Presentation by Bruce Jones at Bill Gentile’s Video Journalism Workshop • Washington DC You have made your video, now what? MARKETING YOUR VIDEOS Purpose •Tell Stories •Promote a Cause, Organization, Product •Build Your Presence in the Market •Advance Your Career •Make Money Start By Building Your Platform •Email List •Social Media Followers •People Who Buy Your Products or •People Who Come to Your Events •FaceBook and Linkedin Groups •Be Where Your Audience Is Marketing Your Videos with Web Based Marketing •YouTube and Vimeo •Social Media, FaceBook, Vine, Twitter, KickStarter, Instagram •Mailing List •Websites/Blogs, a Web Based Home •Events •Act Local, Think Global 10 Tips for Marketing Your Videos 1.Set up a Video Blog/Website •Blogging Page, updates, news, content •About Page •Info Page, includes a Trailer •Media Page •Email Sign up •BUY NOW 2.Build a Mailing List, Opt-in Form, Lead Magnet 3.Library of Promotional Content, Images, Bios, and Descriptions 4.Social Media Presence, Facebook, Pinterest, G+, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin From Social Media to Customer Social Media: Engage Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest Website: Following Use a Lead Magnet to Attract Subscribers Email List: Direct Contact Sell Stuff, Books, Courses, Videos, Consulting 5.Setup a YouTube Channel and Produce a Video Intro Trailer, Optimize Your Videos for Search, Title, Description, Live http Link, Keyword, Calls to Action 6.Produce a Press Release, Connect with the Media 7.Rewrite Your Bios, Add Your Projects to Your Email Signature 8.Send Out Mailings to Your List 9.Add a Picture from Your Videos to Your Business Card 10.Contact Your Local Media, Newspapers, Organizations SELLING YOUR VIDEO •When making content think about how you could be selling it •Know your rights and who owns your content, are there logos, music, trademarks, do you have control •Think editorially •Act Local, Think Global Distributing and Selling Your Work •Festivals •YouTube and Vimeo Pro •Video on Demand •VHX, distrify, iTunes •CreateSpace/Amazon, DVD, Streaming •Gumroad.com CreateSpace/Amazon •Amazon Instant Video Streaming •DVD Print-On-Demand •Amazon Sales Platform, Global, Accepted Gumroad.com •Video-Streaming and Download •Download, Any Kind of Electronic File •Physical Products •Various Selling Options, Pay What You Want, Bundles, Discount Coupons, Analytics, Customer Mailing List •YouTube Connection REPURPOSE YOUR CONTENT Make it Once, Sell it Many Times •Different Formats, DVD, Streaming, Download •Different Platforms, YouTube, Vimeo, Amazon, DVD collections, Gumroad, VHX •Different Presentations, Video, PowerPoint, Audio, Text, Podcast •Different Markets, Education, Libraries, Cable, Grassroots Products •Transcribe and Create Books, Physical, Kindle •Audio, Podcast •Webinar, Google