This Blog Is Moving...

Someone finally lit a match under me, and I've moved all the entries from this blog to my new website: www.CrashBangDigital.com/blog/. All new blog entries will be posted there from now on.

Web Videos for Small Business

Start Your Engines!

If you want to be in the race for affiliate prizes, you better get started. Everything from cash bonuses to an Apple iPad are being offered to the affiliate marketers who refer sales of the Baby Boomer or Senior guide. Here are the contest details:




The UK-based author of the guide, Anna Bell, did a great job researching and writing the content. I think it's an affiliate product with true value.

Your Virtual Spokesperson

The video speaks for itself...



and that's kind of the idea. Get in touch to learn more: rick.glasby@verizon.net

Finally, a Quality Affiliate Product

A lot of Internet marketers have jumped into affiliate marketing, only to come away disillusioned. I personally think that's because many of the affiliate products out there are of dubious value. I just had the chance to produce several videos for an affiliate product that changes all that. A 750-page guide for seniors and baby boomers that covers everything from where to retire, to health and finances. It was extremely well-written, and professionally produced. I think it's going to be a real success story for affiliate marketers.

From Coast to Coast...

That's the range of Canada's PrintingOnDemand. We produced this video for InViewMarketing, the Toronto-based website developer and Internet marketing company. They recognize the value that video has in compelling website visitors to take action.

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Grab a cold one and watch the game...

If you're looking to enjoy the true "home theater" experience (and you're in the Toronto area), you should really contact Toronto Home Theater. We just finished a video for them that shows of their installations. Take a look!

Work Up a Sweat Defending Yourself

Keith at Absolute Martial Arts in St. Louis commissioned us to create another web video for his business. In it you'll learn the questions to ask before selecting a school to learn mixed martial arts. A MMA class combines Muay Thai kickboxing and No-Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Keith says after this high intensity cardiovascular workout you're guaranteed to leave class soaked with sweat!

The Boat Show!

It was a snowy week here on the East Coast, but that didn't stop me from going to the boat show in Atlantic City. We were hired by the East England Company to produce video for their website, Sailboat-Secrets.com.

I roamed the halls of the convention center, and conducted short interviews with some of the vendors. We're in the process of editing them down to eight videos that will be available through Sailboat Secrets. Here's a teaser:

Ask, Listen, and Retain

That's the name of a marketing campaign we're supporting with video for Compechek. They are a leading provider of customer satisfaction surveys (Ask your clients questions - Listen to their responses - and Retain their business). You can view the squeeze page video here: www.asklistenretain.com.

We've produced 20 videos so far in the Ask Listen Retain series. Five of them are longer, and describe the benefits of the Compechek process. The rest are shorter, and cover the FAQs and SAQs (Frequently Asked Questions and Should have Asked Questions). They were all recorded in front of my "green screen" so we could vary the background graphics. Here's an example:

Tanks for Everything

My clients in Saskatchewan, Canada literally have a tank for everything. AGI Envirotank manufacturers tanks for everything from gas stations to agricultural products. Here's a video we produced for their line of modular gas stations. They are less expensive to install, and more enviromentally friendly than traditional service station designs.

Kick Yourself (out of loneliness)

That's the title of the lastest video we created for WinstonHenry.com. The website offers a wide variety of motivational messages. The video is based on one: tips on how to stop being lonely.

The Perfect "Squeeze Page" Video

We just created a compelling squeeze page video for Internet marketing guru, Fabian Tan. It combines all the attributes of a successful squeeze (free offer, "but wait there's more...," and a hint of controversy - Murder Your Job).

Fabian is ranked as one of the top five Asian marketers. He has spread his offers globally (how about 5,000 ezine articles!). His ventures include affiliate marketing, information marketing, and joint ventures with other Internet marketing gurus.

Moving On from a Failed Relationship

It's always good to start the new year with positive motivational messages. And that's what we helped Winston Henry create. Based on his article "Moving On from a Failed Relationship," the video makes the point that you shouldn't forget the good times you had with your ex. But it's important to acknowledge the reason for the break-up, and then start focusing on yourself.

You can read more motivational messages on www.winstonhenry.com. And coming soon - another video: How to Kick Yourself Out of Loneliness.

Going Global

The year 2009 saw a big increase in international clients for CrashBang Digital. As the map above shows, they're located from France, England, and Romania, to Malaysia, Australia, and Singapore (that one dot isn't in the middle of the Atlantic - it's the island of Aruba. I was really hoping for an on-site meeting there... ) I suspect it's because we offer one thing that can't be outsourced overseas: an American accent. Most of the clients are building Internet businesses that need an average American spokesperson (me!).

To aid in my goal of teletransporting myself internationally, I set up a "green screen" studio here. That way I can easily switch backgrounds in my videos. It's a large (5x7) backdrop that's hung behind me. It's the same technology that the TV weather guy uses to point out things on the weather map. Now if I could just get the teletransporter function working. Aruba - here I come!

The Heart-Healthy Avocado?

When you think of healthy foods you don't normally think of avocados. But maybe you should! According to a video I just produced for www.all-about-lowering-cholesterol.com, the avocado can actually help you reduce your cholesterol level.

Although the avocado is high in fat, it's mostly mono-unsaturated fat (the good kind that helps lower cholesterol). The government recently revised its nutrition guidelines, and now encourages Americans to eat more avocados.

The avocado video (below) is just one of 12 I've produced for Artin Vaqari at www.all-about-lowering-cholesterol.com.

Sailboat Secrets

I've always had an interest in sailing, so this project seemed a natural. Matt Sims of the East England Company in London hired me to create multimedia content for his website, www.Sailboat-Secrets.com.

I created several audio interviews with experts in the field (a marine surveyor, a yacht broker, and a sailboat dealer). I asked them pointed questions about buying and maintaining a sailboat. We also produced a video that recommends the best boat for a beginning sailor. Here's an excerpt from the video:




If you want to find out which boat Don recommended, you'll just have to visit www.Sailboat-Secrets.com!

A Service Station Where It's Needed

A company in Saskatchewan, Canada has a great idea for remote or small communities who don't have a gas station. It's a self-contained, unattended service station that can be drop-shipped to a site and set up in days. It's the Ghost Station from AGI Envirotank.

They've installed about 40 of these true "self-service" gas stations across Canada. It's a real life-saver for small towns that have lost their only gas station. Jeff from AGI shot some great handheld video that I combined with product photos to explain the concept.

Multimedia to the Max

We just shipped the master discs for another financial course for Wealthpire, Inc. The Last Hour Trading course consists of five DVDs, five audio CDs, and two printed volumes. It's based on the book by Josh Hawes, and we incorporated webcam interviews with Josh to enhance the content.

We did editing and layout for the two volumes of the book, recorded voiceover, created graphics, edited the videos, authored the DVDs, and even created the artwork for the packaging (I guess we did it all - except for developing this unique method for trading stocks during the last hour of the trading day).

Get Healthy While You Wait

It was our pleasure to produce two DVD programs for a pediatrician's office in Phoenix, Arizona. One DVD program provides an assortment of health tips interspersed with fun facts. It plays continuously in the waiting room of the Desert Ridge Children's Center.

The second DVD program is being given to new parents as a take-home resource. It offers guidance for new mothers on everything from breastfeeding to vaccinations. We created the scripts based on content already available from the center's website. I think what made the programs really engaging were the great photos that Dr. Ajarwal had taken of his clients and staff. The doctor is also an artist, and had decorated the waiting room with animal illustrations which we used as the basis for the fun facts on the DVD.