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How to Use Pre-Production to Make Killer Videos for Half the Price

Video content has become a must-have for any good marketing departments. Over 80% of all consumer internet traffic is online video. Youtube is one of the most visited websites on the internet, second only to Google. Why? Because video is the most dynamic way to convey information and tell a story. Light, sound and timing all work together to engage the viewer. When produced at the highest level of execution, video can even be an art form. And like any other art form, the creation process varies from project to project. But there are still best practices and general rules of thumb that one should follow when producing a video. They will save you time while ensuring that you get the most out of your project. Among these steps, pre-production is the most important one in the workflow. Novice video producers will try to skip it to save time and money. But in reality, that's how they will likely make the project more expensive and longer to finish. So our biggest advice from a video production standpoint is this: don't skip pre-production. Follow these guidelines instead.

How to Make Your Content Creation Process More Effective

Today we are interviewing Matt Johnson, Matt is co-founder of Taskable, a smart to do list and personal productivity assistant that keeps you in flow. "I used to find content creation a tedious, ineffective process. I would spend hours trying to think up a great blog post. Then several more hours banging my head on the desk trying to write it. Then, I’d finally post it, and by the time I got to this point, I was over it. More often than not, the post would fall flat and get minimal traction. I would then be reluctant to reshare or repurpose the content. That all changed last year when I started working on Taskable. And what catalyzed this change was the beginning of the process for how I source ideas for content."

How to Use Visuals to Double Your Social Media Engagement

Visuals are much more engaging than text. That's not a surprise. Thousands of studies have shown it, and it's common sense. We can communicate much more information in one image than we can in a word. And since we have a very short attention span, we are more likely to engage with visual content. An image gives us a complete message within seconds of looking at it. So we can quickly understand the meaning and form an opinion on it. On the flip side, if getting a message requires reading, we're more likely to move on before we even know what the content is about. But it costs much more to produce an image than to produce a word. Whether it's a piece of art, a video, a photo, or an illustration, it can take minutes, days, or even months of work. So how can we increase engagement on social media using images without depleting our resources? That's what we're talking about today.

The Future of Influencer Marketing and How to Make the Most of It

Have you heard of Lil Miquela? What about Bermuda? Not the British territory, no. I'm talking about the growing trend in the world of online influence: virtual influencers. They're made up characters who live fake lives through social media. Their creators use artificial intelligence to create their faces and bodies, and then place them in real life situations. Is this the future of influencer marketing? Is influencer marketing really worth it? How should it fit into your marketing strategy? Let’s answer all of that.

Website Mockups: 5 Things to Avoid when Creating Your Website Design

A plethora of tools let you create web designs that are both professional and affordable. Yet, so many companies still pay little attention to the importance of good design. This is especially true for companies that are very technical, or not technical at all. Often, these sites are hard to use and/or visually unappealing. If you, too, don't believe in the importance of design, you may find the following stats interesting. Almost all consumers (94%) base their first impression of a company on the design of their website. And over half of them (52%) will come back to your site because of how good your design is. That’s because good design establishes your credibility and makes you look trustworthy. Design isn't simple icing on the cake. It can have a significant impact on your customer acquisition. So do spend the time and resources needed to make your website look good. Step one: let’s look at what you should absolutely not do when creating your website design.