Sitepro Blog - Entries by author 'Keif Oss'

YouTube Video 101 :Part 2

Keif Oss — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:03:00 -0600

Your Company Video: The Pro’s and Con’s of YouTube Hosting

This is part 2 in an onging series called "YouTube Video 101". See this post and others to learn how hosting videos through YouTube may apply to your business.

Social media is all the rage these days. From building company Facebook profiles to placing videos on YouTube, a lot of businesses are jumping on board. YouTube is a great medium for putting the right kind of video on (I’ll get in to what may be the right kind of video in another post). With an audience of nearly 330 million user’s world wide, the format cannot be ignored. You can use YouTube hosting to present your video content to this audience as well as embed video feeds from YouTube in your company website. While YouTube presents some incredible new possibilities, there can be some drawbacks that companies may not be fully aware of. This post explores both the pros and cons of using YouTube’s service in business applications.

YouTube Video 101

Keif Oss — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 09:03:00 -0600

5 years ago clients typically wanted videos in a format that they can easily hand out such as DVD or interactive CD. As a multimedia supplier, Sitepro.com was unique from other production companies in that we were streaming videos within client websites as well. While physical deliverables and inter-website distribution have still been a stronghold, more clients are inquiring about services like YouTube, Facebook and other social media applications.

While there are lots of other social video sites out there, YouTube has proven to be the top of the crop. Did you know that YouTube is the number one video site on the internet? Get this: It’s the 4^th largest internet destination in the world and the #2 search engine behind Google and before Yahoo…….just huge. Often clients ask me questions like :

"How can I get my Video on YouTube?"

"How can we create a Facebook account and put my videos in it?"

"We just want to make some simple videos and upload them. Where do we start?"

Follow this series, YouTube Video 101, to gain some insight on these questions as well as thoughts you may not have considered when developing videos for social media and website use.

STEPS Promotional Video added to Youtube

Keif Oss — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:05:00 -0600

You may have read Katie Rafko's blog posting early in June related to Sitepro's sponsorship of the STEPS for Girls summer camp at UW-Stout. Sitepro was asked to produce a short promtional video made from video footage shot by the STEPS videographer, Jon Robinson.The finished piece was put together yesterday afternoon. Check out the video in the full entry.

Sitepro Hat Tricks the Telly Awards

Keif Oss — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:33:00 -0600

For those unfamiliar with the term "Hat Trick," it's a sports term referring to any one player scoring three times within a single game. If you're like me and grew up on the local ice rink, it's a hockey term. Today's blog isn't about bone crushing hockey action, but instead the Telly Awards. The Telly awards (3oth anniversary this year) recognize the best in local and regional television, web and film production. This year Sitepro was fortunate enough to win three awards on three submissions, hence the "hat trick" reference.

There's No Recession Online Presentation Video

Keif Oss — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:00:00 -0600

Recently Sitepro presented collaboratively with Lee Adelman from CURT Manufacturing at the 2009 Manufacturing Advantage Conference . The presentation, titled "There's No Recession Online", discusses CURT Manufacturing's success using online retail and company reseller sites coupled with engaging media. The company has experienced significant financial success despite manufacturing it's product in a declining market in addition to the current recession. This video featuring Lee Adelman (VP, E-commerce and Retail, CURT Mfg.), Mike Phillips (Owner, Sitepro), Keif Oss (Senior Producer, Sitepro Video), tells the strategy behind CURT's recent success. View this video and learn why "There's No recession Online".

Sitepro Podcasts Now Available

Keif Oss — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:46:00 -0600

In an effort to help educate clients and the community about various aspects of web, video and other multimedia content, Sitepro has created a series of podcasts which will be released regularly. An RSS feed and "subscribe" option will be available shortly.

Our first podcast, "Search Engine Optimization (SEO)" can be accessed through the player below. Join our host, Sitepro's Steve Allingham, along with Joe Ruppert (Owner: First Recovery Solutions) and Lauren Haugh (SEO Specialist with Sitepro.com). Listen in to get useful tips on making your website more searcheable for your viewers or potential customers. SEO isn't just a fad, it's a critical part of online marketing which any business must have.

Click the "Play" button below to begin

Newbery Medal Award Speech Recorded with Sitepro, Recording Tech Messes with Complex AC System

Keif Oss — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:15:00 -0600

Having a full professional recording studio definitely gives Sitepro an edge when working with clients. Weather creating a quick sample for a project pitch, developing an audio CD for a client or recording a professional voice talent, having the studio in house gives us options that not all multimedia companies have.

Most projects we record for inevitably end up being used online, on the radio, in DVD or TV commercials. While we work with a variety of local talents, there is the occasional surprise guest. This is a story about one of those guests.