Yes I too have thought of medical environments; my parents have been in the hospital over the past year off and on and they are begging me for BW on the channel! It is the time thing - I want to get educated on how to move into these environments. I will be in touch with you off-list Sheila. Look out! Bill - thanks for the vote of confidence.
Commissions to anyone who wants to help us too. :-) rox On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 10:58 AM, Sheila English <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is an excellent idea that I wish I had thought of! lol > > There are so many great points to doing this I just don't see how it > couldn't work if you can just get your foot in the door somewhere. > > I'm not sure what kind of content you have, but may I suggest > out-of-home content providing? You could offer your content to > syndicate off line using this venue. You could send it to doctor's > offices, health clubs, etc. Once established, you could then write a > proposal showing that your content is fit for public consumption in > professional venues already. This would put you in a better position > for acceptance by large corporations. > > Out-of-home venues for content syndication is a moderately untapped > market. So, right now, it's not so hard to get into. > > My content plays in 5 major cities, 10 million impressions per video > per week. The company syndicating my content does not charge me to > play the content on their platform and I don't charge them to show my > professionally made content that happens to be pretty target-specific > to their audience. And though I'm not getting paid for it at this > point, it sets me up to propose to other companies that they pay for > the content because I can prove it is desirable. Plus, the orders we > get to make video have skyrocketed because of this new off line > arrangement. > > Sheila > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Roxanne Darling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I have been noodling on an idea for over a year of licensing our > content to > > companies for use on the intranet. Most people tell us they watch to > reduce > > stress and "get my head back on square" while at the office. Lots of > > companies block YT and other internet sites, and actually want to drive > > people to the intranet for "important company-related messages." > > HR materials to help people be healthier are so dated. Having > modern, clean > > content that is is health-oriented, or comedy (laughter is healing - > science > > has proven that), informational - well it just seems to me a natural > fit. > > > > Yes the co could get it for free online, but that means opening up a > port > > and by licensing it for internal use, they can get a custom feed, better > > quality, timed episode releases, and then there are all sorts of > > possibilities for integrating specific content ideas and internal > messaging > > too. > > > > I've not yet been able to sell this to a company - approached Intel last > > year but they responded "We've never done anything like this > before." Which > > of course, I knew. So it will take a very forward-thinking company. > As a > > former health coach. I would even bet that watching Beach Walks > daily for a > > few months could lower people's blood pressure - and now we are talking > > serious savings in the health care costs department. > > > > I'd love any ideas you folks may have on this. Or leads to HR managers. > > > > Though I really am heading back to billables and will check in later > today. > > > > Rox > > > > On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 5:45 AM, Adam Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > ...and the type of information that's being provided there is > definitely > > > one that morphs on a continual basis. > > > > > > Adam W. Warner > > > http://videobloggingreview.com > > > http://wordpressmodder.org > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: schlomo rabinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <schlomo%40gmail.com>> > > > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > > > <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com><videoblogging% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Friday, April 4, 2008 11:42:43 AM > > > Subject: Re: [videoblogging] talkin' bout money > > > > > > But its not about just sending out the video on a DVD; its also about > > > changing some of the content to keep it current. I think thats > some of the > > > interesting part. > > > The chance to constantly refine the piece thats sold. It's kinda a > > > double-edged sword... you want to be done with the video at some > point, > > > but > > > you also want the information relevant. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Sull <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote: > > > > > > > sell dvds instead? > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 3:36 PM, schlomo rabinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<schlomo%40gmail. com> > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey all > > > > > One thing that is much more interesting than TALKING about how > to make > > > > > money > > > > > from your videos is DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Don't you think? > > > > > > > > > > Take a look at what the folks at Common Craft are doing with their > > > > videos > > > > > now: > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.commoncr aft.com/our- new-adventure- common-craft- > store> > > > > > > > > > > Lee is a super-smart guy (and a nice guy to boot!), and I > think his > > > > vision > > > > > on the value of his works are usually spot-on. > > > > > > > > > > What do you think? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Schlomo Rabinowitz > > > > > http://schlomolog. blogspot. com > > > > > http://hatfactory. net > > > > > AIM:schlomochat > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Schlomo Rabinowitz > > > http://schlomolog. blogspot. com > > > http://hatfactory. net > > > AIM:schlomochat > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Roxanne Darling > > "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian > > Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more > > http://reef.beachwalks.tv > > 808-384-5554 > > Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv > > Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com > > Twitter--> http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > -- Roxanne Darling "o ke kai" means "of the sea" in hawaiian Join us at the reef! Mermaid videos, geeks talking, and lots more http://reef.beachwalks.tv 808-384-5554 Video --> http://www.beachwalks.tv Company -- > http://www.barefeetstudios.com Twitter--> http://www.twitter.com/roxannedarling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
