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With broadband being so widely adopted and Flash coming of age; using video and animation presentations as a part of marketing is all the rage these days and has produced some very good results for those who get it right. Increasing numbers of sites are deploying the use of human actors in video marketing and often the site owner is the "star" of the presentation. For the small online business owner, this can present a few challenges; one of them being that many of us aren't, well, actors :). For instance, my background is in training - I'm a qualified trainer and have spoken in front of groups of people quite often; sometimes thousands at a time. While I'm fine with that, the best way to turn me into a blathering mess is to stick a camera in my face and tell me to smile. It just doesn't work. At best I can force a grimace as it's a very unnatural scenario. The last photo session I did, it took 49 shots to get something half decent. Stick a video camera in front of me and tell me to sell something and I'm pretty much the same. I just wouldn't be authentic; my marketing skills are the written word or face-to-face. If it were otherwise, I'd be doing late night infomercials :). Judging by some of the homemade video marketing presentations I've seen on some other sites; I'm certainly not alone. Hiring actors for video marketingFor someone like me, the next step would be to hire an actor - and all of a sudden it becomes a very expensive and time consuming exercise. Which actor to hire? Where do you find actors capable of delivering a marketing message via video? It all starts to seem a little too hard. Not any more. Budget, professional video marketing productionsMy Live Person
produces high quality video presentations for the web using professional actors, at a fraction of the price of high end marketing
companies and production studios. It's not unusual to pay a thousands
for 30 second video; but My Live Person charges just under three hundred
dollars. Overseeing your marketing video productionWith My Live Person , it's not just a matter of sending them a script for the actor to read and then hoping for the best; you'll be involved every step of the way. Before the video is shot, you'll also receive a consultation via phone to ensure that your needs are met. My Live Person also offers a free service where they will develop the whole presentation for you if you're not sure on the type of actor to choose, what they should say etc. Once the video presentation is complete, implementation is
simple - just a couple of snippets of code embedded into your pages. My Live
Person will also do this for you if you wish at no extra cost. Related articles: Marketing with animated characters
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