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.

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.

Real Relief

A medical practitioner contacted us about creating a DVD mailer. We worked with him on the script, recorded voiceover, and edited the video.  
The video featured interviews with patients and the tag line: Real People. Real Pain. Real Relief.  Here's an excerpt from the DVD:

Training for a Triathlon?

Not me.  But maybe you?  If so, here's a great training tool from fitness expert Ben Greenfield:  The CEO Triathlon Dominator Package.  It's targeted at triathletes who have a life outside of athletics; maybe a family or a job that they don't want to neglect.  You get a training plan that gets you in shape to cross the Ironman finish line, without spending a good chunk of your life getting ready. Learn more about the product by visiting:  http://triathlondominator.com

Sharing Photos

Do you have digital pix and vids trapped on SD cards? If so, FOTOBOX from Honestech may be your solution. It converts your digital media to cool slideshows.

We just created this video for our friends at Honestech down in Austin, Texas:

To Serve and Protect (and Be Protected...)

John Meyer and his wife Michelle operate an e-commerce site dedicated to providing emergency services workers with the equipment they need to do their jobs safely.  They asked us to create a web video to promote their site, MJ's 911 Store.

Maximum ZZZZ's

We just finished another video for CloudNine Lifestyle. This one for an herbal remedy for insomnia. The video combines stock video and photos with my voiceover and graphics. I'd tell you more about it, but I feel a nap coming on...

It's Here...

Based on the success of the teaser video for the High Velocity Market Master, Netpicks asked me to create the marketing video for the product:

It's Coming Soon...

I've always wanted to create a "teaser" video, and just got my chance thanks to NetPics.com. They are releasing a new software system shortly to help traders profit from any market. NetPicks wanted to generate some excitement prior to the product launch, so I worked with their marketing specialist, Suzanne, to create this video:

A Little Help from Mother Nature

We just completed a marketing video for a herbal supplement that helps you fight anxiety, stress, and depression. They say the natural ingredients in Mood Relief help you feel great, sleep well, and enjoy life again. You can learn more about the product at www.CloudNineMoodRelief.com.

Optimize Your Conversions

That's Internet marketing talk for increasing the percentage of people who visit your website, and then actually buy something. If you'd like a quick lesson on affiliate marketing, squeeze page development, and "hero shots," you might visit FabianTan.com. Fabian is an Internet marketing guru who provides a lot of good tips and techniques on his website.

We created a video for Fabian based on his article on three simple steps for building a profitable home business:

The Impact of Obamanomics

If you'd like to hear what the experts think the results of President Obama's economic policies will be, there's a conference this September just for you: The Underground Trader's Conference. The keynote speaker will be CNBC's Guy Adami. The focus of the conference will be on the Wall Street and the stock markets. To learn more, visit www.UndergroundTradersConference.com. Or watch the video we just finished:

Economy Got You Down? Time to De-Stress!

Did you know that you have 60,000 thoughts a day? And most of them are negative...

If you're looking for some practical tips and techniques to change your thought patterns and reduce the stress in your life, you might try the new book, D-Stress by Meiron Lees. We just finished the "book trailer" for it. This is our second marketing video for an Australian client; word-of-mouth must travel fast down-under.

If you'd like to read a sample chapter from the book, just visit www.innercents.com.au.

Texans Trapped

The new term I learned this week was Deferred Adjudication. I created a video for a group in Texas that is advocating reform in the judicial system there. Over 2 million Texans have accepted Deferred Adjudication for an alleged crime, with the understanding that their case will be dismissed when a probationary period is over. It seems it doesn't quite work out that way. Learn more by viewing the video:

Laptops Gone Missing!

Now there's a solution to the 12,000 laptops that are lost or stolen. SafePatrol Solutions is offering a line of cutting-edge products that helps you locate your laptop, recover important files, and then destroy confidential documents. Mobile SafePatrol will even remotely activate the webcam on your missing laptop, and send you a photo of the person trying to access your files. Cool stuff.

We produced a marketing video for SafePatrol Solutions that tells the story with animated graphics, audio, and photos. You can learn more about Mobile SafePatrol by visiting LaptopMobileSecurity.com.

Unlock and Share the Memories

We just finished a marketing video for our friends at Honestech, Inc. in Austin, Texas. The spot promotes the latest version of their consumer electronics product that converts old VHS tapes to DVD (and now Blu-ray discs too). If you'd like to see how it works, I'll be demonstrating the product on the QVC network next Saturday morning (June 20th).

The folks at Honestech shot the HD footage for the spot, and we recorded the voiceover, created the animated titles, and edited the video. The clip was designed to take advantage of the high-def video player now available on YouTube:

Affiliate Marketing Resource

If you're considering entering the world of affiliate marketing, I know of an excellent free resource: the Affiliate Marketing Answer Book. It was written by James Martell, the affiliate marketing guru, and is available from www.jamesmartell.com/newsletter.

I worked with James to create a video to promote the book. He scripted the video and provided the voiceover; I did the video editing. It's great to work with a client who knows what they want and knows what works.

Arrange Your Vacation

I'm working on a series of marketing videos for ArrangeYourVacation.com - a vacation rental portal that provides free listings for vacation home owners. I always love projects where I can include photos I've taken on my vacations - see if you can spot them in the video:

Don't techno for an answer!

I've had some techno audio loops hanging around in my GarageBand library waiting for the right project. HeadsUpPro is it! Sean wanted a propulsive audio track for his web marketing video, and I think I met the goal.

HeadsUpPro.net provides personalized coaching to those who play online poker games. Since most online players have only a basic understanding of the game, a little help from HeadsUpPro will greatly increase your chances of winning. (And you get to wear those cool wrap-around shades!)