{"id":9300,"date":"2018-10-28T15:45:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-28T13:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/?p=9300"},"modified":"2025-07-21T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:29:47","slug":"video-drives-business-results-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/video-drives-business-results-event-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Panel Discussion: Driving Business Results with Video [Event Recap]"},"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\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes <\/span><\/span><p>This month we kicked off our monthly meetup series for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/SF-Video-Marketers-Club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SF Video Marketers Club<\/a>. The session was focused on helping marketers and video professionals understand how to effectively leverage video to drive business results.<\/p>\n<p>Video marketing is still evolving and it\u2019s no surprise that the attendees had a variety of titles including creative directors, video technologists, marketing directors, video producers, social media managers, etc. Effective video marketing brings together a number of disciplines and having a compelling video produced is just one aspect.<\/p>\n<p>During the session, our panelists provided first-hand knowledge of what it takes to craft immersive experiences with video marketing and how to drive measurable ROI.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9424 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Renae-Davidson_quote-1.png\" alt=\"renae davidson driving business results with video\" width=\"100\" height=\"103\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThank you for hosting the panel, it was informative and inspiring \u2014 a rare combination!\u201d<\/em><br \/>\nRenae Davidson<br \/>\nCreative Director at Renae Davidson Creative<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Key Takeaways from the Panel<\/h2>\n<p>Our panelist included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scott Frost, Technical Product Marketing at Adobe<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harrison Westwater, Executive Producer and Head of Video at CNET<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brian Alvey, Founder of Clipisode<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are new to video marketing, here are some of the key takeaways from the event to help you get started:<\/p>\n<h3>Know your audience<\/h3>\n<p>Just like the rest of your marketing, it\u2019s important to have a clear target audience for your video. Understanding who you are trying to reach will help you tremendously as you build out your plan to reach them. Before you start your video production process make sure you know your target audience, what are their pain points, and how can you help solve their pain point or help them achieve their goals.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9427 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Chris-Wallis_quote.png\" alt=\"Chris Wallis driving business results with video\" width=\"100\" height=\"97\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe SF Video Marketers Meetup was like a conference condensed into a single weeknight event. The panelists and content were thought-provoking and insightful. Connections I made there would&#8217;ve been hard to make anywhere else. I&#8217;d certainly go again.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\nChris Wallis<br \/>\nCo-founder of Side Pocket Images<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Plan for reuse ahead of time<\/h3>\n<p>Video can be an incredibly effective tool for marketing, but it can also be time-consuming and expensive to create. To get the most value from each video think about ways that you can take one video and reuse it throughout your marketing. For example, if you produce a video interview, you can take the audio track from the video and turn it into an audio podcast. You can use the transcription from the video and turn that into an interview blog post. There are many ways to reuse content and thinking about it ahead of time can help you produce the content in a way that enables you to easily reuse and repurpose.<\/p>\n<h3>Optimize your thumbnail images<\/h3>\n<p>There is an astonishing amount of content available and businesses are all competing for attention. So how do you get someone to watch your video? One important element is the video thumbnail image. Make sure your thumbnail image accurately represents what your video is about and is enticing to your target audience. If you don\u2019t know what will work best for your audience consider A\/B testing to see which image performs better.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9429 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.powtoon.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Etienne-Noualhat_quote.png\" alt=\"Etienne Noualhat driving business results with video\" width=\"100\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It was an amazing meetup! The information will help me when creating videos for my company, but also to understand our client\u2019s needs!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\nEtienne Noualhat<br \/>\nMarketing Associate, DaCast<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next?<\/h2>\n<p>The panelists provided a wealth of knowledge, but the highlight of the event for me was the opportunity to bring so many industry professionals together. Thank you so much to those of you who joined for our first session! 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