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The grizzly truth about YouTube

YouTube is bad for your business. Their free video streams come with hidden costs: lost control of your video, diluted SEO, and sabotaged sales funnels. None of that matters if you’re posting birthday party or tee-ball videos. But, if you partnering with YouTube to boost conversion, you’re sleeping with the enemy.

Your video frienemey

Videos draw eyeballs. Nobody knows better than YouTube. In January 2012, YouTube surpassed 4 billion views per DAY. Some argue those videos boost search results. They sure do—for YouTube.Continue Reading

Delight your customers by covering them with GLUE

Whether a purchase is big or little, the magic of customer delight comes from little extras. Delivering them is a simple matter including GLUE in every experience.

Deep in Cirque du Soleil’s GLUE

My kids and I capped a week of Disney magic by seeing La Nouba in Orlando. Maybe that’s why we weren’t surprised by Cirque du Soleil’s GLUE—a practice as much a part of Disney as Mickey’s ears.Continue Reading

Steve, Neil, John and life lessons about taking big steps

Some weekends it seems everything happens at once: Friday, Apple won their copyright case. Saturday, we lost a hero with the death of Neil Armstrong. Then, Sunday, I experienced an amputation of sorts. The intersection of these events reminded me of a question I urge clients to keep asking.Continue Reading

Wolman Elementary teaches a lesson we can all use

Change is hard on us. It’s not any easier on kids. Hats off to the staff and faculty of Wolman Elementary School in Katy, Texas for going the extra mile to make leaving a familiar old school behind a little easier by giving families a video sneak peek at their brand new school. Bonus points for making it fun.

Now it’s your turn

Isn’t there something new around your business? Share it with your customers like the teachers shared Wolman Elementary. Creating brief video introductions, product demos, or even quick walk-arounds is easier than you think.Continue Reading

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I head both MogerMedia, Inc. and Wizard of Ads Gulf Coast, based in Houston, Texas. We develop winning advertising strategies and creative for the best clients on earth.

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