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Happy Thanksgiving!

< 1 MIN TO READ Here at SproutVideo, we have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, like our new office space, new team members, and most of all, our loyal customers. We are also very grateful for hilarious turkey videos, and our favorites are featured below. Enjoy!

How Small Business Can Benefit From User-Generated Content

3 MIN TO READ In this guest post from John Hallam of Vidrack, a web-based video recorder for crowd-sourcing content, we explore the benefits and challenges of leveraging user-generated content for business. In the best case scenario, user-generated content can take the headache out of creating great videos for your brand or products. Your fans and followers will happily do that for you, inspiring others…

What To Do If You Don’t Want Your Video To Go Viral

3 MIN TO READ Online video is synonymous with viral cat videos and charity campaigns that seek to reach as many people as possible. At the opposite end of the spectrum, however, there are many types of videos that should not be shared by anyone except authorized viewers. For instance, employee training videos, internal company communications, or videos intended only for paying customers. At…

5 Tips for Using Video for Employee Training

4 MIN TO READ When talking about online video, cat videos and viral campaigns immediately come to mind. However, as a communication medium, there is nothing more effective than video. This makes it particularly appealing as a tool for employee training. Importantly, video can save a substantial amount of time and money for businesses undertaking a major training program. Read on for our top…

How to Use Video for Magnetic Inbound Marketing

6 MIN TO READ Inbound marketing is the art and science of attracting people to your website. The goal is to convert them to leads, customers, and eventually, promoters or brand ambassadors. Video can be one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal for inbound marketing. Here’s our guide to leveraging video for magnetic inbound marketing.

How to Use Keyword Data to Select Video Topics

4 MIN TO READ It can be hard to know just what type of video you need to make to drive traffic and improve conversion rates on your site. What if there were free tools that you are probably already using that could tell you exactly what to do for your next video? Here is an indepth guide to using Google Adwords, Google Analytics,…

7 Best Practices for Uploading Videos to the Web

5 MIN TO READ There are many factors to consider when uploading videos to the web, and the process can be very involved. There are a lot of confusing technical terms, and various settings that can be tweaked at every stage of the process that can affect the outcome. The following is a guide to the right settings to use, and some key definitions, to…

How to Win the War on Clickbait Using Video

3 MIN TO READ We all know a clickbait article when we see one. A catchy headline invites you to click through by hinting at outrageous or unbelievable article contents. It provides just enough detail for you to pause and think, “OK, why not?” In my experience, 9 times out of 10, not actually worth it. And, I’m not the only one who thinks so….