OpenMyVideo » OMV for Business

Welcome to OpenMyVideo

Dawson Roark — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 21:50:03 +0000

Hey hey,

Welcome to OpenMyVideo. We think you’re here because you downloaded our iPhone and iPad app–if that’s the case, thank you.

We wanted to write you with the full list of what you get for the next 30 days–because it’s a lot more than just a mobile video app.

[BTW, we have videos that show you everything that is written below. If you're a “watcher,” stop reading here and just watch the videos below.]

Ah, you’re a “reader”? Here’s the deal. For 30 days you get…

iPhone application that allows you to send and share up to 3 minutes of video per send. Keep reading to learn some helpful tips and tricks.

Record videos directly from your computer’s web cam, or upload a video file from a PC, then send your video. Send video emails while you’re test-driving the service over the next 30 days. If you need more, call us!

• Access to the Video Library, where you can upload videos to store, send, and share.

• The Theme Creator, your tool for building a branded web page featuring your content. Use this customized space to share videos, images, links, social info, and attachments. This is your branded landing page, wrapped with your logo, backgrounds, and imagery.

• Address book–upload your contacts in a couple of clicks and easily send them video emails. Group your contacts for effective video email campaigns. (Just make sure to create the group first, then upload your contacts into the right group.)

• Two options for analytics: basic analytics built-in and Google Analytics integrated into our Theme Creator. Just add your Google Analytics ID to your theme. When you login to Google Analytics, you will see your OpenMyVideo traffic and visitors. Use analytics to track the effectiveness of your campaigns.

Get Going

Still with me? Cool! So you’ve got a little bit of setup to make our system work for YOU. Get going! If you build a theme, record a decent video, blast it out to your people, you will see results. Our video email open rates are more than 25% higher than standard text-based email messages. Get the facts.

Our blog has all the FAQs, but if you need us, just email help@openmyvideo.com. Tell us what we’re doing right–and especially tell us what we’re doing WRONG. We are in the business of helping your business. If you have suggestions or issues about OpenMyVIdeo, email kendall@openmyvideo.com. Keen-eye Kendall is a stickler for details, so tell him the type of computer you use, the browser, the file type of your video, any details that will help us troubleshoot.

A Few Final Notes

Mobile video – first off, it’s complicated. We encode (fancy word for format) for iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and all types of browsers. Our iPhone app works best when you send videos that have been previously recorded to your video/photo gallery. We offer a record “on-the-fly” option, but many different factors can affect upload. We’d rather you film with the standard camera application that comes with the iPhone and use our application to send your video. Frankly, mobile and wi-fi networks can time-out, calls can get dropped–things can be beyond our control. But if you record with the standard camera app, you will save a video locally that you can send using OMV when you’re ready!

Check it out…there are many cool tricks to learn. Forget about the trial, I want an account now!

Thanks again!

The OMV Team

Create a Theme in 7 Easy Steps

Dawson Roark — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:34:10 +0000

Create a Theme in 7 Easy Steps (Download PDF Instructions)

1 Upload logo. Choose a .PNG or .JPG image file. Make sure there are NO spaces in its file name.

2 Upload a background image. This image floats behind the video player and text of your message. Choose a .PNG or .JPG image file. Make sure there are NO spaces in its file name (example: backdrop.png). Make sure to size the image at 960 pixels by 460 pixels.

3 Name your Theme. Please give your theme a descriptive file name. You’ll want to be able to find and choose your Theme quickly.

4 Select a font. Choose a font from the drop-down box.

[SAVE your work so far!]

5 Add video or images to build your B-Roll.

Add video – Click on the Select button to choose a video from the video library. You will be able to search your local drive, online video library, sent videos, and received videos. Choose a .MOV or .FLV file. The video file size should be no more than 40MB.

Especially for larger videos (20MB or greater), please SAVE the Theme after each upload. Be patient—we are making your theme beautiful.

Add thumbnail image – If you want to control the thumbnail of your video, simply add the image after the video has been uploaded from the library.

Add static image – Choose a .PNG or .JPG file. The image file will auto-size to the box size. You can link this image to any web page by typing or pasting the web address in the LINK box below the image.

6 Enter your web site address, contact info, and social media info.. Enter complete url’s, http://www.facebook.com/OpenMyVideo. Associate a web site with the logo from Step 1. Clicking on the logo at the top of your Theme takes users to this web site.

7 Connect Google analytics account to Theme. Get incredible insights about the success rates of your videos by connecting your Google analytics account. View all the traffic that each theme and video generates. (Never used Analytics? Learn how at Google Analytics.) Your Google account ID is issued when you set up your Analytics account with Google. Hint: The ID will start with UA-XXXXXXXX-XX.

[SAVE your work again. You're finished!]

OpenMyVideo | Themes

Amber — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:03:41 +0000

Creating a theme for your personal videos is the fastest way to promote yourself, a brand, company, product, or charity. Our theme creator allows you to surround your personal video with additional videos, images and web links to your most important marketing messages. If you want to drive traffic to your e-commerce site, place an image in one of the lower boxes of your product. Then add your products web page URL in the link box below the image. When a user clicks on the image it will take them to your product. Awesome, right?

If you have other videos, let’s say a professional commercial or TV interview, add the video below. It will play directly in our player and your customer will instantly have more information about what you do.

It’s easy to change the background, font, and logo of the theme. Just follow the instructions below and you’ll have a theme in less than 15 minutes. We know how powerful the themes are, if you don’t take advantage of the lower information boxes, we will auto-magically add OpenMyVideo.com content to them. SO, get busy and build your custom theme now!

Thank you for using OpenMyVideo, check out our BLOG/FAQ section for how-to videos about our site. We want to be your friend, LIKE US on FACEBOOK, and we’ll send you an OpenMyVideo t-shirt. You can also follow our madness on TWITTER. Actually, we even post videos on that other video site..

Thanks for using OpenMyVideo.

TWITTER http://twitter.com/openmyvideo)

FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/pages/OpenMyVideo/188705645910)

YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/user/VideoSending

Email Video Marketing Campaigns

Dawson Roark — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:08:45 +0000

Excitement is in the air this holiday season about video marketing but before you blast your entire list think about the following points.

1. What results are you expecting from the video email?

2. Is your video email branded with company logo?

3. Do you have a link to contact us, buy now, or see a demo?

4. Should you set up a video responder once they complete the action you are hoping for?

5. Does the video email software have tracking capabilities like open my video to the monitor results?

6. Always perform a test on a small group before blasting large group.

7. Spam is always a concern, make sure the video email software by passes spam filters.

8. Find out if customers can view and play video email on iphone and other mobile devices.

9. Relax and just be yourself when recording the video, if this is going to hundreds or thousands of people – send it to several friends and have them give you honest feedback before sending.

10. If at all possible add a little bit of humor in your video message.

11. Determine the frequency of video emails you will be sending to this list, address one or two points and keep message under 1 minute. Shorter video emails delivered consistently will drive the best results

12. Meet with a marketing company and design a video marketing campaign for 2010.

www.openmyvideo.com

Video Email: Marketing More Pro-Actively

Amber — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:37:30 +0000

Reel SEO recently had an interesting article on “The Three Types of Online Video for Business” that got me thinking about why sending video in email makes so much sense. Author Daniel Sevitt takes us back to 1999 when people used to pay for internet service by the minute (remember that?!?) and video was considered a nuisance because of the long download time and large file sizes. Now fast forward to 2009 and in just under 10 years video has become a central part of most marketing campaigns.

According to Sevitt, the three types of online video for business are 1) Viral Video, 2) Conversion Video, and 3) Educational Video. Each aims to accomplish a goal with customers or potential customers such as driving traffic, sales, or building a relationship or loyalty. Each of these three types of video are also either found on your website or posted on a video site such as YouTube where you hope it will be found. Which brings up the question- Why are we just waiting for these videos to be FOUND?

If you are using video on your website and have received positive feedback about then you know how powerful a video message can be. And after spending the time and resources to create such an effective marketing tool… why are you passively waiting for current/potential customers to visit the company website to watch them? Moreover, if you’re already using email to notify a customer database about video on your site…why not just make it easy and send the video to them directly using Open My Video? Sending video email with OMV allows you to be proactive, whether its a personal message for one customer or a campaign of viral/conversion/educational videos.

Internet Marketing Overload- Feeling Overwhelmed Yet?

Amber — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:12:37 +0000

I don’t know about you but I’ve started to feel slightly overwhelmed with all of the internet marketing options that are available. Its become increasingly clear that without a Facebook page, Twitter account, YouTube channel, blog, and [insert new social media site/tool that I don't know about yet but most definitely should] it’s entirely possible your business might not even really exist.

Alright maybe that’s a little dramatic. But lets be honest, the task of mastering how to use these social media sites turned marketing tools to help your business can seem daunting. And we can’t leave out the more traditional internet marketing tools like email campaigns, online ads, and your company website. So much to do and so little time.

As marketing trends evolve, the use of video in all marketing efforts has become increasingly popular and effective. This MediaWeek article, reveals that video advertisements on social media sites are no longer as effective as sending video in email. No, this does mean we can stop updating statuses or twittering. It does however, reinforce the importance of finding the best combination of marketing tactics and tools in order to achieve the intended results of your marketing strategy.

Green AND guiltfree way to get that new iphone

Amber — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:17:04 +0000

The new iphone 3GS has been tempting you with all of its apps and cool features like video messaging hasn’t it? I wrestled for weeks trying to justify letting go of my perfectly good blackberry (we’d been together for years), paying the fee to cancel mid-contract with my service provider, and then biting the $199 bullet (complete with obligatory 2 year AT&T contract of course) to get my hands on that shiny, perfect phone. When all was said and done, it was worth it. I LOVE my new iphone.

Whether you’re having a similar internal struggle or have already gone through an iphone upgrade chances are you’ve probably got an old phone or other electronics at home that aren’t being used. Recently CNN Money highlighted Gazelle, a company with a mission to help consumers get rid of their old stuff AND here’s the best part- get paid for them. Gazelle.com keeps things green by recycling your old phone, camera, laptop, etc. to other consumers who will put it back to good use and rewards you with cash. Sounds like a win-win to me- saving the earth AND getting paid for my old blackberry? The tiny bit of residing guilt over my iphone purchase is officially non-existent. After all, it practically paid for itself and it is our duty to recycle right? Here’s to keeping things green!

Are you having issues viewing or recording videos on the site?

Lea — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:03:38 +0000

There are many technology pieces at work at OpenMyVideo. Our site uses Adobe Air technology to launch the player and camera features. A couple of quick hints to make your experience fantastic:

1. Make sure you have the latest updates/upgrades to your Internet browser. Find them here:

Internet Explorer
Firefox
Safari
Google Chrome

2. Make sure you have the latest version of Adobe Flash, which is here:

Flash

3. Make sure Java is on your machine. Most modern browsers will include it—if not, check here:

Java

4. Loading videos to the web is a bandwidth-intense activity. Make sure your connection is optimal.

5. For the best quality video, use your WebCamera software to create a file. Record your message, locate the file, and then upload and share using our new “File Upload” feature. We accept all common types: .flv .mov .wmv.

6. Record your videos in a well-lit room. Plan your message first.

OpenMyVideo is a great tool, for everything from business messaging to social networking to keeping up with family and friends. Try it now, keeping these hints in mind. Comment here if you have any questions—we’re happy to help you make the most of OMV.

Raleigh Telegram

Dawson Roark — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:48:34 +0000

If you’ve got a video, be sure to put a “play” button on there. Including a play button in the email will dramatically increase click-through rates for videos as opposed to just including a picture or text link.

via Raleigh Telegram.

Open My Video

Dawson Roark — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:45:46 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:

Dawson Roark

OpenMyVideo

919.400.4050

dawson@decodesolutions.com

www.openmyvideo.com

Deliver Crystal-clear, Engaging Video Messages Instantly With OpenMyVideo

If a well written email is worth a thousand words, then how much is a video message worth?

At OpenMyVideo, we think it’s priceless when it comes to business communications—whether you’re describing a complex service, showing a tour of a beautiful property, or simply wishing your clients and customers happy holidays.

OpenMyVideo is the premier business application for sending video messages. OpenMyVideo allows business users to create a video message and send it by email, using only a few clicks. This is the ideal communication tool for today’s high-speed, high-distraction business climate. It’s also an easy, fun way to communicate with friends and family.

OpenMyVideo offers three simple ways to craft and deliver a video message:

• Visit www.openmyvideo.com to record your message using the webcam on your PC or laptop.

• Install the OpenMyVideo mobile application on your 3GS iPhone. It’s available from Apple’s AppStore.

“OpenMyVideo’s new iPhone application takes our successful web service and untethers the process of recording a video message,” says Dusty Field, founder of OpenMyVideo. “The iPhone application allows for on-demand, real-time video upload and email.”

Business transactions and communications can continue seamlessly while users are traveling outside the office and boardroom, adds Field. “With the OpenMyVideo iPhone application, you can speak to your sales team as if you were in the office, you can show the special features of your product from the trade show floor, or you can just send a family update when it’s too late to call home,” Field says.

OpenMyVideo is today’s true on-the-go application that conveys your face, tone, clarity, and urgency of message as clearly as if you were right in front of your client or business partner. The service is simple to use:

Step One: Sign up at www.openmyvideo.com.

Step Two: Download Open My Video Express for your computer. Alternatively, download the mobile application for either iPhone or Blackberry.

Step Three: Record your message on either mobile or webcam, which will instantly upload your video to OpenMyVideo.com and allow you to send the message as an email.

Step Four: Select recipient(s), write text to accompany your video message, select a branded theme for your message background—done!

“Everyone who wants to communicate quickly and effectively should give OpenMyVideo a try,” says marketing contact Dawson Roark. “Your customers will appreciate the personalized touch, your employees will understand your directions, and your competitors will want to know how you did it.”

About OpenMyVideo:

Communication with friends, family, colleagues, clients, and employees is now faster and more engaging than ever before.

OpenMyVideo is tailored to busy people who are looking for a more personal, more powerful alternative to typical text emails. OpenMyVideo allows you to craft your own video message using your computer’s video Web camera and then send your message to any email recipients you choose.

Unlike regular text-based email, your video email will engage recipients like never before. They’ll see and hear you delivering your message directly to them, and they will appreciate the personal touch.

You’ll also save valuable time. Imagine being able to record a quick, personal video message within a matter of minutes rather than poring over punctuation and grammar for hours. And our OMVExpress desktop application puts it all at your fingertips.

Be direct.

Be understood.

Be remembered.

Contact OMV by webform at openmyvideo.com/contact, or call 919.400.4050 to learn more and arrange interviews.

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