The road to getting this movie out was tumultuous. First, nobody wanted a sequel after the mess that was G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, even though the last five minutes of that movie did a pretty good job of setting up the next installment. Then once this sequel got made and was ready to roll, they postponed its premiere for another year to make a post-converted 3-D version of the film. Sadly, it looked like it was well on its way to joining its predecessor as another stinker, but unlike the first movie, I was hopeful that it’ll still make a great spectacle piece. From all the trailers they released, it appeared as if they opted for bigger action and more Snake Eyes, which I felt confident about, but what excited me more is this little teaser:

A viral marketing video that turns on its heel like that seems way too smart for this movie. I’m starting to believe that maybe this sequel will do more than deliver on the action…though I’m not holding my breath or anything. But you can’t shoot a guy down for hoping…unless you’re Cobra.

Written by Daniel Lee

@zombee_f

@2cool4blog

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Plain and simple, video is the most engaging content available creating a multi sensory experience for the viewer. No other advertising medium can trigger an emotional response the way video can. As a result, this makes the greatest impact on your prospects and customers.

Web Video Marketing is also the most effective ways to get your face, voice and brand all over the Internet positioning you as a leader and an expert in your field. When people see you, you become real and this humanizes the experience differentiating you from your competitors by putting a face/voice on your business.

Viewers also get to know you through your videos and if they like and trust you, they will want to do business with you. If you are truly sincere in your desire to help others, your videos will convert like wildfire and unlike traditional forms of advertising your web videos have no expiration date!

What this means is that your videos are out there working for you 24/7, educating your prospects about your product or service even while you sleep.

Web Video is a Growing Mega-Trend

I have three words for you, YouTube, YouTube and YouTube. Why does YouTube matter in social media marketing?

-Over 2 billion video views per day (double the prime-time audience of all 3 major US broadcast networks combined)

-Every minute of the day, 24 hours of video content is uploaded to the platform.

-YouTube is also the fastest growing search engine currently ranked #2 in the world only behind Google.

-People go there to look for videos to answer their questions, 
show them how to do something, 
or review a product or business.

-YouTube has become more than just a place to park your videos. As a social network, it is a place to build an audience where people subscribe to your channel and come back to watch and learn more about what it is you have to offer.

-Videos are also part of Google’s search engine results which means increased visibility as well as becoming a powerful tool driving traffic back to your website, blog or the site of your choosing.

Engage Your Audience With Content That Provides Value

The first step in creating engaging content is to identify exactly who your audience is. Once you are clear on whom you are targeting, the idea is to create messages that resonate with this audience.

This is your chance to educate the consumer about your product or service focusing on the benefits that your product/service will bring. Keep in mind that consumers are generally looking to solve a problem or address a need while in the research phase prior to making a purchase decision. What you need to do is deliver the solution in order to gain their business.

Your web videos can brand you as an instant expert in your field if you can deliver a compelling message that adds value. By educating the consumer you can improve the quality of their lives. Not only does this include information about what you do, but simple tips or strategies that they can implement as well.

Once you gain a satisfied customer, an engaging and powerful content strategy is to capture a video testimonial that can be shared on your website, blog and/or social media site.

Testimonials are potent forms of social proof. 78% of consumers trust peer recommendations, so sharing your videos on sites such as Facebook and Twitter become the new “word of mouth.” Users of these sites seek and make recommendations for products and services and share their experiences with friends and followers.

Also, it is important to incorporate a call to action within the web video itself. Viewers need to be told what to do so that may mean visiting your website, picking up the phone to call you or even sharing the video with their friends on the social media sites.

In summary, your web videos can help get you found online, are the most dynamic forms of content that engage your audience and can also be shared in follow up campaigns such as e-mail keeping you fresh in the mind of the consumer.

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It is marketing strategy that runs on the concept of social and community interaction. It is a rigorous word of mouth advertising technique delivered or affected by internet. Effective Viral marketing objectives are achieved through self replicating techniques similar to viruses. This encourages an individual to pass messages to others in a way that brings exponential growth to viral marketing services and its campaign influence. How can it affect your business?

• Your business can have various internet marketing strategies, however effective viral marketing can provide you with the best of platforms and maximum exposure.
• Internet viral marketing has the goal to create successful viral marketing programs to identify individuals with high social networking potential.
• Though it is not considered a malpractice, effective viral marketing is good for your business but it’s unethical forms are banned.

Services involved with this form of marketing

• Viral marketing services involve full service marketing, advertising and media brokerage. SEO Outsource India has methods that can provide your business the best use of this advertising technique.
• We couple Viral marketing services along with guerilla marketing strategies to provide maximum exposure to your business.
• As a Viral marketing services company we typically create impressions for a specific audience as needed by your business, we make your product client friendly.
• The more impressions we create, the more clients you get. With our panel of experts in this field we are the best choice for you in effective viral marketing.

Methods adopted by SEO Outsourcing India

• Internet search engines and blogs
• Target marketing web services
• Social media interconnectivity
• Television and media
• Multiple forms of print and direct marketing
• Search Engine Optimization web development
• Mobile phone integration
• Call center services

Our principles of viral marketing services

• Social profile gathering
• Proximity market analysis
• Real time keyword density analysis

With our immense R&D techniques and effective ones we make sure that your business is at safe hands and that your yields are optimized through higher advertisements. Being an effective viral marketing consultant we have few viral marketing techniques for your business

• We have quality connections to create valuable impressions
• Viral marketing text
• Viral marketing video
• Interactive flash games, E-books, software and images
• We bear the goal to successfully match your business with targeted clients
• We incorporate artificial intelligence to interact between you and the buyers
• We use social profile gathering system to allow more exposure to your business

Best example of a viral marketing company is hotmail.com, what they do is

• Provide free email addresses and services
• Provide .sig tag in every mail you send
• Free e-mail enables marketing to be carried out on a large scale
• With your message getting widely distributed your goal is accomplished

SEO Outsourcing India follows the strategy of ripples in water, just like small ripples develop into larger ones we make sure that your business does the same way.

Internet Marketing Services

 
“The Bondurant School of High Performance Driving is a perfect example of a client that invested in 2 to 3 days of shooting and walked away with a lot of visual assets. They turned those assets into a Promo Video that plays on their Website, Flat Screen Monitors at their office and company store, YouTube and many other locations. They also turned the footage into a TV Commercial, a DVD compilation which can work for promotional and training purposes and they also created a visual display at the Phoenix Airport where millions of people pass by each month.”

 
Recommendation from Ken Thom, President, Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving:

“Working with Boyce has been an amazing experience. His production crew captured the essence of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving. The video they shot of our vehicles ontrack gives the viewer an up-close and personal look at the cars, the track, and almost translates the feel of being behind the wheel. Count on Mantis Media to perform professional and timely work that exceeds your expectations!”

 
“In working with WhiteWave Foods, we produced a variety of videos demonstrating potential new products that were shown to online Focus Groups. The feedback on these videos led to further investment in developing these new products and ultimately to the creation of an entire group within the R&D department dedicated to the development and marketing of these new products. Just another way Mantis Media can help you grow your business.”

At Mantis Media, we think our work speaks for itself, but the relationship we have with our clients is just as important. If your company isn’t successful then our company won’t be successful, so we will go the extra mile to make your project the best it can be.

The List

* As hired through Moxie Media Group
** As hired through BVP Media

 External Opportunities:  Commercials (Local, Regional, National)  We have a lot of experience with Commercial production on all levels. We can help with creative, production and distribution. There are lot more lower cost options than ever before on the Commercial front.

Infomercials: Infomercials have become a great way to promote your company or products. There are a variety of forms (2 minutes to an hour) and TV Networks are desperate to fill time slots. There are even local stations looking to fill time at a fraction of the normal costs. You can also get creative with the format and use the infomercial as a way to educate people. Sponsor the show allowing you to get your name out there, but without the hard sell. Endless opportunities here.

 Identity and PR Video: Here is your chance to demonstrate who you are and what you are all about. Can be anywhere from 2 to 8 minutes and will allow your company to talk about its history, culture and what separates them from the competition. Can also complement other marketing  and PR collateral. What is your company identity?

 Testimonial Specific Video: Add more power to your story by having your customers talk about how you have helped their business. Much better to hear it from your customers than to have you tell it. Utilize sound bites and footage from your best clients. Can be packaged on DVD or shown on the Web. You can get a lot of mileage from this approach.

 Sales Kits: Have your sales force equipped with the weapons they need to close the deal. Package all of your marketing collateral in one kit that they can take with them wherever they go. You can include a DVD or Flash Drive that contains some or all of the videos from above. Videos complement and complete the messaging and look and feel you are trying to get across to prospective clients.

 Trade Show Videos: Express and Impress at the biggest gatherings. Trade Show Videos can really make an impact and draw more people to your booth, but the videos have to be done properly. These events get loud and crazy, so the visuals and music are critical in getting your company noticed. We have produced plenty of these videos with great success.

 CD-Rom/Flash Drive Giveaways:Design a CD-Rom or Flash Drive with an opening video and other materials that you want to provide your current or prospective customers. These can be included in a Sales Kit or as giveaways at Trade-shows or other events.

 Meeting Videos: Videos are key elements for User Group Meetings or any other large event that involves your customers or prospects. We have produced videos for a wide range of these types of events (Kickoff videos, entertainment, educational, presenter intros, etc…).

 Testimonial Specific Video: Testimonials can also be used as specific case studies for your sales and marketing staff as well as other employees. Gain valuable feedback from the good and not so good quotes that come out of client interviews.

 Presentations: Spice up any presentation by adding video into the mix. Video segments can help add humor, explain something more simply and concisely or demonstrate something that you have to see in order to get it. Keep your audience’s attention by adding video to your next presentation.

 Internal Meetings: Keep your employee’s attention by adding video into your agenda. Use video to entertain and educate your personnel and they will gain a lot more from the meeting. Don’t underestimate the importance of keeping your employee’s engaged and entertained.

Training Videos:   Use video to keep employees up to date and educated as it relates to their job. Whether it’s how to use new software, what to tell your customers or prospects or how to run equipment, training videos can be critical to success.

 Video Toolkits:     Create a video toolkit that contains a variety of videos or one specific video along with print collateral to give out to vendors, business partners, etc… All of this information could be place on a CD-Rom or a Flash Drive. The video toolkit will keep your vendors and business partners and others with the information they need to get your message out and the job done.

Webisodes: Create recurring Webisodes based on specific content or from an educational/entertainment standpoint.

 Message from Executives: Tape messages from your top personnel to be viewed by all or specific employees.

 News/Hot Topics: Video section for your employees to find out the latest news about your company or any hot topics that might be of interest.

 Online Video Newsletter: Could be a weekly, monthly, or quarterly video newsletter that tells stories about employees, clients, company gatherings, non-profit events or any other newsworthy information related to the company.

 Mantis Media can analyze and create new video pieces from your existing video library. Obviously, the footage may be out of date, but we can potentially help make use of footage that you thought was dead and gone.

List of Services

■Full Production Services (The One Stop Shop Approach!)

■Creative Concepting

■Writing

■Crew Services (Camera, Lighting, Grips, Audio, etc…)

■Equipment Rental (Camera, Lighting, etc…)

■Editing

■Graphic Animation (2D/3D) Types of Production

■Television Shows

■Commercials

■Documentaries

■Infomercials

■Sales and Marketing Materials (Promos, Trade Shows, Web, CD-Roms, etc…)

■Corporate Communications (PR Training, Internal Events, etc…)

■User Group Meetings (Videos, Event Planning, etc…)

■Stock Footage