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5 Gifts For The Online Video Lover In Your Life

In the tech industry, it’s pretty easy to write gift guides comparing the best machines, accessories, and tech toys around. Not so when you write about online video like I do.

Sure, I could write a gift guide about some of the best cameras, webcams, microphones, editing software, etc. on the market, but since I rarely write about the equipment and software end of online video production, I’m not up-to-date on what products are best. Besides, an online video fan may not also be a video creator, so it’d be silly to recommend a great camera they might never use.

Instead, I’m going to provide you some other ideas for that online video lover in your life. You know the one, too — that quintessential viewer who can’t seem to avoid YouTube for a week without feeling the pain of video-less boredom. The one who gives you a look of disbelief (or maybe disgust?) when you say you haven’t seen the latest viral video.

So without further ado, check out these five gifts sure to delight any online video fan this holiday season:

Video Subscriptions

It’s likely your online video fan already has Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, or even YouTube Red, so look into niche subscription services they may want instead. You fortunately have a plethora to choose from, like the light-hearted Feeln service from Hallmark or anime- and manga-based Crunchyroll.

Need even more niche service suggestions? Check out these genre-specific options:

Seriously, you can find pretty much ANY niche subscription service for the topic your online video fan obsesses over on a daily basis. Use Pivotshare’s discover page to see what you can find, or conduct a good, old-fashioned Google search. Tip: format your query like “[your topic] video subscription service” (i.e. “horror video subscription service) for the most accurate results.

YouTuber Books

Over the last couple of years, digital media stars have become published authors at a rapid rate. YouTubers like Grace Helbig, Shane Dawson, and Tyler Oakley have even landed on several New York Times bestseller lists.

So what better gift to give an online video fan than a book, one of the oldest forms of media around, written by celebrities of online video, one of the newest forms of media around?



Your online video fan may have already given you an idea of which book they’d like from which YouTube star. If not, these links should help you out:

  • Barnes Noble has a list of some books written by YouTube stars here.
  • Bustle has some more titles not covered on Barnes Noble’s list.
  • Teen.com provides a few more selections for YouTuber books.

Event Tickets

Online video creates an odd phenomenon. Most viewers who watch their favorite YouTuber feel like they are best friends with the celebrity, and yet they’ve never actually hung out with this person in real life.

So when your online video fan would like to meet their favorite digital star in person, they need to turn to the tried-and-true method of attending live events. Since the inception of online video, several conferences, conventions, events, and even camps (yes, like traditional cabins-by-the-lake-style camps) have arisen to bridge the gap between the screen and the people watching it.

Introducing HTML5

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The following is an extract from our book, HTML5 CSS3 for the Real World, 2nd Edition, written by Alexis Goldstein, Louis Lazaris, and Estelle Weyl. Copies are sold in stores worldwide, or you can buy it in ebook form here.

What we understand today as HTML5 has had a relatively turbulent history. You probably already know that HTML is the predominant markup language used to describe content, or data, on the World Wide Web (another lesser-used markup language is XML). HTML5 is the latest iteration of the HTML5 language and includes new features, improvements to existing features, and JavaScript APIs.

That said, HTML5 is not a reformulation of previous versions of the language—it includes all valid elements from both HTML4 and XHTML 1.0. Furthermore, it’s been designed with some principles in mind to ensure it works on just about every platform, is compatible with older browsers, and handles errors gracefully. A summary of the design principles that guided the creation of HTML5 can be found on the W3C’s HTML Design Principles page.

First and foremost, HTML5 includes redefinitions of existing markup elements in addition to new elements that allow web designers to be more expressive in describing the content of their pages. Why litter your page with div elements when you can use article, section, header, footer, and so on?

The term “HTML5” has also been used to refer to a number of other new technologies and APIs. Some of these include drawing with the canvas element, offline storage, the new video and audio elements, drag-and-drop functionality, Microdata, and embedded fonts. In this book, we’ll be covering a number of those technologies, and more.

Note: Application Programming Interface

API stands for Application Programming Interface. Think of an API in the same way you think of a graphical user interface or GUI—except that instead of being an interface for humans, it’s an interface for your code. An API provides your code with a set of “buttons” (predefined methods) that it can press to elicit the desired behavior from the system, software library, or browser.

API-based commands are a way of abstracting the more complex workings that are done in the background (or sometimes by third-party software). Some of the HTML5-related APIs will be introduced and discussed in later sections of this book.

Overall, you shouldn’t be intimidated if you’ve had little experience with JavaScript or other APIs. While it would certainly be beneficial to have some experience with JavaScript or other languages, it isn’t mandatory. Whatever the case, we’ll walk you through the scripting parts of our book gradually, ensuring that you’re not left scratching your head!

At the time of writing, it’s been a good 5-plus years since HTML5 has had wide use in terms of the semantic elements and the various APIs. So it’s no longer correct to categorize HTML5 as a “new” set of technologies—but it is still maturing and there are ongoing issues that continue to be addressed (such as bugs in browsers, and inconsistent support across browsers and platforms).

It should also be noted that some technologies were never part of HTML5 (such as CSS3 and WOFF), yet have at times been lumped in under the same label. This has instigated the use of broad, all-encompassing expressions such as “HTML5 and related technologies.” In the interest of brevity—and also at the risk of inciting heated arguments—we’ll generally refer to these technologies collectively as “HTML5.”

How did we get here?

The web development industry has evolved significantly in a relatively short time period. In the late 1990s, a website that included images and an eye-catching design was considered top of the line in terms of web content and presentation.

Today, the landscape is quite different. Simple performance-driven, Ajax-based websites (usually differentiated as “web apps”) that rely on client-side scripting for critical functionality are becoming more and more common. Websites today often resemble standalone software applications, and an increasing number of developers are viewing them as such.

Along the way, web markup has evolved. HTML4 eventually gave way to XHTML, which is really just HTML4 with strict XML-style syntax. HTML5 has taken over as the most-used version of markup, and we now rarely, if ever, see new projects built with HTML4 or XHTML.

HTML5 originally began as two different specifications: Web Forms 2.0 and Web Apps 1.0. Both were a result of the changed web landscape and the need for faster and more efficient maintainable web applications. Forms and app-like functionality are at the heart of web apps, so this was the natural direction for the HTML5 spec to take. Eventually, the two specs were merged to form what we now call HTML5.

For a short time, there was discussion about the production of XHTML 2.0, but that project has long since been abandoned to allow focus on the much more practical HTML5.

Would the real HTML5 please stand up?

Because the HTML5 specification is being developed by two different bodies (the WHATWG and the W3C), there are two versions of the spec. The W3C (or World Wide Web Consortium) you’re probably familiar with: it’s the organization that maintains the original HTML and CSS specifications, as well as a host of other web-related standards such as SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).

The WHATWG (aka the Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group), on the other hand, was formed by a group of people from Apple, Mozilla, and Opera after a 2004 W3C meeting left them disheartened. They felt that the W3C was ignoring the needs of browser makers and users by focusing on XHTML 2.0, instead of working on a backwards-compatible HTML standard. So they went off on their own and developed the Web Apps and Web Forms specifications that we’ve discussed, which were then merged into a spec they called HTML5. On seeing this, the W3C eventually gave in and created its own HTML5 specification based on the WHATWG’s spec.

This can seem a little confusing. Yes, there are some politics behind the scenes that we, as designers and developers, have no control over. But should it worry us that there are two versions of the spec? In short, no.

The WHATWG’s version of the specification can be found at http://www.whatwg.org/html/, and in January 2011 was renamed “HTML” (dropping the “5”). It’s now called a “living standard,” meaning that it will be in constant development and will no longer be referred to using incrementing version numbers.

The WHATWG version contains information covering HTML-only features, including what’s new in HTML5. Additionally, there are separate specifications being developed by WHATWG that cover the related technologies. These specifications include Microdata, Canvas 2D Context, Web Workers, Web Storage, and others.

The W3C’s version of the spec can be found at http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/master/, and the separate specifications for the other technologies can be accessed through http://dev.w3.org/html5/.[1]

So what’s the difference between the W3C spec and that of WHATWG? Besides the name (“Living Standard” versus “HTML5.1”), the WHATWG version is a little more informal and experimental (and, some might argue, more forward-thinking). But in most places they’re identical, so either one can be used as a basis for studying new HTML5 elements and related technologies.[2]

Why should I care about HTML5?

As mentioned, at the core of HTML5 are a number of new semantic elements, as well as several related technologies and APIs. These additions and changes to the language have been introduced with the goal of allowing developers to build web pages that are easier to code, use, and access.

These new semantic elements, along with other standards such as WAI-ARIA and Microdata (which we cover in Appendix B and Appendix C respectively), help to make our documents more accessible to both humans and machines—resulting in benefits for both accessibility and search engine optimization.

The semantic elements, in particular, have been designed with the dynamic Web in mind, with a particular focus on making pages more accessible and modular. We’ll go into more detail on this in later chapters.

Finally, the APIs associated with HTML5 help improve on a number of techniques that web developers have been using for years. Many common tasks are now simplified, putting more power in developers’ hands. Furthermore, the introduction of HTML5 audio and video means that there will be less dependence on third-party software and plugins when publishing rich media content on the Web.

Overall, there are good reasons to start looking into HTML5’s new features and APIs, and we’ll discuss more of those reasons as we go through this book.

Are Exclusive Content and Live Streaming Viable Video Marketing Tactics for Your Brand?

Last month, as you were scrolling through your various news feeds, you probably saw something a bit like this:

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(And if you’re anything like me, Vanity‘s “What the Hell Is ‘Taylor Swift NOW’?” really caught your attention.)

It’s not the first time exclusive content made headlines this year—especially where video marketing is concerned. But as a marketing leader, it made you wonder: Should my brand be delving into the realms of livestreaming and exclusivity? Or are these avenues only advantageous for the entertainment industry?

Why Swift’s Deal Matters

Taylor Swift’s deal with ATT makes sense: ATT delivers multimedia content across most of its digital platforms these days, so exclusive content with an in-demand pop star is a great way to incentivize people to use a particular access provider.

Though it may be logical in the light of day, exclusive partnerships like this always carry with them some degree of intrigue, leaving marketers to wonder what they mean for the state of content in their industry at large. Exclusive streaming rights to a major event like Swift’s pre-Super Bowl concert are worth a lot on their own, but this deal is much bigger than that—both literally, because it lasts for several years, and conceptually, because it speaks to some intangible value in the intersection between video, livestreaming, and exclusivity.

Video. Livestreaming. Exclusivity. All three are buzzwords for brands seeking marketing transformation, but do they matter equally for non-entertainment-minded enterprises looking to dabble in video?

Let’s look to another example to learn more.

It’s Prime Time

Amazon has been quite open about its interest in live-streaming sporting events. The change in video content viewing patterns in recent years is no secret—between Apple TV, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, many consumers feel they are able to access all the content they are interested in without a traditional television subscription at all. Amazon likely believes that providing access to live sporting events would further differentiate it from competition and insulate it from many viewers’ sole reason for clinging to traditional cable subscriptions.Cordless

Livestreaming currently occupies a weird gray area in internet video consumption: currently, there are rudimentary, amateur streams delivered via Snapchat or Facebook Live, and then there’s a limited set of live events broadcast to the world on set channels. But Netflix and Hulu built an empire on everything but live TV under the assumption that people would rather pay and watch at their convenience than be tethered to live television programming and commercials. So where does that leave the brand that is wondering what portion of its marketing budget should go toward video marketing? And what kind of video is best for them?

End of an Era

In the television commercial era, spokespeople were an effective way to capture audience attention and deliver a credible message. Samuel L. Jackson yelling about credit cards? Must be Capital One. Mila Kunis with a branding iron? She’s either talking about whiskey or Ashton Kutcher.

Today, the concept of an exclusive deal has shifted from traditional advertising partnerships just like Paul, the Verizon guy, has shifted his allegiance to Sprint. Simply showcasing Taylor Swift in an interrupt ad is no longer worth the money it once was. Now, it’s better to own exclusive rights to one of her concerts, or whatever else the still-mysterious ATT deal entails.

For brands that hope to achieve marketing transformation, they must take a good hard look at the various niches within video marketing. Does exclusive content like ATT’s or Amazon’s matter in their industry? Are there live events that could generate actionable traffic to your social channels? If you’re a lifestyle brand, live streaming a niche event like a snowboard competition might make a lot of sense. But if you sell GAP coverage for automobile loans, you may want to alter your risk profile. While major corporations continue to struggle to monopolize certain media personalities or distribution rights, social media and digital channels have democratized access to video marketing for the rest of us.

Quality Over Exclusivity (or Expediency)

Live video has its place in the video tool chest, but it’s not the most important quality in a balanced digital storytelling strategy. Neither is exclusive content, unless you’re competing with others for the rights to it. And in the case of most brands across most industries, your best, most exclusive asset is your own subject matter expertise and your brand story. While the talk out of Amazon, ATT, and Twitter might suggest that the next way to boost your brand’s exposure is with a splashy contract, avoiding the temptation to make a big move and focusing instead on the right (read: brand-voice relevant) move is a much better bet.

One could ask if Taylor Swift’s biggest fans are properly positioned to be ATT customers, and if not, why it made this move. And Amazon may be overstepping its bounds in attempting to distribute live sporting events, which typically have loyal audiences that favor longstanding distribution channels. If your brand finds a natural fit for a live event or exclusive deal, it certainly has the potential to dazzle. But forcing exclusive or live-streaming content just to be different is hardly worth the expense in today’s competitive marketing landscape.

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Google Chrome starts running HTML5 by default to replace Flash

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Google has rolled out its kill schedule for Flash on Chrome by starting to display HTML5 content by default on some websites for select users. That means the search giant has disabled Flash for a few Chrome users.

Google initially implemented the update for half of the Chrome 56 beta users, according to Eric Deily, technical program manager. Over the next few days, the HTML5 switch will be coming to 1% of Chrome 55 users, Deily added. Finally, by February 2017, the change will go live for all users of the Chrome 56 stable version.

Google announced its plan to ditch Flash for HTML5 in May this year in a push for a more secure content player. In August, the company promised it would transition to HTML5 by default beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016. It’s now making good on its promise. The move aims to minimize reliance on a web component that can slow down CPU and memory usage.

On top of those issues, Flash can consume battery life quickly. As if that’s not enough, Flash has encountered many security issues in the past. Attackers have been targeting interactive and advanced content features of Flash to access user systems. HTML5 is Google’s response to those security loopholes.

Chrome users, though, can still opt to load Flash content instead of HTML5. Deily said in a blog post:

Starting in January users will be prompted to run Flash on a site-by-site basis for sites that they have never visited before. We want to avoid over-prompting users, so over time we’ll tighten this restriction using Site Engagement Index, a heuristic for how much a user interacts with a site based on their browsing activity. In October all sites will require user permission to run Flash.

Google isn’t the only tech giant that decided to block Flash content. In April, Microsoft also moved to disable automatic playback of peripheral Flash content on the Edge browser due to some security flaws.

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China imposes new controls on online video shows

China has made it compulsory for presenters of streamed online video shows to register with their real names from January as part of a series of measures to tighten control over content on the Internet.

The rules oblige operators of online shows to identify presenters via interviews or video calls, and apply for licenses from provincial cultural authorities which will be filed with the ministry, the Cultural Ministry said.

The regulation also states that operators should obtain a permit from the ministry before offering channels to presenters from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), Macao SAR, Taiwan and foreign countries, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Operators must carry out real-time supervision of performances and keep records of all the shows.

A mechanism for handling emergencies should be established, and once they detect content that violates laws and regulations in the shows, operators must suspend services, preserve relevant data, and report the matter to authorities.

A blacklist will be created to strengthen management of online performances and ensure the sector’s healthy and orderly growth.

The new regulation came after a recent report stating that video streaming is booming in China with a large user base expanding to 514 million and a growing number of paid users, creating unprecedented business opportunities.

As of June, the number of streaming service users reached 514 million, accounting for 72.4 per cent of China’s Internet population, according to the 2016 China Online Streaming Development Study Report, released by China Netcasting Services Association (CNSA).

The association was set up in 2011 and published its first report in 2015. The 2016 report says watching video online has become the primary form of online entertainment in China, tailed by online gaming and reading literature, Xinhua reported.

It also shows 35.5 per cent of streaming users paid for content this year, rising 18.5 percentage points year-on-year. It is the fastest annual growth in recent years. Most of the paid users are monthly subscribers.

Zhou Jie, deputy secretary of the CNSA, said the trend suggests good commercial potential of the sector. China’s online video market was valued at 24.3 billion yuan (USD 3.5 billion) in 2015, according to independent data company analysts.

Four video marketing trends to watch in 2017


If video isn’t part of your content marketing strategy in 2017, it needs to be. A massive 300 hours of video are being uploaded every minute on Youtube and Snapchat and Facebook account for 14 billion video views every day1. If those numbers don’t seem crazy enough, it’s predicted that by 2019, 80 percent of all internet traffic will be video2. The following insights will help you stay ahead of the next incarnation of online video as its popularity with consumers soars.

1. Live Streaming

Real-time video was a highlight recently at SXSW in Austin, Texas and is expected to make waves in Australia into 2017. Live streaming app Meerkat is gaining interest and Twitter recently launched its newly acquired live video app, Periscope. While some marketers are using video in their campaigns, they’ve traditionally been pre-recorded and available on-demand. With real-time streaming comes a whole new opportunity to engage with audiences in a more human way. As Facebook, Youtube and Instagram continue to develop their live steaming offerings in 2017, content marketers who leverage these opportunities will have richer communication experiences with their target markets. Not only are brands able to use live streaming to communicate directly with their audience, their followers will be able to communicate back in real-time. Brands also stand to benefit from the increase in user generated content across Facebook and Instagram as fans start to broadcast their experiences through video. 

2. Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and 360 Video

At the start of 2016, virtual reality remained in its infancy, but things are heating up now. Putting your content into the third dimension is a sure way to reach more people as the price of 3D headsets drops this Christmas and the format becomes more standardised online. Like other new formats, however, there is a risk of creating content that seems gimmicky. Content marketers are starting to better understand how to use this technology to tell meaningful stories. Entering the virtual reality world will create a new level of engagement with customers. In 2017, we will see this trend hit Australian ecommerce as online stores begin to invest in replacing photographs of products available with video demonstrations and 360 product views.

3. High-definition video

With the rise in smartphones able to shoot in 4K (high definition) along with steady cam gimbals, lenses and shooting rigs becoming even more affordable, marketers can shoot their own content with ease and much higher production quality. With the rise of the gig economy, we expect more people will earn income from the use of their mobile devices. Content shot on smartphones can be expertly edited with animations, voice overs and sub-titles through the 90 Seconds platform to create a professional looking and sounding video.

4. Fragmented media channels 

With increased use of technology and a wave of exciting start-ups sweeping the globe, we will see the media landscape continue to fragment creating more channels than ever before.  These channels will be content driven and appeal to specific target audiences.  Marketers will need to adapt and create specific video content for these channels which will mean budgets will be increasingly squeezed to spread across the increasing list of channels.  Traditional publishers will also feel the pressure to create video rather than written word in way to compete for an engaged audience.  

Marketing teams investing in quality video content as a core element of their customer and social approach are leaving those without it in their wake. With Facebook’s recent announcement that it will evolve into a “video-first” company, its predicted that within five years, most of what people consume online will be video. It’s time to ensure your brand won’t be left behind.

By 90 Seconds MD Daniel Littlepage

L’arrêt Jordan n’a pas effet sur le procès du Faubourg Contrecoeur

L’ex-président du comité exécutif de la Ville de Montréal, Frank Zampino, l’entrepreneur Paolo Catania et quatre employés de Construction Frank Catania (André Fortin, Pascale Fedele, Martin D’Aoust et Patrice Pascale) avaient invoqué l’arrêt Jordan. Cette décision de la Cour suprême du Canada établit qu’entre le moment de l’inculpation et la conclusion du procès, il ne doit pas se dérouler plus de 30 mois pour une cause entendue par une cour provinciale.

Dans le dossier du Faubourg Contrecoeur, les accusations ont été portées en mai 2012 et selon le calendrier fixé, le procès devrait se poursuivre jusqu’en juin 2017. Total: 61 mois.

Dans sa décision, le juge Yvan Poulin a souligné que 20 mois de retard étaient toutefois attribuables aux avocats de la défense notamment à cause du «recours délibéré à une tactique visant à causer un délai, les demandes frivoles, les délais de fixation de dates lorsque la défense n’est pas prête». Depuis l’ouverture du procès en février dernier, le Tribunal a principalement consacré son temps à gérer des requêtes dont certaines ont été annoncées pendant des mois sans jamais être produites, a souligné le juge Poulin. L’avocate de M. Zampino, Me Isabel Schurman, est particulièrement visée par ce dernier élément.

Pour ce qui est du travail de la poursuite, il a été jugé sans faille notable. «La poursuite a pris des mesures pour faire progresser cette affaire rapidement et a plusieurs fois insisté pour fixer une date de procès», écrit le juge Poulin.

Par ailleurs, des circonstances exceptionnelles ont également affecté le déroulement du procès. L’un des accusés, Bernard Trépanier, est atteint d’un cancer. L’état de santé de M. Trépanier a été connu au compte-goutte, a souligné le juge qui a rappelé que la situation l’a forcé à convoquer l’oncologue qui soigne l’accusé. Il a ainsi été ordonné que M. Trépanier, alias Monsieur 3%, subisse un procès séparé.

Même en soustrayant les 20 mois de la défense, le Tribunal estime que la complexité du dossier justifie donc la durée.

À sa sortie du tribunal, l’un des avocats de la défense, Me Pierre Morneau, n’était pas surpris de la décision rendue par la Cour du Québec. «Il y a beaucoup de gens qui font ce genre de requête dans le moment et il faut le faire.[…] Jordan a changé le portrait», a affirmé Me Morneau.

De son côté, Me Pascal Lescarbeau représentant la poursuite, s’est dit satisfait du jugement.

Les parties se retrouveront devant le Tribunal le 23 janvier -une semaine plus tard que prévu- pour la poursuite du procès. Jusqu’à maintenant, aucun témoin n’a été entendu dans cette cause.

Rappelons qu’à l’origine, il y avait 10 accusés, soit 9 individus et 1 entreprise. Un des accusés, Martial Fillion est décédé. Un autre, l’urbaniste Daniel Gauthier, a plaidé coupable et M. Trépanier subit un procès séparé.

Faubourg Contrecoeur est le nom donné au développement immobilier d’un vaste terrain dans l’est de Montréal. Le terrain municipal a été vendu à prix réduit au constructeur Catania qui aurait été choisi avant même la tenue d’un appel d’offres public. Les crimes auraient été commis en 2006-2007. La Presse a révélé le scandale en 2008. Quatre années d’enquête ont été nécessaires pour aboutir aux accusations de fraude, complot et abus de confiance.

Des dinosaures au Zoo de Granby

Cette nouveauté de la saison estivale nécessite des investissements de près de 1 million $. Les dinosaures animatroniques, donc animés, se retrouveront sur un parcours extérieur dans un tout nouveau monde, le monde jurassique.

Aucun frais supplémentaire ne sera exigé pour visiter cette exposition, incluse dans la tarification régulière estivale.

Plus de détails dans La Voix de l’Est de jeudi.

Martine Ouellet doit se présenter à la chefferie du Bloc québécois

Cette lettre invitant Martine Ouellet à briguer la direction du Bloc québécois est cosignée par 55 membres d’influence du Bloc, dont la liste se trouve à la fin du texte.

Plus d’une cinquantaine de membres notoires du Bloc québécois ont cosigné cette lettre invitant la députée du Parti québécois, Martine Ouellet, à se présenter à la direction du Bloc québécois. En effet, des dizaines d’ex-députés du parti, d’ex-candidats ainsi que des présidents d’exécutifs de circonscription souhaitent voir la députée de Vachon prendre les rênes du parti.

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Nous souhaitons que Martine Ouellet se présente à la prochaine course à la direction du Bloc québécois.

La députée de Vachon est une femme de contenu et d’action qui a la vision, les idées et la détermination nécessaires pour aider la solide députation, les militantes et les militants du Bloc québécois à faire avancer la cause de l’indépendance et, en même temps, défendre les intérêts du Québec à Ottawa pendant le temps où le Québec sera encore soumis au régime canadien.

Martine Ouellet serait une porte-parole formidable de nos valeurs et de nos aspirations dans toutes ces questions décidées pour le moment à Ottawa où la possibilité d’agir en tant que nation nous échappe. C’est le cas actuellement du projet de loi C-29 sur les banques qui enlève aux consommateurs les protections prévues par les lois du Québec. C’est le cas bientôt des coupures des transferts en santé qui nuiront directement à la santé des Québécoises et des Québécois. C’est le cas des nombreuses restrictions à l’assurance-emploi qui continuent d’augmenter la précarité des personnes aux Québec. C’est le cas de l’appui d’Ottawa au Canada pétrolier et à des projets néfastes comme Énergie-Est qui menacent notre environnement et notre climat.

Sur ce dernier plan, par son projet Climat Québec 2030, Martine Ouellet a proposé une tout autre vision d’avenir pour le Québec et elle est, parmi les femmes et les hommes politiques du Québec, la personne la plus décidée et la mieux préparée pour défendre la réalisation d’une économie fondée sur les énergies renouvelables.

Toutes ces mesures néfastes pour le Québec, décidées à Ottawa, doivent être combattues en les liant à la nécessité que le Québec récupère toutes ses compétences, tous ses budgets et toutes ses responsabilités internationales. Martine Ouellet, comme chef du Bloc québécois, disposera d’une tribune politique et de davantage de moyens pour faire augmenter l’appui à l’indépendance du Québec et nous aider à nous libérer de ce régime qui nous minorise.

Voilà pourquoi nous l’appuierons si elle décide de briguer la direction du Bloc québécois.

Les signataires : Gilbert Paquette, ex-candidat du Bloc québécois dans LaSalle-Émard-Verdun; Hélène Alarie, ex-vice-présidente du Bloc Québécois et ex-députée dans la circonscription de Louis-Hébert; Robert Bouchard, ex-député du Bloc québécois dans la circonscription de Chicoutimi – Le Fjord; Diane Bourgeois, ex-députée du Bloc québécois dans Terrebonne-Blainville ; Yves Rocheleau, ex-député du Bloc québécois de Trois-Rivières; Antoine Dubé, ex-député du Bloc québécois de la circonscription Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière; Xavier Barsalou-Duval, député de la circonscription de Pierre-Boucher – Les Patriotes – Verchères; Lucie Laurier, Comédienne et militante pour le Bloc québécois ; Alain Marginean, membre du Bureau national du Bloc québécois, ex-candidat et président de la circonscription de Thérèse-de-Blainville; Johanne Carignan, ex-candidate dans Rimouski–Neigette–Témiscouata– Les Basques; Suzanne Lachance, ex-candidate dans la circonscription de Brossard – Saint – Lambert; Louis Gagnon, ex-candidat dans la circonscription de Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup; Marc Michaud, ex-agent financier de la course à la chefferie de Mario Beaulieu; Alain Bernier, président régional de la Montérégie; Louis-Philippe Sauvé, ex-président du Forum jeunesse du Bloc québécois; Isabelle Théreault, présidente de la circonscription de La Prairie; Jean-Marcel Duval, président de la circonscription de Pierre-Boucher – Les Patriotes – Verchères ; Christian Picard, ex-candidat dans La Prairie; Antoine Landry, Président du Bloc québécois St-Hyacinthe-Bagot; Simon Domingue, président du Bloc québécois de Québec; Raphaël Déry, ex-candidat dans la circonscription de Hull-Aylmer (2008); Marc-Antoine Turmel, ex-candidat dans la circonscription Charlebourg-Haute-St-Charles; Tommy Arseneault, président régional du Forum jeunesse du Bloc québécois, Bas-St-Laurent-Gaspésie-Côte-Nord; Philippe Cloutier, président et ex-candidat dans Longueuil – Charles-LeMoyne; Julien Valois-Francoeur, président de la circonscription de LaSalle-Émard-Verdun; Jean-Pierre Émond, Président de la circonscription de La Pointe-de-l’Île; Martin Joseph Lamontagne, membre de l’exécutif de Longueuil-Saint-Hubert; Olivier Leblanc, membre de l’exécutif de Longueuil-Saint-Hubert ; Jacques Methot, président de la circonscription d’Outremont; Michel Filion, ex-candidat dans Saint-Hyacinthe ; William Fayad, président de la circonscription de Saint-Laurent et membre du bureau national du Bloc québécois; Charles Olivier, président régional du Forum jeunesse de la Mauricie; Joseph Gagné, président de la circonscription de Beauport-Limoilou ; Gaston Carmichael, président de la circonscription de Gatineau; Paul-André Bastille, président de la circonscription de Montmagny–L’Islet–Kamouraska–Rivière-du-Loup; Olivier Pouliot-Audet, président de la circonscription de Bellechasse–Les Etchemins–Lévis; Denis Trudel, ex-candidat et président de Longueuil – Saint-Hubert et membre du Bureau national du Bloc québécois; Jocelyn Beaudoin, ex-candidat et président de la circonscription de Shefford; Robert Massé, membre de l’exécutif de Longueuil Saint-Hubert Jonathan Beauchamp, ex-candidat dans la circonscription d’Argenteuil–La Petite-Nation; Sophie Beaupré, membre de l’exécutif de Pierre-Boucher – Les Patriotes – Verchères; Audrey Beauséjour, ex-candidate de la circonscription d’Honoré-Mercier; Jean-François Belley, vice-président de Laurier-Sainte-Marie; Éric Belleau, président de la circonscription de Louis-St-Laurent; Philippe Boily, ex-candidat dans la circonscription Gatineau; Vincent François, ex-candidat dans la circonscription de Vaudreuil-Soulange ; Jeff Dufour-Tremblay, président de la circonscription de Manicouagan; Steeve Gendron, ex-candidat dans la circonscription de Saint-Leonard-Saint-Michel; Roger Galland-Barou, ex-candidat dans la circonscription d’Outremont; Doni Berberi, ex-candidat dans la circonscription de Beauport-Limoilou; Barek Kadouri, ex-candidat dans la circonscription de Vimy; Julie Pagé, membre de l’exécutif de Longueuil-Saint-Hubert; Clarence Gravel, président régional du Forum jeunesse du Bloc québécois de Montréal-Est; Claude André, ex-candidat et président de la circonscription de Rosemont – La petite patrie; Éric Daoust, président de la circonscription de Papineau.

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Here’s how much data you need to start…

Marketers can get creative with video personalisation, says Renece Brewster, even with small amounts of data.

Some marketing trends come and go but the rise of video consumption is not one of them.

Content marketing was the story of 2016, one Facebook executive went as far as saying that the platform would be all video within five years. With so much video being created, it means companies need to raise the bar when it comes to creating their own content. Having beautifully produced videos that utilise star power or comedy is no longer enough.

The more video marketing that’s out there, the more essential it is for a company’s content to be personally relevant to each viewer. If the rise of video was one of the top trends of 2016, programmatic ad buying was the other.

Many marketers are already well versed on investing their dollars programmatically but if the video they’re delivering isn’t also personalised, they’re missing an opportunity to make it as impactful as it could be. This is because personalised video is about much more than just mail merge in a video, but rather telling a highly relevant story that brings the customer to the fore and personally connects with them.

The extent to which data can be utilised provides opportunity marketers could only dream of previously. Across campaigns, we find that personalised videos are viewed 3.5 times more than generic video and it creates an average 65% increase in email open rates.

But if the potential for personalised, data-driven video is enormous, why are so many companies still not jumping on board? We speak with marketers from businesses of all sizes and across a range of industries and the constant feedback we hear is ‘our data isn’t good enough’.

What surprises most people I speak with is that you don’t need big-data to start personalising – a little information can go a long way.

So how much data do you need? Firstly, it’s important to remember that the art is in the subtlety. A successful live video isn’t brash, but one that the viewer may not even realise is different to the next persons. You can get creative with as little as a name, address and date of birth. Some examples include:

  • Date of birth. Hawthorn Football Club wanted to target past members who hadn’t re-singed their annual membership. Using their date of birth, we were able to create a personalised video called ‘What are you lifetime Hawks stats?’. It aimed to engage fans and generate excitement (and ideally sign ups) for the upcoming seasons by incorporating the number of times the Hawks had competed in the Grand Final during their lifetime.
  • Street address. Ray White Real Estate has been creating market updates for many years though using a personalised video marketing platform they are able to send clients these reports in video format with specific information on their suburb and street.

 

Once you send your first campaign you’ll start a cycle that allows future campaigns to be much richer just by monitoring customer engagement with the video as well as their online behaviour afterwards.

My tip to all marketers? Make 2017 the year you get personal with clients and customers.

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Renece Brewster is founder and CEO of Data Creative

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