your video project when you were creating your content. And you kept that goal in mind
Video Strategy Part 2 — Distribution
So you have this incredible video. You sent it out to your internal teams, encouraged everyone to share, uploaded it to YouTube and now you wait. You wait for the marketing fame to roll in. You wait some more. Unfortunately, each time you obsessively check, your view count wasn’t nearly as impressive as you’d hoped and no one is sharing it. Don’t stress! After you’ve spent time, energy, and
Need Help Delivering Video to Your Audience?
If you love the idea of video but don’t know how to get the video in front of the people you are trying to reach… You are not alone. So I want to share with you our story of discovery of that exact conclusion. This story describes what really is a dynamic duo of video storytelling. Yes it is fun but why should you care? Because through the narrative, you