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How can we help you?

@richardbouchez — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:00:54 +0000

Inovedia Marketing provides the following services, how can we help you?

Social Media Marketing

We provide training, monitoring, blogging & copy writing services which means we can just get you started or manage and build your social networking efforts!

Multimedia Production

Let us create your web videos! We have Emmy award winning talent and the know how to create high quality videos & podcasts on a budget. For bigger projects, our access and established relationships with full service facilities means the sky is the limit!

Web Design & New Media Development

Put the web to work for you! From tweaks to complete redesigns, we’ll transform your website into an engaging resource your ideal customers will frequent! Ask how we can deliver highly target-able audiences to your door through new media product development! We can extend your brand, drive traffic and multiply your reach!

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Copy-writing, design services, online and traditional marketing campaign development, contest creation & management. Ad creation including banner ads, print, radio, television, newspaper and direct mail.

Email: InovediaMarketing at gmail dot com

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Richard Bouchez is a certified Inbound Marketing professional specializing in Social Media Marketing & New Media content development. Richard’s web, audio & video work has been honored with Emmy, Promax & CBA awards.

Just "HOW TO" Examples You Can Do Too! (More Than Video)

@richardbouchez — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:00:29 +0000

Every website can benefit from a “How to” demonstration whether its created with video, photographs, an article, a power point presentation or an animation, simple or elaborate. Even the most basic demonstration can make a big difference.

Where should you start? What “how to” should you do?

Ultimately these questions should be answered by your customers, so ask them! Start with a list of your services and related topics your customers may be interested in and be sure to included other random ideas – anything goes! The idea here is to educate, entertain or somehow engage visitors with useful content. You don’t need to go all out with an elaborate video, a couple of photos accompanied by short explanations can work extremely well just ask Ikea!

Keep it "Ikea Simple" click to enlarge

Here’s an example using a simple list and photo layout and they’ve even included a video at the bottom of the page. “How to Make Cous Cous”

Simple descriptions & photos work! click to visit site

If you want to create a video, for your first one, narrow it down to only topics you’re extremely knowledgeable of that can be performed in a quiet, well lit area. Here’s a link to a great example of a video shot very close up, in one take. “How to Tie a Tie”

*Please note, these videos and photos are well lit and shot very close to subject of the video. Instructions should be clear and to the point. Keep in mind that with web video your audience is watching a pretty small screen, they’ll want to see what you’re showing them!

I’m not suggesting you do anything that will cause you to lose business or give away your family secrets, but the chances are that even if you did give away your award winning recipe noone could replicate it anyway! That being said, try to showcase your expertise and give useful information.

As a final suggestion, look for opportunities to link to existing demonstrations. For example: to enhance InovediaMarketing.com as a small business resource we use “Delicious” to bookmark useful “New Marketing” articles. You can learn about using delicious from this very creative video:

Here are some other sites you can peruse for “how to” examples:

-Richard

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Web Video: Customers as Spokespeople

@richardbouchez — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:08:25 +0000

“How do you take an existing customer evangelist / enthusiast and make them comfortable doing a video testimonial about your company and its services?” This question, posted on http://www.Linkedin.com, inspired this article.

There’s nothing like having your praises sung! Using testimony known as MOS, or Man on the Street, many businesses integrate real people into their commercials, infomercials and presentations. When done correctly, results can be extremely useful and cost effective.

For the inexperienced I do not recommend walking around your establishment with a camera or surprising your customers because the results usually yield video with poor lighting and more often than not, your customers will have nothing to say. At first don’t get too creative! Concentrate on getting good sounding audio with well lit video. Start with an interview type scenario in a well lit room; this may be inside a restaurant or outside a store during off hours. Make sure you have plenty of time and plenty of light.

Here’s what you do:

* You should be prepared with a number of bullet points that you are looking to get on camera. While you don’t want to fabricate answers you do want to put words in their mouth – literally. The key here is the producer… you want a producer who can get a subject to feel at ease in a conversation about their experience.
* Let your subject know they can say whatever they want as many times as they want, you’ll edit it later anyway.
This is the key: Tell them very specifically that during your conversation you will be suggesting lines or ideas to them and if they feel that they agree they are welcome to use your suggestion or make it their own.
* If you are trying this with little or no experience, over shoot this like crazy. Shoot wide and close and have your subject repeat the same lines over and over and over… the more they say the lines, the more comfortable they’ll be on camera. You are always better off having too much video! With a little practice, a good plan and enough time this will work for you.
* It’s a great idea to get everyone’s email address before shooting their video, so you can email them the final product in hopes they will spread your marketing message with their family and friends. Speaking of which, be sure to look around the web for places to upload your video where your potential customers may see it. Also, this doesn’t have to be a video project! There are creative ways to make this an audio project similar to a radio commercial! Finally, I highly suggest putting your videos on Youtube.com even if you can put video on your own website …I’ll write more about hosting video on Youtube and other ways you can utilize social marketing, and I may even include a post on “teasing” your content.

Good luck!

@richardbouchez

Web Video: More Creative than a Commercial

@richardbouchez — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:17:27 +0000

So, why video? Because it’s easier than you think. Although ultimately the questions “why” and “what” need to be answered by your customers and potential customers. Unfortunately most video found on a small business website seems to be a commercial and, while I’m not against putting commercials on your website, I am suggesting we can be far more creative than that. On the more familiar side, realtors see value in creating tours of homes and a restaurant may show off their unique dining experience with photos and video.

Here’s an example that’s reaching out a little farther:

I’m looking for martial arts lessons and you are a martial arts teacher. As a consumer I have a number of resources for research at my finger tips and while your commercial may have given me a good first impression, I’m surfing the net to compare all the martial arts lessons available in my area. Does your business stand out? For the sake of comparison, let’s say I can get access to basic info on you and your competitors (including facilities, class schedules, style, etc.) from your websites and by making phone calls. Do you stand out? You see, I’m sitting in front of a computer you have my full undivided attention if you choose to use it. At this point, if you tell me your story, show me your facilities, or take me through your philosophies you may have found a way to stand out. It’s at this point that you have begun making a real connection with me. This connection could quickly move a potential customer to a quality customer and even make them a “fan” whose enthusiasm will now help you market your business.

Aside from improving your customer “pitch” the right videos can do remarkable things. A clever video could be quickly shared thousands of times putting your product in right in front of large numbers of potential customers. A heartfelt video could show that you’re more than “just a service” or “just another ________.” The possibilities are endless. Now, certainly there are many ways to make these types of connections with your customers, but some stories are best told with video.

-Richard

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