{"id":3340,"date":"2013-10-21T12:30:51","date_gmt":"2013-10-21T10:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=3340"},"modified":"2023-12-06T04:06:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T02:06:19","slug":"add-video-email-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/add-video-email-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Video to Your Email Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Read Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute <\/span><\/span><p dir=\"ltr\">Everyone, it seems, has realized that electronic newsletters are powerful marketing tools. But after a while, many newsletters begin to look the same to consumers and your newsletters may be overlooked or deleted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">How do you stand out with exciting and original newsletters? You stand out by adding video directly to your newsletter. Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FMxUyzL0g5c?rel=0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1) Post your video to your website or YouTube<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2) Take a screenshot of the video using free software (<a href=\"https:\/\/snag.gy\/\">http:\/\/snag.gy\/<\/a> is one example)<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3) Use image editing software or Microsoft Word to add a play button to your screenshot<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4) Place this new image in your email, which you can create using an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emailmonday.com\/email-template-creators\/\">email template creator<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">5) Add a link to the original video<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FMxUyzL0g5c\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9615 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-11-15-at-15.40.02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These simple steps will make your newsletters so dynamic and interesting and create anticipation for future newsletters.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">To check out Powtoon&#8217;s short clip on how to add video to your newsletter, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FMxUyzL0g5c\">click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone, it seems, has realized that electronic newsletters are powerful marketing tools. 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