
Marketers and public relations practitioners who want to successfully communicate a brand story or product need to actively utilize online video.

Nonprofit development campaigns can create audiovisual content that does not contain a direct "ask" for donations, yet still incites an contribution.

When creating a video for web video marketing purposes, it is important to understand how the goals, objectives and target audience for the content.

Research from Treepodia found that customers who view videos are shown to be 85% more likely to make a purchase.

Home care and personal products company Method has launched a web video marketing campaign, including the http://peopleagainstdirty.com/ website, to raise awareness about the Household Product Labeling Act.

Preliminary usability data finds that online videos should be short - between 2 to 10 minutes - since the Web has a faster velocity than the medium of television.

Nielsen reported that the total number of video streams viewed during October 2009 was 349.5 million.

There are three key factors to consider when creating online video ads, including the Web is not the same as broadcast television, clarity is key and creative delivery is as critical as developing engaging content.

Research from Wellcomehost found that online video use within the real estate space is up 95 percent in the first half of 2009 compared to the first half of 2008.

Research from Eyeblaster found that online video solicits the highest viewer engagement when incorporated either into content websites or email messages.

Viral video expert Kevin Nalts provides suggests that brands research popular YouTube video stars and try to align the right video personality with their brand if they want their video to go viral.

Citing a Forrester Research statistic, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) said that video in email presents a new and substantial monetization opportunity.

Adobe's new Flash Player 10.1 only includes a hardware-based video acceleration for the Windows release.












