Why are you still using text to market to your customers?
A day in the life of your customer – most of them use video in every aspect of their lives. I often ask my customers ( most of who are incredible marketers), “If your customers uses video in every facet of their life why are you using text to market to them?”
Lets look at a day in my life ( I would like to add………..
It’s hard to believe that some businesses STILL do not utilize online video as a part of their marketing efforts. Besides boosting SEO results, increasing conversions, and offering a way to inform and entertain your clients, here are some other ways why video is an awesome addition to your site, according to The Agency Post.
Wondering if you should add video to your website? You might be missing out on reaching a large part of your audience if you’re still on the fence.
Do your videos have mobile video playback capabilities? With Apple having sold more than 316 million iphones and over 700,000 Android devices being activated on a daily basis, it’s no surprise that more people are getting the information they need on the go. Mobile video traffic now takes up 50% of wireless usage!
5 reasons using just YouTube for video delivery is a disservice to your conversion efforts.
There’s no need to take risks with the marketing message you send your viewers. Whether you select Oculu to host your videos or another service, we urge you to go that extra step and utilize a professional online video platform. Why? Here are the top 5 reasons using just YouTube for video delivery is a disservice to your marketing and sales efforts ( if you want you can replace “vimeo” with you tube anywhere below )
Optimizing a landing page for direct response purposes has a lot in common with online video production and delivery. Use these tips to help your videos convert!
• Set true if you want autoplay <a onclick=”im_play_lb({ video_id:xxxx, width:640, height:360, autoplay:false}) “> Play Video </a></ br> • Override portal setting for close on complete= yes / no. Define in client page as follows. im_play_lb({ video_id:xxx, width:xxx, height:xxx, AutoHide: true}) • On video complete JS event to client side. Complete command is passed if […]
By default a start poster image can be defined inside the oculu portal, my.oculu.com. To define a poster image outside the oculu portal, add the following to the Oculu video insertion code. Standard Embed Example Code xxxxxx Lightbox Example Code xxxxxx Overlay Player Example Code xxxxxx iFrame Example Code
The video end image is the clickable image or swf displayed after the video has finished playing Usage: To use an end asset, insert the URL to either an image or a swf or upload one from your computer. Ensure that the URL is preceded by [ http:// ] or [ https:// ]
Ccopy the script below, the Oculu our engine throws current state / event of the player. This is limited to Oculu HTML5 video Player and Oculu Flash Video player. <script> function im_PlayerEventListener(im_event){ /*** im_event values ** start ** pause ** play ** end ** */ } </script> Copy the script below, to catch the current […]
By default a clickpath can be defined inside the oculu portal, my.oculu.com. To define a clickpath outside the oculu portal, add the following to the Oculu video insertion code. im_is_loaded_ep({ video_id:1392650540 ,start_asset:“http://oculudirect.oculu.com/images/layout/oculu/lightbox.jpg” ,end_asset:“http://oculudirect.oculu.com/images/layout/oculu/lightbox.jpg” ,click_path: “VAST/index.php” }); code need to be add in im_loaded_ep object clickPath iFrame Example Code http://198.101.215.50/Frame_iframe.html -> working http://www.oculu.com/im4/im_embed.php?company=1847703219&id=1392650540&served=EdgeCast&k… using get […]
Start Asset and End Asset API is where you can define the Url of the image in string format. To add Start Asset or End asset you just have to place the start_asset and or end_asset in oculu API. Demo: Start Asset: im_play_ep({video_id:xxx, start_asset :‘http://wwww.domain.com/image.jpg’}); End Asset: im_play_ep({video_id:xxx, end_asset :‘http://wwww.domain.com/image.jpg’}); Start Asset + End Asset: […]
If the video title is encoded at multiple resolutions, the default playsize can be defined via the portal UI, my.oculu.com. Or, directly in page with the following. play_size:360 play_size:720 im_is_loaded_ep({ video_id:xxxxxxxxx , play_size:xxx });
This is a continued post from our last blog, that shows the final ad example for including a start image in an ad. Check out http://www.oculu.com/start-image-for-ads for the previous tutorial.
Did you know that Oculu is the only Online Video Platform that offers 3 different video player formats? Find out what format works best for your site with this quick video tutorial.
