Vidyard

JANUARY 21, 2013

As our team continues to grow, we make it a point to hire awesome and talented people. Some come through conventional means and others, like Amar, come on board against all odds. We asked Amar to narrate the tale and our co-founders Mike and Devon to add their own perspective along the way. Mike: Amar joined us 3 weeks ago after a long trial of hunting down and applying for the “Growth Hacker” position we posted on StartupNorth.

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Vidyard

JANUARY 21, 2013

December 2016 Update: Many of YouTube’s biggest stars have been complaining that a recent change to YouTube’s algorithm for trending content has left them with far fewer views on their videos than they have seen in the past. Heavy has a great write-up on these concerns, and the channels that have been affected the most (according to the people behind them).

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Vidyard

JANUARY 21, 2013

The other day, we came across an article titled “ 21 Reasons Why Readers Don’t Like Your Blog ”; after reading it, we searched articles along the same train of thought but for videos, and nothing appeared. So, our team has put together 21 (of the many) reasons why people don’t like your video. Each of these reasons will help you increase your audience to customer conversions and, at the same time, help you build your online community.

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Vidyard

JANUARY 17, 2013

A well-informed and successful video strategy includes YouTube. There is no way around it, YouTube is a power house in online video and search. Just like you can’t write a blog without SEO and distribution, you can’t create a successful video campaign without YouTube. This isn’t to say that a professional hosting platform isn’t a good idea – YouTube embeds are often related to rabbit holes.

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Vidyard

JANUARY 17, 2013

This is it, the one you’ve ALL been waiting for. Today we’re officially announcing/rolling out the ability to A/B split test your video thumbnails! That is, you can display each viewer a random thumbnail when your page loads. We’ll then let you know which thumbnail is most likely to be clicked! You might be asking, “why has this never been done?

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Vidyard

JANUARY 21, 2013

Do I auto-play my videos or include a play button? The answer depends on the context for which the video is being played. We’ve provided you with some data about where auto-playing your videos and implementing a play button work best! Once your video has been produced, edited and uploaded, you then have to decide how you’re going to present the video to your audience.

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Vidyard

JANUARY 21, 2013

This post was updated on December 23, 2015. Create a “choose your own adventure” video using Vidyard’s customized Call to Actions. This feature allows you to watch a video, which ends with a final CTA containing several links. These link to more video players which, when clicked, cause the linked player to load in the same frame on the page.

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