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29
Sep

How To Make A Viral Video From Stats

By • September 29, 2009 • Video Marketing, Viral Marketing, Viral Videos • 6 Comments

I love stats. Well, good, fun, informative stats that is. Check out the video below that I caught from a Mashable post. Among the more fascinating statistics in The Economist’s Fall 2009 “Did You Know?” video on media convergence include that 40 million people have been rick-rolled, 95% of all downloaded songs last year weren’t [...]

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30
Jun

Use Emotion & Tell A Story For Viral Success

By • June 30, 2009 • Video Marketing, Viral Marketing, Viral Videos • 9 Comments

You’re not going to find a better example of a viral type video built specifically to drive an action than this one. Go watch this now and come back. Notice how smart this was done? A powerful, emotional story, told without voice, in music and images. Also notice how smart the call to actions are [...]

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20
Mar

How To Use Tutorial Videos To Explain “What You Do”

By • March 20, 2009 • Online Video, Tutorials, Video Blogging, Video Marketing, Viral Marketing, Viral Videos • 3 Comments

One of the best things you can do in video that you can’t do in text, or even audio, is explain things. You know, like a tutorial. Guy Kawasaki has a great article about tutorials here. This week I sat through eight hours of companies pitching themselves to a panel of experts at SXSW. It [...]

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15
Feb

Part II – Tips To Promoting Your Videos

By • February 15, 2008 • Online Video, User Generated Content, Video Blogging, Video Marketing, Video Search, Viral Marketing, Viral Videos, Vlogs, YouTube • 1 Comment

In part one of this series, we got five amazing tips on how to promote your videos from video expert Jake Ludington of JakeLudington.com. Part two, below, is the final five tips to promoting your videos on YouTube and beyond. Subscribe to my email update list. No spam. Subscribe to my YouTube channel. Grab my [...]

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13
Feb

Part 1 – Top Ten Tips To Getting More Web Video Views

By • February 13, 2008 • Online Marketing, Online Video, Video Advertising, Video Blogging, Video Marketing, Video News Release, Viral Videos, Vlog-terviews, Vlogs, YouTube • 11 Comments

Everyone wants to know… How do I get more people to watch my videos? Well, here’s some answers for you. On today’s Daily Flip, I convinced video expert Jake Ludington of JakeLudington.com to give his top ten secrets to getting more views on your videos. Whether you want more views on your blog, or on [...]

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31
Jan

So You Wanna Be A YouTube Star?

By • January 31, 2008 • Video Tutorials, Viral Marketing, Viral Videos, YouTube, ZEfrank • 6 Comments

If you aren’t watching sXephil on YouTube yet, you should be. His main site is PhillyD.tv. The guy does a daily show that is one of the best I’ve seen. No, not as good as ZEFrank (who is?), but he’s close which is a pretty big compliment in my book. The other day Phil talked [...]

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27
Dec

Bobblehead’s & Videos You Need To Watch

By • December 27, 2007 • Creative Thinking, Viral Videos, Vlogs, YouTube • Comments Off

Dwight Schrute has one, why can’t I? I love the Internets. You can order all kinds of crazy things you previously wouldn’t have known about. Someone buy me one? Visit http://www.whoopassenterprises.com. Also, check out this video. Well done. YouTube is my life! Hat tip Nalts. Found this great site tonight as well. Brotherhood2.com. Great concept, [...]

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23
Nov

Chasing Viral Videos Is As Dumb As Chasing Web Traffic

By • November 23, 2007 • Online Marketing, Video Marketing, Viral Marketing, Viral Videos, YouTube • 6 Comments

If you read this “guide to viral video” at Techcrunch, there are actually some really good tips in there about tags, and other tips about how to create videos that people want to watch. But in the end, the article is crap for you and me… why? Because viral videos are a waste of your [...]

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