StrataStones on benefits of Paridym and Google TV Adwords

July 28th, 2010

In 2008, our friends at StrataStones Pebble Tiles used our production services and Google TV Adwords to broadcast their commercial nationally on television and reach their target customer demographic.

The result? In under a year, more than 10,000,000 TV impressions* and direct sales from circulation on channels such as the DIY and HGTV.

Paridym Pictures linked up with Founder Kevin Abbink once again to chat about the benefits of utilizing Paridym’s production services and the Google TV Adwords platform. This is what he had to say:

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Paridym: Why did you decide to create a video for your business?

Kevin: We wanted to expand our reach beyond pure online advertising.  We knew that advertising through google TV was both highly targeted and affordable.

P: Why did you choose Paridym?

K: Knowing members of Paridym and always checking in on the site/business I knew the high quality of the Paridym’s work product.

P: How did you hear about Google TV Adwords and why did you use the platform as a distribution source for your campaign?

K: We have been long time Google advertisers and always try to keep up with new methods to promote our services.

P: How easy or difficult was the entire campaign for Strata from production to seeing the video live on TV to seeing conversions?

K: Working with Paridym really helped us along the route of video creation which was the hardest part of the process.  It is nice to work with real professionals and offer a little guidance and then see what their creativity gives you.

P: What was the best feature provided by Google TV Adwords (setting budget? Analytics?)

K: The main reason we opted to use Google TV was for the placements.  We can select markets that are highly targeted towards our products.

P: Would you do the entire process again?

K: I would recommend both the Google TV program and Paridym for creating the ad.  It was a great experience to work with Paridym to achieve a high quality result that was within our budget and timeframe.

*a TV impression is defined as an active television that is tuned to and displays your commercial for 5 seconds or more (Google TV Ad Words)

Paridym Pictures is an official Ad Creation Specialist for Google TV Adwords. Click the button below.

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eCommerce videos – the benefits for an online business

July 26th, 2010

BROWSE. CLICK. SHOP.

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Online shopping is easy. In 2000, Dell sold an estimated $14 million in equipment everyday from web sales (net income 1.86 billion, total revenues 25.26 billion). For an online retail business, a trend like this can easily mean large profits and long-term sustainability. It also gives businesses the ability to rethink the way to conduct their workflow:

  • Lower transaction costs – reduce order taking and costumer service costs
  • Larger purchases – People buy more when they are given a “what other people who purchased this item” feature (Amazon)
  • Unique shopping experience – customers love to build, configure, compare prices, and search large catalogs.
  • Customer interaction – with email confirmations to purchase, have the direct ability to send alerts and reminders of new sales, products, etc

But this effect only happens when a customer is attracted enough to a product to pull out their wallets and reach for their credit card number. The real challenge becomes to first entice and excite your customer about what you are selling.

The traditional method is to place a nice, clean photograph of your product on your website. This is a great solution because it lets your audience see what you’re offering. But what happens if you’re selling an intricate object such as a blue tooth headset/music player?

A product of this magnitude contains a variety of features and prompts the following retail questions from customers: How will it look on me? How big is it? How small is it? What other features does it have? So then on your website, you can easily display 20+ pictures from all angles and then write blurbs of text explaining what your product does and how it works. But if you’ve read our posts before you know online shoppers don’t have time or the attention spans to sit there are read your companies biography. They also want a virtual shopping experience immediately – an environment they are comfortable spending their money.

So what do you do?

You call Paridym Pictures and let us create a 30-60 second ecommerce video showing your customer how to virtually interact with your product. With simple voice over, a model, and our stylized production workflow, connect with your customer as though you were selling directly to them. Highlight all your features and visually showcase the versatility of your products. What’s great is that this video now becomes your business card. Easily place it on your website and watch your customer click that add to cart button.

Photograph/Text vs. Ecommerce Video:

Judge for yourself. Below are two advertising options. Use a static photograph with cluttered text blurbs all over your website pages, or engage your customer with a 30 second ecommerce video. The choice is yours.

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  1. Wireless music. Stream from your compatible phone or iPod (adapter sold separately)
  2. Lightweight. Barely 1 oz, probably lighter than your keys!
  3. Discreet. Behind-the-head wearing style
  4. Never miss a call. Music mutes or pauses when calls come in
  5. Control music and calls from the headphones

Or, in 30 seconds, showcase your product in a 3d world with all your features:

Attract. Engage. Convert. Call Paridym today and watch your sales grow with an effective ecommerce video: 650.450.4394

Paridym now official Google Ad Creation speacialist for TV Adwords!

July 20th, 2010

Paridym Pictures is now an official Ad Creation Specialist for Google TV Adwords! Now advertisers have the ability to search for Paridym within the Google Ad Creation Marketplace and create a high quality commercial for their business with Google’s “top-notch stamp of approval”

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What is Google TV Ad Words?

Google TV Ads is an online marketplace that makes it easy for anyone to buy and measure national cable television advertising. In a nutshell, you can start a television ad campaign in minutes with just a few clicks:

Simply upload your video. Select from an extensive list of top national networks and stations. Use Google’s targeting tools to reach your audience, demographic, location. Choose your budget and how much to spend per impression. And receive direct analytics from viewer response

Here is the best part.

If you don’t have a commercial, Paridym is now one of few elite production companies that can provide high quality production services for you. Within Google’s Ad Creation Marketplace you can search for Paridym Pictures and start your campaign with us today!

The entire process is an affordable way to reach your target customers and see immediate results through direct viewer response. Learn how to start, read success stories, and more by clicking HERE. And then give us a call. We’ll revolutionize your advertising needs.

How do you pitch your online business?

July 9th, 2010

One of my mentors, a successful venture capitalist, once told me that it takes just a few sentences from a sales pitch to get engrossed in a company and really care about it enough to keep listening.

That’s a lot of pressure. But who can blame him. He gets tossed multiple business plans every day.

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Now imagine trying your reach your customer. The same customer who is online right now with multiple tabs open on Firefox, checking Gmail, responding to a Facebook post, listening to Jay Z on Pandora, shopping for an anniversary gift on Amazon, and all while eating a bagel with low fat cream cheese.

That’s even more pressure.

Customers now live with one foot on the accelerator. They need information fast. With so little time, the looming question becomes how to get your customers to stay on your website, learn about your services, differentiate you from the competition, and finally click your add to cart button?

Paridym Pictures has the answer – A highly stylized, one-minute corporate video on your landing page.

The Sales: People like doing business with people. The second best thing to face-to-face is video. Coming to a site with a video creates a much more personal connection with your customers, making them feel comfortable reaching out to you, or even better, their wallets.

The Pitch: The video now becomes your business card. Showcase it on your website, in meetings, at conferences, use our hosting and advertising services and let the video sell your company while you watch the calls come in and the sales figures grow.

The Company: Don’t just tell customers about your company, show them. A good corporate video allows your customers to enter your world and give them a sense of where and how things get done better than the competition. It allows you to showcase your personality and really stand out.

The Stats: A recent study by the Online Publishers Association, found that 69 percent of online users have watched a video online, and 24 percent do so at least once a week. Out of those surveyed it was found that 66 percent have viewed an online video ad.

The Success: Our clients such as TinyPrints, Wedding Paper Divas, The Global School of Silicon Valley, Jigsaw.com, Dyyno Inc, have all utilized our creative video services for corporate videos and have succeeded in direct sales to targeted customers. We even use the service ourselves and get calls consistently from business owners who have seen our corporate video! See it here on our landing page.

Here are some more samples. Give us a call today at 650.450.4394 and get noticed by your online customers!

How videos on Yelp can turn your business around!

July 7th, 2010

Any business owner knows the importance of Yelp. For those unaware, Yelp is a business directory that connects people (customers) with business owners. For businesses, it’s a perfect way to promote by listing special offers, photos, messages, and more to targeted customers.

Yelp has just made life easier because now business owners like yourselves have the opportunity to place videos on your business profiles. And why is video the best solution to grab your customer and translate into sales on your Yelp business profile page?

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  • Visually connect with your customer – still photographs just don’t cut it anymore. Customers want to experience what they are going to buy. For example, if you’re a new jewelry store or an indoor skydiving business, most of your sales come from what your facilities and employees have to offer. A stylized video can encompass your space and really showcase your company culture and atmosphere, connecting with your customer directly.
  • Time –If you’re like us at Paridym, than you’re pretty much always in trouble with a girlfriend and need to make an instant decision on how to make her happy. With time ticking, I really don’t have the patience to visit your website and click through your tabs to learn about your services. I just need to know the quickest way you can help me make the yelling go away. A video is a perfect solution to tell me about your restaurant, your cuisine, and how to make a reservation.
  • Nobody reads text anymore – Nobody wants to come to your website and read paragraphs of winded and verbose text describing how your floral business is more exquisite than the next; they want to actually see it and believe it. A one-minute video connects you with your customer immediately. Just add music and stylized motion graphics and your customer is with you all the way until they click the add-to-cart button.
  • Multiple products and services – If you have a business with several products and services, listing them all can become a headache. Create a video with moving images and you can engage, attract, and convert viewers into customers.

We at Paridym Pictures specialize in commercial, corporate, and ecommerce videos that’ll help you increase exposure and drive sales not only on Yelp but also for your website and platforms around the web and television.

See why large corporations such as Amazon.com all the way down to entrepreneurs starting new brands use our production and distribution services. And better yet, our starter commercials start at just $499. Don’t wait, get noticed today. Your business depends on it.

Learn more about our services and pricing, click HERE

Psycopaths at Paridym!

July 2nd, 2010

Paridym was asked to shoot interviews of a promo/documentary about Psychopaths. The experts on this disorder were Dr. Alan Schneider (psychiatrist) and Diedre Laiken (crime author); a very eloquent and knowledgeable husband and wife team who have dedicated their lives to the subject matter. Through this documentary, they are revealing the mind of the psychopath and how to protect ourselves.

Our studio setting was a perfect place to set the tone and offer a stylized background for the piece – A topic which was both fascinating and engrossing.

Take a look at some behind the scenes photographs.

Dr. Alan Schneider final make up touches

Dr. Alan Schneider final make up touches

Mrs. Diedre Laiken (crime author) interview

Mrs. Diedre Laiken (crime author) interview

More Tiny Prints and Wedding Paper Divas videos!

June 25th, 2010

Paridym Pictures produces more Tiny Prints and Wedding Paper Divas videos!

Check out these highly stylized videos showcasing their RSVP and envelopment’s processes. Check TinyPrints for your next order of stylish birth announcements, invitations and greeting cards and WeddingPaperDivas for wedding invitations, save the date, and bridal shower invitations.

Ambience – Never Alone music video

June 17th, 2010

Here is the final cut for Ambience’s new music video/trailer for their song, Never Alone. The band recently opened for the Cold War Kids in San Jose for Live 105’s music in the Park and have an extensive resume, playing at BFD and other huge venues across California.

You can get the song on Itunes and through the bands’ website here. Check out the final product Directed by Mohammad Gorjestani.

Another successful RED event

June 16th, 2010

Paridym collaborated again with CLAiTV to bring another successful Red Event. This time, instead of having a giant open house, we had four smaller classes capped at 25 ppl each, giving attendee’s personal attention with the revolutionary RED One camera and it’s workflow.

The event was a huge success as key industry and independent filmmakers got their hands on the camera. Chris and his team set up two editorial stations outlining the post production workflow. Using our stage to build a set, they shot live footage and gave demos on bringing the footage from the camera into their systems. The groups were small enough that everyone’s questions got answered and everyone left more knowledgeable and comfortable.

Here are some behind the scenes snaps.

Smaller groups made it possible for more close up attention with the RED

Smaller groups made it possible for more close up attention with the RED

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going handheld with the RED

Corey outlining the post produciton workflow

Corey outlining the post produciton workflow

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up close with the RED

RED Event @ Silicon Valley Studios

June 7th, 2010

Attention Filmmakers,

Silicon Valley Studios have teamed up with CLAItv once again to bring you the RED EVENT showcasing the inner workings of the 4k Red One camera! We will be holding four classes Friday June 11th – Saturday June 12th at our studio space (Silicon Valley Studios) which will let you get hands on and up close with the camera.

The event will include:
-An explanation of RED One’s new color chemistry and exposure tool
-A live shoot-to-post workflow demo
-Hands-on playtime with the camera
-Real-time playback using the RED Rocket encoder
-Ask any questions and clear up any concerns you have about RED

The event is FREE, but limited to 25 seats per class. Visit http://www.portal4artists.com and RSVP today!

Class timings:
Friday – 7pm-9:30pm
Saturday – 12:30pm-3:00pm
Saturday – 3:00pm-5:30pm
Saturday – 6:45pm-9:15pm

So come network, gossip, and learn about the latest production possibilities, software updates, and flexibility of the RED.

See you soon!
http://www.SiliconValleyStudios.com
http://www.RedFilm.us

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