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		<title>Why All Businesses Need Multilingual Videos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Video Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Video Production]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[video marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Could your business turn global, with a multi-lingual video. <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/corporate-video/why-all-businesses-need-multilingual-videos/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you truly want to reach a wider audience, then it may be worth thinking about multilingual marketing. A lot of advertising is carried out online these days. It is much easier to reach your chosen target market online than it is to reach them offline. When you do market your business over the internet, you can reach not only local and national people, but you can also reach customers all around the world. This opens up a huge market providing that you advertise properly.<br />
<strong><a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/corporate-videos">Using Corporate Video</a> to Reach a Global Market</strong><br />
Online video helps to make multilingual advertising easy and efficient. This is particularly true when you make use of a professional video production firm. There are various ways that they can create a multilingual video. </p>
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<p>Firstly you could add subtitles to your video. This is simple enough and most <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">professional video production firm</a>s should be able to do this with no problems. However, subtitles are not always effective. Videos with subtitles don’t always draw your audience in. As they don’t fully understand the video, it is less likely to trigger an emotional response. This limits its potential selling power.<br />
Another way in which you can make a multilingual online video is by creating several different versions. This will obviously cost a little more, but it is worthwhile if it increases your demographic. That’s the main thing that you need to consider. Will different countries be interested in your product/service? Will the shipping costs be worthwhile if you do manage to sell your products abroad? These are just a few of the questions that you need to ask yourself.<br />
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<strong>The Pros and Cons of Multilingual Videos</strong><br />
Not all businesses need to market their products abroad. It doesn’t always make sense to target such a large global market. Therefore the first thing that you need to really think about is will your business actually benefit from using a video production firm to <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-essentials/voiceovers">create multilingual videos</a>? You need to make sure that the cost of production is going to be worthwhile in the long run.<br />
Of course the advantages of a multilingual video include the fact that you are thinking about your customers. Even if you don’t plan on going global with your products/services, the UK and the US are well known for being multicultural countries. There are all kinds of nationalities based within the UK. By creating a corporate video in several different languages, it ensures that you are catering to a multilingual society.<br />
A business which targets a multilingual audience is often highly regarded. Therefore if you would like to increase your popularity and reach a much wider audience, creating a multilingual corporate video could be a great idea. </p>
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		<title>Video Marketing: A New Age Revolution</title>
		<link>http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/online-video/video-marketing-a-new-age-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 08:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Online Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[video Marketing]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Marketing strategies and their effectiveness has been a subject of interest for many statisticians over the years. With the advent of the Internet, the twenty first century advertising and marketing schemes took a turn towards something new, something totally radical. As more and more people started to live online, brands started to churn out articles and advertisements on the internet. Thus began the age of e-commerce! But the decade long traditions of blogging, tweeting or posting about new products on the social networks looked mundane and yet again the direction of advertising took a massive turn and that is when we were introduced to the concept of <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/marketing-videos">Video Marketing</a>. Many say that video marketing has started a wave of revolution in the marketing industry and the stats are also present to back the claim up, so let us take a look at what is video marketing and why is it turning so many heads.</p>
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<p>Video Marketing can be of various types and can be classified on the basis of the ways it is made but generally anything that speaks on behalf of a <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/corporate-videos">corporate brand</a> on any of their products or services can be termed so. The absolute giants who rule the industry, as expected, pour millions of dollars each year in the video marketing industry and employ the best corporate video production company to do so. While the smaller businesses and start ups have to be content with home-made movies or a compilation of videos for doing the same. But as has been found out more than one time, it doesn’t matter whether you make your video in your garage; the audience likes it when you can connect with them. This is a huge advantage as now you can make your own video with just an ordinary handicam, a workable background and some decent lights – that’s it! Plus, with the thousand of free video uploading websites around, you don’t have to pay a single buck to share it with the world!<br />
With the video production out of the way, the essential question that one faces is where to upload the video? Well, where not to upload it is the immediate answer! With the social networking sites replacing the playgrounds and hang-out places, these are the nooks and corners where the kids go nowadays. So the best way is to post your newly created video on such a site at first, and then attract all your friends’ attention towards it. If the content is good, people are bound to “like” and “share” it among all of their friends as well. And that’s how a video becomes viral. Once your video become viral, you can be sure that your work is done! Another rage among people is the concept of video blogging or “vlogging”. It is nothing but a video equivalent of the classical blog that we all know. Here the audience gets to hear about your product from someone they know or can relate to in a one-on-one situation. Video blogging has been found out to be very effective indeed.<br />
So as can be perceived, <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">video marketing </a>has become a rage off late and with its flexible range of production cost and post production returns it’s no wonder as well. Big brands to small start-ups, everyone is waking up to this new concept, this new age revolution.</p>
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		<title>Content is defining element in promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Content is defining element in the promotional world, weather you are selling a product or a service you have to give people something! <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/corporate-video/content-is-defining-element-in-promotion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Video is a powerful tool in promoting your business. It is tough to narrate a vast number of things that your company offers to their customers and in a way so that you stand above the rest. Thus in a nutshell it is difficult to reach out to your audience and expect a near flawless result. Thus video can be made use of as a tool only if it is created by the professionals. There are numerous video production companies around the world and <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">Contrast Design</a> does stand out amongst them in terms of delivering the most effective video whether be it for marketing for your product or simply promoting your services to potential customers around the globe. </p>
<p>It is noteworthy however that video production is only a part of the packaging of a material. You may find there are some quality products that are a cut above the rest but they fail to reach out to the audience because of their poor packaging. On the contrary it is however quite tough for a weak material to remain on the zenith in the market even though possessing a poor product, just because of its packaging and promotion.<br />
Thus the content of your advertisement should be rich in material which can help you to showcase your product and the opportunities can be explored to their maximum potential.<br />
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<p>The video production companies are there at your service once you have fabricated and collected enough content for your product that can aid your advertisement to gain steam. Without quality content it becomes rather tough for any organization to make your promotional video a success.<br />
So in order to capitalize on your market you must dedicate a good amount of time behind figuring out the content that you want to incorporate and showcase in your company’s promotion. <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/animation-a-graphics">Animation</a> along with the web videos coupled with other such <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/online-video-tools">video tools</a> can help you to deliver a defining advertisement that can appear catchy and all the more informative. It would show to the viewer who you are and what opportunities you put forward for your customers in a buyer-seller relationship. </p>
<p>The business films or corporate videos that are created by the video production companies are mainly aimed at producing some informative films that depict the capabilities of the organization and how they can help a producer to excel once they use the firm’s produce. The factors that govern the success of a company are the up gradation and techniques used by it. If the video that you are creating is a show piece for your company’s propaganda, you should aim to structure the content of the advertisement that may appear contemporary and futuristic at the same time. The content should be well structured that would entice the customers towards your videos. This would in turn help you to generate revenue from the investment for the video. The success of the content would be reflected by the number of hits the video receives on your website. This gauge in itself would speak volumes about the configuring of the video and eventual content deliverance in it. </p>
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		<title>Business Adjustments to Aid The Disabled: Saying NO To Disability Discrimination</title>
		<link>http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/web-video/business-adjustments-to-aid-the-disabled-saying-no-to-disability-discrimination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How creating your own video for your work place or service can reach out to people will mild disabilities. <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/web-video/business-adjustments-to-aid-the-disabled-saying-no-to-disability-discrimination/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All the business companies, on a attempt to get the best employee, discriminates the disabled people by denying them a job even with required qualifications and also neglects to emphasize on improving the access to their services for the disabled. This leads to a loss of a large percentage of potential buyers or better employees just because of their disabilities. But the Disability Discrimination Act of 2005 has improved the situation making it illegal to discriminate the disabled on the basis of their disability. Companies now have started to take it seriously and exploit this potential of the disabled section of the society by making reasonable adjustments in the office premises and also providing special care to make it a better working environment for the challenged people.<br />
The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 2005 has several implications on all business bodies. This law was first implemented in the year 1996 aiming to protect the disabled against discrimination in using a <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/talking-head-videos">facility or service</a> and employment. The implementation of the law was done in three phases:</p>
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<li> In 1996 phase I was implemented that made treating disabled people with less favors owing to their disability illegal.</li>
<li> In 1999 the phase II forced all the business bodies to make some ‘reasonable adjustments’ to aid their disabled employees and customers like providing some additional support.</li>
<li>Also to aid the visually impaired people, they had to make special changes for providing the services to them like providing all paperwork in large fonts so that they don’t have any problem in reading it.</li>
<li>The phase III implemented in 2004 made businesses make physical alterations in their premises for the disabled for overcoming the access barriers like ramps for easy movement of wheelchairs, audio induction loops, handrails etc.</li>
<li>In 2005, it was made compulsory for all the businesses even with less than 15 employees to abide by this law.</li>
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<p>The implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act has helped the disabled to access the services provided easily and also save them from discrimination in employment by providing some reasonable adjustments like:</p>
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<li> Clearer signs are used for the visually impaired.</li>
<li> Audio Induction loop for the deaf.</li>
<li> Installation of ramp for aiding movement of wheelchairs.</li>
<li> Installation of handrails for the disabled to get support.</li>
<li> Correct table height for the disabled to create a better working environment.</li>
<li> Highlighting of danger zones.</li>
<li> Removing obstacles in the path to avoid any accident.</li>
<li> Reconfiguration of the building’s internal layout.</li>
<li> Alternative methods of access to a service by offering home service, door opening strength adjustments, installation of call bells.</li>
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<p>In case of corporate videos or <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/virtual-sales-presentations">online videos</a>, to help the visually impaired and the deaf understand the video subtitles must be provided in large fonts and also for those with learning disabilities having text with different colors helps in reading.<br />
Nearly 14% of the population suffers from some disability and 24% of the people are associated with disabled people. This section of the population constitutes the potential investors, <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">customers</a> or employees and investments and adjustments aiding the disabled people will benefit them and it can help in improving your business by gaining their trust and faith on your company.</p>
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		<title>The Top Benefits of Corporate Video Production</title>
		<link>http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/corporate-video/the-top-benefits-of-corporate-video-production/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 08:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Video Production]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[4 reason you need to chose a professional video production firm, to make you a great corporate or training video which will have benefits for years to come. <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/corporate-video/the-top-benefits-of-corporate-video-production/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a wide range of reasons why you may be considering creating a corporate video. Perhaps you need to create one for <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/training-videos">training purposes</a>? Or maybe you need to sell a new product or introduce a new service to the public? Whatever your business marketing needs, an online video could be the answer.<br />
<strong>Why Choose a Video?</strong><br />
There are many forms of online advertising. However, when it comes to attention grabbing advertisements, video is often the best method to turn to. A video can be as long or as short as you need it to be. It speaks a thousand times louder than simple text. The brain gets a lot more excited seeing a video than it does when you read a book. Therefore it makes sense that many companies sell their products through video advertising. The top benefits of a business video include:<br />
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<p>•	<strong>More Exposure: </strong>An online video can be seen by millions of people. When you pay for an advertisement on TV, unless you pay a fortune your video will not be seen by millions of people.<br />
•	<strong>An Affordable Option:</strong> A business video online is much cheaper than a television advertisement. This makes it particularly helpful for start-up businesses. Why pay more when you really don’t have to?<br />
•	<strong>You Get to Show Your Audience What You Mean:</strong> Video makes it much easier to get your point across. You can actually show them the product and let them know how it works. It is a much more effective form of advertising.<br />
•	<strong>It Forms a Bond Between Customer and Company:</strong> Videos can trigger an emotional response from your customer base. They can build trust and make your audience feel closer to you. It really does enhance your company’s image.<br />
The above are just some of the top advantages to using online videos to market your company’s products or services. Providing you take your time to ensure that you are marketing towards the right target group and that you choose a <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">good video production company</a>, you should be able to really boost sales.<br />
<strong>Why Choose a Video Production Firm?</strong><br />
There are so many reasons why you should choose a professional video production company to create your video for you. The main one is knowledge.<br />
A professional company knows all about the different target markets around these days. They also know how to sell a corporate video. They can create a professional, <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/animation-a-graphics">dynamic video</a> that will be watched and respected by a lot of people. It is so much simpler to use a professional company than it is to try and create a video yourself. You want the video to show your business in a positive, informative way. The best way to do that is to trust the professionals. </p>
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		<title>The Importance of Understanding Your Target Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Video]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[video Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[online video marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Details different ways to think about who your target market is and how best to appeal to them <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/corporate-video/the-importance-of-understanding-your-target-market/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Video marketing is something that all businesses can benefit from. As technology has developed, most things are now often done online. This includes business marketing. By creating online videos you can reach potentially millions of consumers. The only thing that you have to make sure of is that you are targeting the right audience.</p>
<p><strong>Knowing Your Target Market</strong><br />
You really need to know who you are targeting with your corporate video. Without understanding your target audience you could end up wasting a lot of time and money. Think for example, if you were trying to sell a clothes range for larger women. If you were to create a video using slim models, this would be misleading and it wouldn’t show your true customer base.<br />
You need to ensure that you are <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/marketing-videos">marketing your video</a> to those who may actually want to buy your product/service. Before you contact a video production firm, ask yourself the following questions:<br />
•	What Age Range is My Target Audience?<br />
•	Where do they Mainly Live?<br />
•	What Are Their Main Interests?<br />
•	What Problems Does Your Target Audience Have?</p>
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<p>The above are just some questions that you need to answer before you can successfully market your product/service to them. Once you have a good understanding of who you are selling to, that will help you to create the best possible corporate video to suit them. It doesn’t matter how good your video is; if you market it towards the wrong target audience then you won’t experience any extra interest or sales. </p>
<p><strong>Understanding the Different Ages</strong><br />
A good video production firm will often share with you their ideas. However, you will still need to <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/marketing-videos">understand your target audience</a> beforehand. The more you understand your audience, the more involved you will be able to be. It is the job of a <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">professional company</a> to know what currently sells and what doesn’t. It is also important however, for you to let them know what they are looking for too. After all, they are not mind readers!<br />
The younger generation today has grown up in an internet age. Therefore marketing your products online towards them is slightly easier than it is for the older generation. It is the older generation who appear to spend the most money these days. You need to think about how much money your target audience has. Understanding the different ages and what each one needs will help you to create a good, relevant online video.<br />
As a general rule you need to keep your video as short as possible. When you take a look at television adverts they are only 30 seconds long. They manage to get their point across and show you everything that you need to know quickly and easily. Your audience do not have a long attention span. Therefore you should always keep your business videos less than 2 minutes long, no matter who you are targeting.  </p>
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		<title>Video Production and Online Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Corporate Video]]></category>
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<p>The concept of business marketing strategies has changed over the last few years. Of the many new techniques, one of the most popular is online video production.  Presence of web can be made use of for selling of goods through online video marketing. Irrespective of the scale of business, all the companies have now started flooding the web with corporate videos and the video production companies dedicated to corporate video production help the companies realize their goals.</p>
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<p> Corporate videos through online video marketing are the most viewed element in the websites especially social media sites. Video production companies create corporate videos on demand for the corporate sector which can deliver consistent message that is important for communicating instructional information. Videos are cost effective and portray a high profile image of the company.<br />
Videos have an added advantage as they can be broadcasted in online video sites and social media sites all over the world in different languages. Thus <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/corporate-videos">corporate video production</a> has become the norm and the cost of production has fallen with the increase in number of video production firms while the internet has increased access to the market. Corporate videos present the best return in the sales and the marketing portfolio.<br />
Search engines generally prefer sites with videos as they consider the rich media content as more relevant. Google’s “Universal Search” feature, introduced in 2007, delivers results from videos, news sites and maps. Visitors of a website tend to spend greater amount of time in watching a video than read textual contents. Because of this “stickiness” search engines rank it higher on search results and increases the total time spent on the company website.</p>
<p>•	Appearance of online videos on the first page of search result of search engines has increased 53 times.<br />
•	 30% increase in the number of corporate profile clicks.<br />
•	100% more business profile views.<br />
•	18% increase in calls generated.</p>
<p>These statistics have resulted in the increase in video production firms dedicated to corporate video optimizations.</p>
<p>Appearance in the first page of Google search is not the sole reason for videos being great for SEO. These videos can be very easily used for building the crucial inbound links that is required for a successful corporate website. The videos can be uploaded in various social media sites and these online videos can be viewed by a large audience and also take part in larger online discussions. RSS feeds can also be created allowing users to subscribe the video so that they are notified whenever a new content is uploaded. Thus an entertaining and informative video can spread a business virally.</p>
<p>Key benefits of Corporate Video Production and <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/marketing-videos">Online Video Marketing</a> are:<br />
•	Secures better return on investments<br />
•	Taps in a variety of online viewers<br />
•	Powerful message communication<br />
•	Cost Effective<br />
•	Lifts company profile<br />
•	Measurable results can be achieved<br />
With a professionally designed and tailored, collaboratively planned video these results are achievable. Video productions firms design such videos for corporate sectors. It provides the best return on investment and the online platforms like the company website, video sites like YouTube, social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and several blogs help in the global brand recognition.<br />
83% of the people using internet is familiar with corporate videos and online advertisements and it reflects into their brand choices and opinions. Corporate firms are thus investing millions for<a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact"> video productions</a> and for hiring the best video production firms for connecting to the audience. </p>
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		<title>Online Video Marketing Tips – Things You Don’t Know</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 06:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The recent years have seen a change in the trend of business marketing strategies and online video marketing has become the most effective marketing platform. The misconceptions hovering around the usage and implementation of videos as a marketing tool make the business owners hesitant to try out this strategy. Many think they are not competent enough to use online video marketing as a tool.</p>
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<p>The business owners need to be made aware of a few facts they are unaware of online video marketing. Below are five crucial things about video marketing and if you are missing out on them, you can also losing out on a huge proportion of potential investors.</p>
<p>1.	<strong>YouTube</strong> – The Second Largest Search Engine of the world: Making the company website Google-friendly is a good thing but in order to sneak ahead in the global competition a better way is to use YouTube. YouTube videos get in excess of 4 billion views every day. You can create your own channel and optimize the video descriptions, titles, tags, “About Me” section and the “<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoProductionfirm/featured">Channel Description</a>” to ensure that your video channel pops up more frequently during a search. The videos can also be organized to various playlist categories having keyword based names.</p>
<p>2.	<strong>Online Video Marketing is much more than just YouTube: </strong>YouTube is a powerful platform in the online <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/web-videos">video marketing business</a> but not the only one. There are many other online video sharing sites like YouTube and social media sites like Facebook, where the corporate video, professionally tailored by some top-class video production company, can be uploaded and shared with a certain target audience. Sharing sites specific to the company niche is the best way to go about. These sites make it easier to find relevant videos for the people interested in your company.</p>
<p>3.	<strong>Video Length and Quality: </strong>The length of the video depends on the quantity of information being provided. It should be taken care that the video realistically engages the views for the entire length of the video and not bore them. Short, informative, entertaining videos generate audience curiosity and interest. Quality of video matters the most.</p>
<p>4.	<strong>Creativity</strong>:  Creativity compensates for low budget. Your video doesn’t need full of video effects but creativity is appreciated by all. A superb script, using of inexpensive software for editing, cutting down on video location cost, providing goofy animations etc. are some of the creative ways to make an interesting video. This is where <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">good video production companies </a>can be useful to make a video balanced with professionalism and entertainment with spices of creativity according to your budget. The video should be such that the viewers will feel like sharing within their network.</p>
<p>5.	<strong>Camera shyness has nothing to do with success</strong>: If the target audience can see and hear you in the corporate video the level of trust on your company increases and is a great perk of this online video marketing. However if you are camera shy, you can compensate it by doing voiceovers. Think of it as a one-on-one conversation with a trusted client, be confident, clear in your thoughts and speak clearly. That’s all required to keep the viewers’ interest intact rather than boring them by reading out PowerPoint slides. </p>
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		<title>Why Using a Combination of Animation and Video Can Bring the Best of Both Worlds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to creating a business video, it can be a great idea to combine video and animation. The human brain is naturally more attracted to animation. It’s more exciting and interactive than standard video. The question is how can you do this?</p>
<p><strong>Using Animation to Explain and Sell a Product</strong><br />
By <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/animation-a-graphics">using animation</a> it’s easy to make a product or service appear more interesting. Take the iPhone. If you want to explain how its technology works then a great way to do this would be to shoot a real life iPhone. Then use animation to zoom inside the phone and show the audience what is inside. As the inside is revealed, words describing the features will help to give the audience an idea of what everything does. This is a clever, interesting way to advertise using animation.<br />
While animated video can certainly pull in more traffic and potential customers, there are some things that you need to consider before you create one. </p>
<p><strong>Considerations to Take Into Account</strong><br />
The first thing that you need to think about is how the video will be used. Will it be placed on your homepage? Are you planning on putting it on websites such as YouTube? Or will you be showing the video at a <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/portfolio/client-list">conference</a>?<br />
Where you will be using it will determine what should go into the video. For example, if you plan on showing it during a conference, you will want to limit the audio on the video. This is because you will be talking over the video as it is shown and too much audio will drown you out. If you plan on using the video on a website then you will need to tailor it to your specific website visitors. </p>
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<p>You also need to take into account how long you want the video to be. It ideally shouldn’t be any longer than 2 minutes. Your audience will have a short attention span and that is why you need to keep the video as short as possible.<br />
Another thing that you need to keep in mind is that an animated video isn’t always great for search engines. This is because Flash and other animations are quite difficult for search engines to read. Therefore if you are placing an animated business video on your website, it might be quite hard to get traffic directed there using the video.<br />
Finally you need to remember not to overdo the animation. Yes you want to pull your visitors in, but you don’t want to overwhelm them. Don’t show off with the animation. Keep it as simple as possible and you can’t go wrong.<br />
Overall using a combination of real video and animation can really help to enhance your sales and <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">sell your product</a> or service. You just need to make sure that you consider the disadvantages as well as the advantages before you create one.  </p>
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		<title>Social Media Marketing Guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:47:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Utilization of social media for various business purposes is one of the best techniques of business marketing. It can catapult your business and expand your horizon by providing a platform where a million users all over the world can be made aware of your company credentials and potentials. But like all business plans, using of social media also requires following some DO’s and DON’Ts. Social media can help you to be ahead in the ever increasing market competition.</p>
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<p><strong>Social Media DO’s</strong>:<br />
1.	Multiple Media Types: The users of social media get interested when content is presented in new ways which can be easily shared within their networks. <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">Online videos</a> or info-graphics are much more appealing form of media and easily sharable. Multiple media types can thus help your cause.<br />
2.	Make it searchable: The social media content like the corporate video should be easily searchable and should be optimized for search engines through the use of keywords and tags.<br />
3.	The posts: The posts should be informational providing news of new promotional materials of the business development or news of business events, online videos and images reflecting the business procedure. Share ideas reflecting the company to appeal to the audience and engage in discussion.<br />
4.	Re-purpose content rather than re-using: Posting same content again and again should be avoided. A better tactic for re-using <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/portfolio/by-video-type/animation-a-graphics">content is re-purposing</a> it by changing certain elements of the content highlighting different information or target a different audience.<br />
5.	Interaction: A true interaction in social media with the clients and potential buyers is a good tactic for showing that the company cares about its clients. A transparent view of the organization needs to be presented to the intended viewers. An effective way of doing so is to use video chatting options available on social networking sites such as Facebook and Google Plus.<br />
6.	Be professional yet friendly: Content such as videos should be made with extreme caution. The video should have a <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/virtual-tours">professional look</a>, and side voices or any unpleasant content should not be part of the video that you share with the public.<br />
7.	Authenticity: It is important that your social profile should look authentic. Content such as videos should not look as if it has been copied from other sources. Moreover, one should be selected about the people who represent the organization on such videos. </p>
<p><strong>The DON’TS:</strong><br />
1.	Sharing improper content: There is a tendency to share contents such as video with the intention of sharing some cool and witty stuff, but it might be sensitive to some of your users – which ultimately hurt you back.<br />
2.	Reliance on a particular content: One should not bank on a particular content to attract people. Social networking content generally degrade with passing days, and that is why one should always keep updating their contents.<br />
3.	Pushy: Being too pushy can result in the loss of interest of the people and the quality of response decreases.<br />
4.	Generic Marketing Techniques: The business techniques must be tailored to meet specific needs and specific target audiences.<br />
5.	Spam: Spamming the social media sites with your video content has a bad impact on the company.<br />
6.	Lack of Specification: If videos shared by you lack specialization, it could ruin your viewer base<br />
7.	Low quality of content: Content uploaded on social networking sites should not be below a certain quality standard. It dents the credibility and reputation of the company to a large extent.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When it comes to online marketing, YouTube is considered to be one of the best sites to be a part of. Millions of people view YouTube every single day. The best part about the site is the fact that you can upload videos absolutely free. That’s right; you don’t even have to pay to advertise your services to millions of people. In the world of business this is very rare! <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">Advertising</a> fees can often cost a fortune.</p>
<p><strong>Advertising on YouTube</strong><br />
YouTube opens up a whole new world of possibilities for businesses when it comes to advertising. You can create a video advertising either your product or your services. You can also introduce the world to your business using an <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/marketing-videos">introductory video</a>. Once uploaded, you then need to advertise your YouTube link on forums and on your website.<br />
Most of the time businesses create standard, informative and real videos about their products. However, there’s a trend going around where many businesses are launching fake video campaigns.</p>
<p><strong>What Are Fake Video Campaigns?</strong><br />
A fake YouTube advertising video is basically about a made up product or situation. A good example of this would be back in 2009 when a big Australian company launched a video about a woman looking for a man that she met in a café. He’d left his jacket behind and that was all that she had of him. She was supposedly making the YouTube video to track him down.<br />
However, throughout the video there were subtle sales pitches for the actual jacket shown in the video. While the main focus was on the girl and the love story, the real hidden agenda was to sell the jacket. This is a very clever way of advertising, but the question is does it work?</p>
<p><strong>Why Fake Videos Could be bad for Business</strong><br />
Fake videos can sometimes work, but they can also be very bad for your business. When consumers realise that the video is fake, they may lose a little trust for your company. Many people don’t see the reasoning behind launching a fake campaign and leading people to believe that it’s real. In fact, it can be seen to be quite devious.<br />
Though it can be argued that very few advertisements these days are real. Many products, particularly in the beauty industry, are exaggerated within the advertisements. Mascara advertisements are shown on models that have had lash extensions for example. This is a misleading form of advertising. </p>
<p>All in all, fake videos have been used for marketing purposes by many companies. However, it can be a risk. There’s the chance that consumers will love the novelty aspect of the video. However, there’s a greater chance that people will be annoyed that you have tried to trick them into buying a product. You need to think about the disadvantages as well as the potential <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/portfolio/by-video-type/virtual-sales-presentations">advantages of fake videos</a> before you invest in one.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Popularity of any video depends mostly about how you spread the word and make it available for the audience. A video can be reachable to the masses or to a definite group of people. The ways in which you make it popular to your audience should be more oriented towards the message you want to spread though your campaign. </p>
<p>There are numerous tools at present available to the <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/corporate-videos">corporate world</a> that can be made full use of in order to popularize their videos. Spreading the word is much tougher than literally asking people to see some video of your firm. Your business can be of any type and may range from  products to services. The procurement of your materials to delivery of the product or service that you dish out to your customers can be depicted in a corporate video. It is not necessary that every time you create or plan to produce a video for your firm’s publicity you would opt for the same age old methods. Hoardings and simple static websites are a thing of the past. People are now more attracted towards interactive things that have an audio as well as a visual element in them which can speak volumes on behalf of you. </p>
<p>Many management and <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/marketing-videos">marketing strategies</a> would suggest you to take a path of publication of your videos only when you find there is a nice prospect to its certainty of yielding the desired output. It only means that the video production companies are to be relied only when you are sure that you are about to implement such a strategy to create a buzz around your new stuff to be introduced in the market. The corporate videos that are floated in the market by a firm are mostly intended in creating awareness about the product. It may be intended for the people who are very much aware of your line of products as well as for the people unaware of your brand but are seeking some quality product. </p>
<p>The corporate videos are not meant to be grim if you are about to attract people towards your brand. So you must take some informal modes of publicity. You should make use of all the tools that are available to you and at the same time make sure that all your bases are covered. That is if you are seeking the help of some professional video production company you are supposed to make the content or subject of the film very clear to the firm that is about to produce a business film for you. The business films should be interactive and the person watching the film must feel intrigued about it if he or she has minimal knowledge about your firm or your firm’s produce. However in order to spread the word you must take help of all the social media available to you. You can spread the video in form of links in popular pages or even in your <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Contrast-Design/221773037837731">Facebook page links</a>. This would be able to catch the eye of millions which would in turn popularize your video and will have the greatest probability of reaching out to the maximum number of audience. </p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the last four-five years, the whole concept of marketing strategies for businesses has changed its scheme of things. Many new techniques have sprung up which have led even supposedly small scale businesses to flourish while others have gone horribly wrong! One such new and tested marketing strategy which is getting more popular day by day is that of online video production. These days all the brands have got their presence in the web and make use of the <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/web-videos">online video</a> marketing to sell their goods. Even small businesses are now waking up to this idea and uploading their corporate video all over the internet. Needless to say, the video production companies have got even greater days ahead.</p>
<p>With the advent of the internet, the age old grip of the television over the masses has started to loosen. More and more people now prefer to browse through the internet rather than spend hours watching mundane shows on TV. So it goes beyond saying that the internet is a gold mine for all the corporate brands to invest. On a recent survey it was revealed that more than 83 percent of the people who use the internet are familiar with online advertisements and <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/">corporate videos</a>. So therefore it is obvious that their opinions and brand choices are somewhat governed by them. And for this reason only corporate brands are now investing millions on video production and hiring the best video production companies so that they can connect to the audience. But small scale businesses are not far behind as well and with more people getting used to making online videos on their own. And the results are also quite evident as in the last few days many small businesses have done surprisingly well catapulted by their perfect online marketing strategies.</p>
<p>Making an online marketing video is not that difficult a task either. If your business is small and just in its nascent stages then you can make your own video blog or corporate video rather than spending a fortune on video production companies. For starters you need a decent camera and the selection depends on you only. You can go for the handy webcams if you want it cheap or can buy the latest slick models from the market. The equipment selection is also contingent on the use of the camera and varies from nothing to expensive set-ups. For example, if your speaker is static then a table shall do otherwise a moving trolley or at least a tri-pod might be needed. Additionally, a good mix of lighting and the background is required. Most online blogs use the classic white background for their production with the standard lighting system of three lights in the three focusing directions. That is both cheap and manageable for most small businesses with lesser number of employees.</p>
<p>The content is the key to connect with the audience and so is the speaker. He has to be able to lure the audience into what he says. It has been found out that most of the people lose interest in a video in the first minute itself, sometimes because of the boring content and sometimes because of the futile gimmicks. So it is better if you keep you video short and prim and at the same time get your message across. Lastly, post production is a major task and the editing should be done with great care. With the proper <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/virtual-sales-presentations">online video</a>, your small scale business can reach new heights.</p>
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		<title>Empowering corporate with video solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:26:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the famous saying goes, “A picture speaks a thousand words” – it has the utmost relevance in the world of business marketing and advertising. Creating presentations for your business firm has much more effect than just presenting an insipid document. Better it is if you are going to make an impact upon your clients and highlight your point of view it is high time to seek some video solutions for your business. </p>
<p>For instance people use the website as the single biggest resource for identifying, understanding and locating a business that may match their requirements. If you are there to incorporate something that is not only catchy but also informative it would surely propel your business to dizzying heights since your expression about your products and services would be far more superior to those who only present their capabilities through simple bullet points. </p>
<p>This is only a single instance that highlights the <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/portfolio/by-video-type/video-case-studies">effectiveness a video </a>can render to your business. However if you are going to innovate ideas upon this platform you need to seek the help of the professionals. They might even help you to design some marketing strategies that can build your campaign as you tend to spread the word about your business. You can reach out to millions through the internet. This is a concept that has been used near to its maximum potential so we now need to invent things within our websites so that we do not become a face in the crowd. </p>
<p>Video advertising is one such video solution that has already taken the world by storm but it is not the only video solution that is currently available for your business. You can use <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/animation-a-graphics">animations and graphics</a> in propagating your business and make it much more attractive to your clients. With high speed internet being an easy commodity, that is the reason why the videos are getting more number of hits and the number would increase in the coming days. The reason to engage video solutions professionals for the cause is to get the best out of their professional experience and the state of the art equipments with which they operate. It is a fact that the best equipments can create a difference in the overall feel of a video – something that amateurs can never bring about.</p>
<p>Presently there are video production companies and animation artists who are working in tandem with the business firms in order to create a good audio visual to boost the respective businesses. The c<a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/contact">orporate video production</a> is now a fully fledged business in itself and this is a high time that the big and small organizations used this facility to their own advantage. Corporate video has taken the center stage when it comes to the presentation of any new device or gadget launched into the market. Companies are now thoroughly engaged in producing videos that have the ability to draw customers and business allies alike towards it. The advantage of the internet is such that video solutions are now easily accessible &#8211; whether you are in distant island of Indonesia or in a big skyscraper of Manhattan you are bound to get interested in such corporate video that set eyes on a roll.</p>
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		<title>Corporate Videos: The New Act of Storytelling?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Video Marketing has turned out to be an absolute rage over the last few years. More and more brands are therefore spending millions of dollars to find the right video which can springboard their new product into the masses. But &#8230; <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/blog/corporate-video/corporate-videos-the-new-act-of-storytelling/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Video Marketing has turned out to be an absolute rage over the last few years. More and more brands are therefore spending millions of dollars to find the right video which can springboard their new product into the masses. But why is video marketing so popular? What makes it better than any of the other popular marketing schemes that are present in the market? The fact is that written articles for popularizing a product is good, moving images are even better, people praising your product at the top of their voice in the radio can do its thing as well but can any of them match up to a video describing your thing? The human mind paints pictures and stores information much more profoundly when it gets video signals from a source and that’s precisely why video marketing is big today, it paints a picture in your head and most importantly it tells your own story to the audience.</p>
<p>The act of storytelling is an art that has fascinated people over the ages. With bedtime stories to Oscar winning films all have enamored us throughout our life. So when you are describing your product or explaining your organisation to others it is obvious that it would work better if you tell it like a story. Now this act of storytelling is quite tricky and can be fundamentally difficult for others while elementally easy for some of the rest. Sometime corporations pay millions to guarantee such a thing and fail miserably while some small company might nail it with their home video. It is indeed all about connecting to the masses. So there must be some catch to making the <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-production/corporate-videos">perfect video </a>that tells your story and here we have listed some of the tips for doing so:-<br />
If you have the money always pay a well known advertising organisation and let them make your video. They have years of experience of making quality stuff and therefore even if it takes some extra bucks don’t compromise, pay it now or you may regret later.</p>
<p><strong>Be involved!</strong><br />
Don’t just pay up and forget the whole thing. Be specific with the advertising agencies about your wants and how you would like the story to unfold. Make them understand your thought process and do watch it after it is finished. Many a times, multimillion dollar videos have failed just because nobody was sure of the concept behind it.</p>
<p><strong>Always make your video scripted.</strong><br />
No matter if you are shooting it in your garage always prepare a script beforehand to set the direction that your video is heading towards. On the stage impromptu are great and can lead to masterpieces sometimes but the risk of going horribly wrong is tremendous as well. So hire an <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/services/video-essentials/scriptwriting">established script writer</a> or prepare a good one yourself for the video.</p>
<p><strong>Make the video short and concise</strong>.<br />
You don’t want the audience to get bored and lose interest, so cut the thing short and tell the story in bits and pieces with relating videos running in the background.</p>
<p>It’s always better to include short interviews with people that are instrumental in the project, from the owner to the employees of the organisation; all can share a word or two with the audience. Lastly, one or two shots of some <a href="http://www.contrastdesign.co.uk/portfolio/testimonials">satisfied customers</a> is a decent way of ending the video as the audience can easily identify themselves with them.</p>
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