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Who’s Going to Change Online-Video Advertising?

I’ve often debated with myself who’s responsible for radical changes in online-video consumption and advertising. Creators? Marketers? Agencies? Media properties? I attended a recent iMedia Connection event, and found out an unlikely decision maker that advertisers and marketers agree will be the real driver of change. Um… you. See the chart below. You as the…

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The Marketeter’s Cheat Sheet to Viral Video

You’re running a brand that is trying to “dip your toe” into social media and online video, and you’re facing some important questions: Is my brand right for this? How can I experiment without ending up as a “case study” failure? Can I convince my company that we should do this? What are my options…

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Bubble Bursting for Video Creators Hoping to Monetize Content?

Online-video creators are sobering up after an intoxicated 2007, as they realize that the “road to riches” via online video is fraught with challenges. Business Week proclaimed “amateur video hour” as over in December. Crackle and other sites migrated from UGC (user-generated content) some time ago. And here are some quite recent data points that,…

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What Should a Viral Video Cost a Marketer? (Killer Post)

“The price of a thing is the worth it will bring.” I love that quote, but the reality is that “viral” video pricing has been less about worth and more about cost plus. If anyone should know the “fair market price” of a viral video it should be I — or me (depending on which…