2013 is the Year of Small Business and Online Video, and this month we started the year off strong with tips and advice that spanned from getting started, to building an audience to some great interviews and guest posts from people who are small business entrepreneurs using online video to connect with their customers. This was such a packed month that we wanted to make sure that you didn’t miss anything, so here’s some of the highlights:
- We launched our Small Business and Online Video focus with questions on our Facebook and Twitter pages on our 2013 Bucket Lists and the video trends we’re seeing for the year.
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.tv Advocate Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff and IAWTV Chairman Paul Kontonis
- We announced that .tv was sponsoring the Web Series track at NMX in Las Vegas with a great interview with IAWTV Chairman Paul Kontonis, which includes the importance of producers utilizing their own domain, some great stats on distribution platforms, the growth of the web series category and how the cable companies are getting interested.
- Throughout the weekend we posted photos and updates across our social networks from NMX where we got to speak to great innovators such as Scott Monty, Global Head of Social Media at the Ford Motor Company, Justin Levy, Global Head of Social Media at Citrix, Author and .tv Advocate C.C. Chapman and Travis Richey, the creator (and lead actor!) behind the fantastic web series,The Inspector.tv.
- On the IAWTV Red Carpet, we spoke with so many talented nominees and award winners, including Chris Hardwick, Felicia Day, The Cast and Crew of “Husbands” and Teal Sherer. Take a look at our recap here.
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Clik here to view..tv Advocate Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff talking with Nerdist Chris Hardwick on the IAWTV Red Carpet
- We posted a terrific interview with .tv Advocate C.C. Chapman and Entrepreneur/Author Jason Falls on the role of online video in a small business content strategy, how it influences search results and how businesses can justify the resources to move forward. Jason also contributed a wonderful guest post on “Optimizing Your Videos For Search And Social”. As an extra – Jason also put together a great How To video that really makes the optimization process look easy, which can be seen at the end of the post.
- Verisign’s SVP of Marketing, Scott Schnell, wrote about brands that are increasingly using video to engage with their customers , like the new site Lipsy.tv, and how building audiences on .tv domain names is helping them achieve their goals on the “Between the Dots” blog
- Be sure you check out our Watch.tv Teachniques series to go beyond the basics of online video!
- Finally, this week we posted a fantastic interview with Small Business and Entrepreneur Becky McCray, where she spoke about the importance of “Local” for Small Business – thinking and connecting with your community using online video. Becky also wrote a thought-provoking Guest Post discussing that your “Customers want Local” and how small businesses can use online video to build relationships with their community and promote their products/services.
Did you have a favorite post of our Small Business and Online Video focus? Was there a particular point or post that prompted you to just get started? Send us a tweet or comment here, on our Facebook page or our YouTube channel.
To learn more about getting your business started with online video (plus any other tips you might need!), please visit the How To section on Watch.tv.