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Article Title: How To Profit From Video Emails
Author: Jacob Blaney
Category: Marketing, Internet Marketing, Advertising
Word Count: 507
Keywords: email marketing, video emails
Author's Email Address: [email protected]
Article Source: http://www.articlemarketer.com
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Have you ever thought to use videos in your email messages? If not, you should! 
Besides providing some really good diversity for your subscribers to enjoy, 
videos help keep your marketing personal. However, it can sometimes be 
difficult to figure out what to even talk about, so we are going to review a 
few ways you can get started with video email marketing right away.

Send Great Advice
You provide great idea in text, why not do the same in a video format? It's 
true that customers quickly get annoyed by constant promotional messages and 
frequent sales pitches by companies. Set yourself apart by including videos 
just on tips, and not even mentioning your product! Often, you'll find that by 
doing this, customers will actually purchase more of your products or services. 
People appreciate a real person behind the marketing messages, after all.

Show Off Your Product
In some ways, infomercials have it right, they use video very effectively to 
demonstrate their products in a way that makes viewers want to buy. Take their 
cue and record a video demonstration of how customers use your product. You can 
even combine this with a few customer testimonials for a real one-two-punch! 
Ultimately, you want your customers to see how effective or easy your product 
is, so make sure to highlight this fact in the video.

Testimonials
Obviously, a real person is much more convincing than a banner ad, and you 
should use this to your advantage! Video testimonials are an effective way to 
help push your subscribers to convert and should be used in one of your early 
messages to new subscribers. Have you had anyone email you to thank you for one 
of your solutions? Give them a call and ask them to film themselves in a 
testimonial for you. Heck, you could even provide them with a free webcam that 
they can keep, just give some ideas on what the length should be and let them 
take it from there.

Thank You Messages
Have you mentioned to your customers how much you care lately? A good returning 
customer costs far less than acquiring new customers, and you should thank them 
for sticking around.  It's more effective if someone high up in the company is 
in the video talking about how much they appreciate their customer's business. 
Tell your customers how their continued support has helped keep you in business 
and supported your employee's families, then considering finishing the video 
with a "video only" discount to seal the deal. A little thanks goes a long way, 
even in a video email.

Crafting a video email is very simple and not time consuming. In fact, I 
recommend keeping the length of the video to less than 3 minutes for maximum 
impact. After all, your subscribers have lives too! If you're not sure you can 
try all of the tips above, just pick one and give it a shot. What you'll find 
is that your subscribers will really appreciate the added value and effort, and 
they will repay you with increased visibility, word of mouth and sales.

Interested in email marketing software? Read this review of icontact and this 
review of benchmark email to see if these are right for you. Visit 
http://www.emailmarketingtree.com for more information.
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