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(MENAFN Press) Webmaster For Hire now provides Florida companies with cost-effective video marketing and advertising options to take advantage of the growing online video market.

Webmaster For Hire, LLC,just announced the release of new video marketing video advertising packages. These packages are designed to allow local small businesses cost-effective opportunities to take advantage of the growing internet video market.

YouTube, only one of many video platforms online, has a huge demographic reach. Over 80% of all internet users (including Millennials and older generations) watch videos on YouTube. It has become one of the most used search engines, which isn »t much of a surprise as Google now owns it.

The outreach potential of this medium is largely untapped by businesses. Roughly 9% of small businesses have a YouTube channel. Less post videos regularly. Even less have effective videos, designed for the unique YouTube market.

Small businesses often don »t have the resources to devote to video content. Production costs can be astronomical. They can be at a loss for what to create and how. Also, just posting a video to a YouTube channel isn »t enough. True video marketing gets the video out to as many different platforms as possible and is focused on targeting people ready to use the service or product offered.

Regarding Webmaster For Hire’s new video marketing and video advertising packages, small business owners can choose from a variety of useful products and services to help promote their brands. Here are some of the new packages now being offered by their video marketing consultants:

1.A2V (Article to Video) – A2Vs are an effective marketing tool that allows companies to connect with customers and transmit important information regarding products and services. It takes the content of a blog article and translates it into a video. Webmaster For Hire provides this presentation style tool with images to local buness owners who want to increase their online exposure. Some additional features of this package include: music, logo with company name and a Call to Action(CTA) with phone and web address.

2.In-Person Client Testimonial – This interview-style video marketing package features a customer (or customers) on screen for up to three minutes. Optional add-ons include video caption/transcription, YouTube channel creation, and custom intros.
3.Slideshow Style Video – This package showcases either stock or client provided images including call-out text with male or female voice overs. Final video time is approximately 90 seconds and includes library music, scripting, and up to three revisions.
4.Self-Promo – Self-Promo videos features business owners on camera speaking about their respective brands. These 60-second videos are introduced with a logo and company name and close with a CTA and business contact information.
5.Explanation Videos – Custom graphics with voiceovers highlight these 60-second video advertising packages. They also include animation and up to three revisions.
6.Whiteboard Videos – A hand-drawn scenes video that also introduces logo and company name.
7.Spokesperson – This package includes a male or female actor who advocates on behalf of your brand. Video length is up to three minutes.

Small business owners are encouraged to contact Webmaster For Hire regarding services that they are interested in and one of their representatives will either schedule a conference call or an in-person appointment.

Webmaster For Hire, LLC, is a leader in the Web Marketing Services industry around the greater West Palm Beach, FL vicinity. Full-service online marketing is just one of the many strategies offered from this company. They offer search engine optimization, local maps marketing, online review marketing and eNewsletter marketing. They also provide small businesses with responsive website design services and site logistics.

Disney said to be weighing Twitter purchase to bolster online video efforts


 

The Walt Disney Company is reportedly examining the prospects, and the risks, of purchasing social media venue Twitter, potentially battling Google and Salesforce for the service.


According to sources familiar with the matter speaking to Bloomberg, Disney is working with financial advisors to evaluate a potential purchase of the microblogging service. Disney is likely looking at the purchase to expand the entertainment giant’s growing Internet strategy.

« What Disney has to think about is what is its place in a post cord-cutting world, » said institutional investment Monness Crespi Hardt Co.’s James Cakmak to Bloomberg. « They are investing in technology for distribution — and this would give them the platform to reach audiences around the world. »

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has a seat on the board of directors at Disney. Disney CEO Bob Iger has a seat on Apple’s board.

Apple founder Steve Jobs worked with Iger during the Pixar acquisition by Disney. Iger was also responsible for licensing ABC shows to Apple for purchase through iTunes, and is in the midst of a technology-related push for Disney as cable revenues drop.

Google and Salesforce have allegedly expressed interest in recent weeks for Twitter. Both companies are likely seeking user data the social network generates, more than generated advertising revenue.

« As a matter of policy, we don’t comment on rumors or speculation, » Twitter said in a statement about buyout offers.

Les cinq périodes clés de la guérilla des Farc en Colombie

La guérilla des Farc, l’un des acteurs du conflit qui déchire la Colombie depuis plus d’un demi-siècle, est issue d’une insurrection paysanne en 1964 et compte encore 7.000 hommes armés.

Voici les cinq périodes clés des Forces armées révolutionnaires de Colombie (Farc, marxistes), appelées à se reconvertir en mouvement politique légal :

– 1964 : la fondation

Le 27 mai 1964 est considéré comme la date de naissance des Farc car c’est le jour du premier combat d’un groupe de paysans, emmenés par Pedro Antonio Marin, plus connu sous ses noms de guerre Manuel Marulanda Vélez ou « Tirofijo », à la suite d’une offensive de l’armée contre Marquetalia, localité du centre de la Colombie considérée par le gouvernement conservateur du président Guillermo Leon Valencia comme une « république indépendante » d’influence communiste.

– 1984, 1991, 1999 : trois processus de paix, trois échecs

La première tentative de dialogue de paix entre le gouvernement et les Farc a débuté le 28 mars 1984 sous la présidence de Belisario Betancur, à la faveur d’une trêve bilatérale. Ces négociations avorteront en 1987, comme les suivantes entamées en 1991 sous César Gaviria et en 1999 sous Andrés Pastrana. Ce dernier processus, qui a duré jusqu’en 2002, est connu sous le nom de Dialogues du Caguan, du nom de la zone démilitarisée de 42.000 km2 dans le sud du pays où les guérilleros s’étaient rassemblés durant les pourparlers.

– Années 1990 : l’escalade rebelle

Les années 1990 ont été marquées par une stratégie des Farc incluant les enlèvements de civils contre rançon et des attaques contre des villages, des bases militaires, des postes de police. Ainsi la prise de la localité amazonienne de Mitu en 1998, qui s’est soldée par 37 morts et 61 policiers enlevés, et le massacre de Bojaya en 2002, avec 79 morts.

Mais c’est sans doute la prise en otage de l’ex-candidate présidentielle Ingrid Betancourt en 2002 qui a eu le plus de retentissement à l’étranger. La captivité de cette Franco-Colombienne, libérée par l’armée en 2008, est devenue un symbole du drame des Colombiens enlevés et détenus par les rebelles, certains pendant dix ans.

– Années 2000 : le Plan Colombie et l’offensive de l’Etat

Les Etats-Unis et le gouvernement d’Andrés Pastrana lancent en 2000 le Plan Colombie de lutte contre le trafic de drogue, qui sera élargi ensuite à la guérilla. Débute alors une décennie de féroce offensive contre les Farc, dirigée par le président Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010), qui a juré de vaincre militairement les rebelles. En 2008, après la mort apparemment naturelle de « Tirofijo », l’armée abat Luis Edgar Devia, alias Raul Reyes, responsable international des Farc, lors d’une opération en Equateur, près de la frontière. La décapitation de la guérilla se poursuit sous la présidence de Juan Manuel Santos : en 2010 le chef militaire Jorge Briceño, surnommé « Mono Jojoy », est tué dans un bombardement, puis en 2011 tombe Guillermo Saenz, alias Alfonso Cano, le successeur de « Tirofijo ».

– 2012-2016 : vers la fin de la confrontation et la paix

Le 18 octobre 2012, à l’initiative de M. Santos et du nouveau leader des Farc, Rodrigo Londoño, alias Timoleon Jiménez ou « Timochenko », est lancé à Oslo un nouveau processus de paix, qui débute formellement en novembre à La Havane, avec la Norvège et Cuba comme pays garants, le Chili et le Venezuela comme accompagnants. Près de quatre ans plus tard, le 24 août 2016, Farc et gouvernement concluent des accords de paix, qui ont été signés lundi par les deux leaders lors d’une cérémonie à Carthagène des Indes, sur la côte caraïbe (nord). Il seront ensuite soumis à l’approbation des Colombiens lors d’un référendum le 2 octobre.

Le SPVM demande de l’aide pour identifier un corps

Les enquêteurs du SPVM ne sont toujours pas parvenus à identifier la dépouille d’un homme s’étant enlevé la vie, le 22 avril dernier, peu après minuit, à la station de métro Charlevoix.  

L’homme dont l’identité demeure inconnue semble âgé entre 30 et 50 ans. Il a la peau noire. Il mesure 1,75 m (5′ 9 ») et pèse 58,6 kg (130 lb).

Au moment de commettre son geste, il portait un manteau en laine noire de marque Old Navy, un t-shirt blanc et gris avec l’inscription MTBONWE, une veste bleue, un pantalon beige et des chaussures Adidas Stan Smith blanc et rouge.

Toute personne ayant de l’information à communiquer concernant l’identité de cette personne peut le faire en contactant le 911, son service de police local ou de façon anonyme et confidentielle avec Info-Crime Montréal au 514 393-1133.

Trump et Clinton s’affrontent dans un débat musclé

L’ancienne chef de la diplomatie a aussi accusé son rival d’avoir bâti sa carrière politique sur un «mensonge raciste» mettant en doute la nationalité américaine du président Barack Obama.

Ce débat organisé à l’université Hofstra près de New York, a d’abord été celui d’une opposition de style.

«Oui, je me suis préparée pour ce débat et je me suis aussi préparée pour la présidence et je pense que c’est une bonne chance», a lâché la candidate dans un sourire, dans une pique à celui qui assure met inlassablement en avant sa spontanéité et son franc-parler.

Donald Trump «est un débatteur naturel. Il a des dons et des compétences qui échappent parfois à des politiciens traditionnels», avait commenté avant le débat sa directrice de campagne Kellyanne Conway.

Mme Clinton, qui a déjà participé à plus de 30 débats politiques depuis 2000 et connaît ses dossiers sur le bout des doigts, s’est préparée minutieusement, y passant encore deux heures lundi.

Présents à l’université Hofstra, Bill Clinton et Chelsea, la fille unique du couple Clinton, les quatre enfants adultes de Donald Trump, et son épouse Melania. 

Sondages serrés 

Un sondage Quinnipiac donnait lundi les deux candidats dans la marge d’erreur, 44% pour la démocrate et 43% pour le républicain, si l’on prend en compte les deux autres petits candidats, Gary Johnson (parti libertarien, 8%) et Jill Stein (parti des Verts, 2%).

L’avance de Mme Clinton est passée de quelque 7 points début août à 1,5 aujourd’hui.

Dans plusieurs États clés, où se jouera l’élection, son avance s’est aussi réduite, notamment en Pennsylvanie, au Colorado et en Virginie. Et M. Trump est en tête dans l’Ohio, selon une moyenne des récents sondages.

Le scénario d’une course aussi serrée était inimaginable il y a six mois, d’où l’énorme pression sur ce premier débat.

Mme Clinton, qui veut gouverner dans la continuité du président Obama, peine à connecter et à convaincre de son honnêteté.

Donald Trump, qui se présente comme l’homme du changement contre l’establishment, a lui hérissé de nombreux Américains avec ses attaques contre les femmes, les musulmans, les Mexicains, et son comportement volontiers agressif.

Deux autres débats présidentiels sont prévus les 9 et 19 octobre.

Snapchat launches video-sharing glasses, becomes Snap Inc.

The social media world’s one-trick pony has a new move.

Over the weekend, Snapchat executives announced a major rebranding effort and launched a new product—Spectacles.

The organization behind the popular video-and photo-sharing platform will now be known as Snap Inc.

From The Next Web:

To coincide with the release of its second product, Snapchat Inc. has undergone a major rebranding. From now on, the main body that oversees both Snapchat and Spectacles’ day-to-day activity will be known as Snap Inc.

From Snap Inc.’s chief Evan Spiegel:

Changing out name also has another benefit: When you search for our products it will be easier to find relevant product information rather than boring company information or financial analysis. You can search Snapchat or Spectacles for the fun stuff and leave Snap Inc. for the Wall Street crowd.

The “fun stuff” is a big reason why some social media proponents think the rebrand will succeed.

From Fast Company senior writer Mark Wilson:

Fun is certainly not the only reason Snap is getting into wearables, but fun is why they’ll be a hit—at least compared to other techie glasses like Glass. Rather than attempting to disguise the wearable as a normal pair of glasses, or position it as a serious product, the company is embracing the sensational side of the concept. If there’s one company that’s capable of making you look like an idiot in public for fun—making faces at your own camera and totally not caring that you do—it’s Snap.

Here’s what the $130 recording device glasses can do:

The Next Web reports:

Content recorded using the glasses is automatically pushed to the Memories section of the Snapchat application in a new circular video format — which can be played full screen in any orientation — via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

As far as marketing goes, Spiegel says Snap’s virtual reality-inspired product is going for something different than its competitors—Facebook, Apple and Google.

From Mashable:

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told the Journal that recording video or taking pictures with a phone puts « a wall in front of your face. » Spectacles, on the other hand, will allow wearers to record without holding anything, so they can really show off that brunch or keg stand.

Tearing down that wall makes a whole lot of sense for Snap. While far fewer people use Snapchat than Facebook overall— 150 million every day versus Facebook’s 1.13 billion—the app has recently exploded in popularity across age groups, and it’s become known as the place where people share personal content.

The millennial effect

Many brand managers use Snapchat to engage with younger consumers through sponsored lenses, filters and live stories.

A recent report from eMarketer projects Snapchat’s ad revenue to reach $1 billion in 2017—a significant increase from the $366 million from this year.

RELATED: How to communicate with a millennial workforce.

The platform struggles to compete with more established social media brands including Facebook and Twitter—especially when it comes to targeting and measurement.

From eMarketer analyst Cathy Boyle:

Snapchat has improved its targeting capabilities and partnered with 11 measurement firms to address the concerns voiced early on. What it has yet to prove is whether it can consistently deliver a better return on investment for advertisers than other social networks.

Like Snap has done, brand managers must adapt to the increasing number of millennial consumers that use virtual reality to interact.

As adversities increase their social media spending, Snap’s rebrand comes at a good time. Snapchat Spectacles gives the platform a chance to compete with the likes of Facebook because it presents a more unique engagement opportunity.

Here’s how, from The Verge:

Spectacles are less than one-tenth what Google Glass cost, making them much more accessible. Snap is positioning the glasses as less of a face computer and more as a GoPro for your life. Facebook and its subsidiaries are raiding its flagship app for parts, which seems likely to blunt Snap’s growth, especially internationally. Snap needs a second act, and hardware like this can have very good profit margins — and be quite difficult to copy.

What do you think of the Snap Inc. rebrand, PR Daily readers?

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Facebook’s VP of global marketing solutions Carolyn Everson admits it should have come cleaner about video metric …

Before kicking off a panel at Advertising Week with PepsiCo’s global beverage group president Brad Jakeman and JPMorgan Chase’s chief marketing officer Kristin Lemkau, Facebook’s vice president of global marketing solutions Carolyn Everson began the session by addressing and apologizing for the social media giant’s recent video metric miscalculation that led marketers to overestimate how much time people actually spend watching video ads on the platform.

Her apology stems from news that broke in the Wall Street Journal last Thursday, which revealed that Facebook has been overstating video view times by 60 to 80 percent for the past two years since it has only been taking into account views that last more than three seconds when calculating its ‘Average Duration of Video Viewed’ metric instead of total views.

While Everson told the audience that clients and agencies were notified of the miscalculation when it was detected last month and that it “did not have anything to do with advertiser ROI or billing,” she said that Facebook will and needs to do better.

“I think the lesson learned for all of us at Facebook, and perhaps in the industry, is that what we should have done a month ago is we should have just made it public that we had found this error, and that we had made the correction, and not just called our clients and agencies,” Everson said. “As a learning organization, we take deep pride in trust and transparency. I pride myself on over 25 years of relationships with clients built on trust.”

While Facebook did post a blog about the “discrepancy” last month on its Advertiser Help Center page, it wasn’t until last week that the scale of the issue was revealed. On Friday, Facebook’s vice president of business and marketing partnerships David Fischer apologized for the miscalculation in a blog post.

The controversy has prompted many in the industry to reinforce the importance of third-party measurement, something that Everson also addressed during her talk. She said that Facebook has been working with Nielsen and Moat for quite some time is set to begin working with a number of new measurement partners this week, including Nielsen Catalina and Oracle Data Cloud.

“I want to also reiterate that from a Facebook perspective, we deeply believe in third party verification,” she said. “Make no mistake, we don’t believe in simply grading our own homework.”

Click here for more of The Drum’s Advertising Week New York coverage.

ABA Announces Award-Winning Bank Marketing Videos

onb-video-stillABA yesterday announced the winners of its inaugural ABA Bank Marketing Video Contest during the Bank Marketing Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Taking home the “Best in Show” award was Evansville, Ind.-based Old National Bank for its video depicting one family’s long-term relationship with their bank. The video received the highest score out of nearly 400 entries by banks of all sizes, and was also voted the “Marketer’s Choice” winner by conference attendees.

Also recognized as winners in individual asset categories were Bank of Zachary, Baton Rouge, La.; First Bank Richmond, Richmond, Ind.; and Bank of Guam. The “Spotlight Award” — which is presented to the judges’ favorite video that did not progress to the final round — went to First Tennessee Bank, headquartered in Memphis.

“Banks of all sizes use videos frequently to inform, to educate and to show the world who they are, and nobody is doing it better than these award recipients,” said ABA EVP Jim Edrington. “Their creativity and precise messaging in these award-winning videos helps these banks connect with today’s digital-savvy consumers who increasingly rely on online research to make purchase and financing decisions.”

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Yahoo! joins! Adobe! Flash! flush! mob!

Yahoo! has joined the flood of companies flushing Adobe’s Flash.

Amit Jain, a senior developer at the p0wned purple portal, has penned a piece for Streaming Media in which he explains Yahoo!‘s transition to HTML 5.

Jain explains that Yahoo! sniffed the wind before streaming an American Football match in late 2015. The company developed an HTML5 player for that match, but only for Apple’s Safari browser. By then the company had sniffed the wind, concluded that Flash stank and decided to build a cross-platform player.

The company’s since done so, eschewing existing open source efforts in favour of a ground-up build for its new video player.

But Flash is not gone from Yahoo! pages: Jain explains that “most video advertisers continue to rely on Flash.”

“As such, we had to find a seamless way to serve ad content on Flash while leveraging HTML5 for content playback. We built our player to use different renderers—the component that uses a given rendering technique (Flash, HTML5, etc.) for video playback—while maintaining a seamless experience. This allowed us to give users the optimal experience while protecting ad revenue.”

That’s a bit scary because Yahoo! ads have an extensive history as a source of malware. Jain’s post is also scary for its revelation that “we are also optimizing for video streaming performance of multiple videos on the same page.” Which won’t be irritating at all to users.

For now, Yahoo! is focussed on completing the rollout of its HTML5 video player to all browsers and to mobile devices. 7Reg;

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Online video market report

Online television and video is worth $25 billion a year. Although this only represents around 5% of the total television and video industry, it is growing by more than 20% annually. North America dominates the market and five main players account for over half of all revenues, although this is opening up opportunities for a new set of programme producers.

A report from the Boston Consulting Group considers the impact of ‘over the top’ distribution on video production. It says its impact also affects what consumer expect in terms of choice, flexibility and navigation, and the competitive context in which incumbents and upstarts now operate.

“The biggest impact of the OTT market on the television and film industries is the removal of barriers — strategic, economic, and national — to the distribution of video content,” said John Rose, a senior partner at BCG and a co-author of the report. “The demand for quality video content from consumers, and the number and variety of new services that OTT enables for meeting this need, is both increasing the market value of content and destabilizing the roles and market values of linear networks and traditional aggregators.”

The report notes that advertising and subscription supported services have materially disrupted the industry. Of more than 500 services assesed, the majority operate with these business models and have captured more than 80% of revenues.

Five global players account for nearly half of the revenues: YouTube, Netflix, Facebook, Amazon and Hulu. They are also well positioned to capture future market growth.

The North America market currently represents more than half of global online television and video revenues, at $14.3 billion a year, followed by Europe at $5.3 billion and Asia at $3.9 billion.

The authors say: “It now seems arcane to imagine a world in which facilities-based content distribution — domestic or global — is an asset of significant value”.

This perhaps underestimates the value of established television and video distribution businesses, which are developing their own online television and video services.

The market assessment includes what it defines as digital multichannel programming distributors, such as Sling TV, PlayStation Vue, Viaplay and NOW TV, but does not attribute value to the multiscreen services of cable, satellite and telco television platforms.

Nearly a billion dollars a year are being earned by a new generation of producers, with ‘pro-am’ YouTube stars like PewDiePie apparently earning $12 million a year. Yet this is still marginal compared to the overall value of the audiovisual production industry.

The report forecasts that online viewing will account for more than 30% of all video consumption globally, a figure that may seem extraordinary to some.

The authors say it is hard to conclude that the impact of over the top distribution on video production systems is not positive, although not as positive in every area as everyone might like.

They say: “The removal of barriers to distribution and the resulting explosion in new — and new kinds of — content, as well as new ways of viewing it, are all boons for consumers.”

While there are legitimate concerns about the potential impact of globalized programming on local culture, these may be partially counterbalanced by the ability of anyone anywhere to become a content producer and showcase his or her local culture on a global stage.

The report concludes that the output of a billion content creators — representing all manner of backgrounds, societies, cultures, and points of view in a way that was unimaginable 20 years ago — cannot be ignored.

That is certainly an optimistic assessment. Alternatively, one might observe that Netflix, which is spending $5 billion a year on programming, is becoming a major production studio in its own right. Meanwhile, the phenomenal success of individuals such as Felix Kjellberg, otherwise known as PewDiePie, is exceptional.

The Future of Television: The Impact of OTT on Video Production Around the World is published by the Boston Consulting Group.

www.bcgperspectives.com