On average, 90% of Liveclicker clients’ video libraries consist of product videos. These videos reside on the product page and exist for the sole purpose of giving shoppers the information they need to make a purchase. This is for good reason since it’s been proven time and time again that having video on your site, particularly on your product pages, will increase conversions.

In a recent case study, specialty retailer Brookstone decided to invest more heavily in e-commerce video because they found that the products that featured videos on its site converted, on average, 53% higher than products that did …

MobileStudio is the only solution to seamlessly marry mobile devices with demanding retailer requirements for quality product videos, speed of editing, and rapid video deployment.

Liveclicker, Inc., the leading provider of video commerce solutions for the web’s top brands, today announced the general release and availability of MobileStudio, a solution that enables rapid production, editing, and publishing of e-commerce product videos directly from iOS devices.

The new MobileStudio App is able to:

• Assemble simple, high-quality product videos in minutes with easy-to-use templates
• Quickly add transitions, music, and bumpers
• Publish and distribute content instantly through the Liveclicker Video Commerce

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Production equipment is a difficult topic to cover given the diverse range of company needs, budgets, shooting locations, product offering, goals and internal expertise.  If you spend some time, you’ll find plenty of sites out there that discuss specific pieces of equipment, what you’ll need to get started, how important certain features are, and what you shouldn’t compromise on when purchasing this equipment.  This is fantastic but if you’re starting from scratch and have no budget, or are trying to justify an increased budget for your video program, how can you make that happen with the least amount of cost …

I recently spoke with Lonny Paul, VP Marketing & Strategic Initiatives of Systemax Technology Group North America, about his company’s video program. A Fortune 1000 company, Systemax is a leading retailer of personal computers, computer supplies and consumer electronics under such well-known brands as TigerDirect, CompUSA and Circuit City.…

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending three days shooting product videos and lifestyle segments outside of the studio. I’m a fan of shooting on location for a variety of reasons.  One being a change of scenery which, if you spend all your time in a studio, you can appreciate the value of getting out of it for a day or two.  However, shooting in new locations can be an absolute pain when you don’t have full control of the surroundings. There are a number of ways you can mitigate unknown issues, but there will almost always …

I recently spoke with Laurie Williams, Senior Manager of Photo & Video for Zappos, about her company’s comprehensive video program. As everyone probably knows, Zappos is the world’s largest online shoe retailer with the biggest video program of any e-commerce merchant.

In this interview, Laurie talks about Zappos’s approach to video and shares some details about her opening keynote at the 2012 Video Commerce Summit in August, the largest event dedicated to advancing video commerce.

INTERVIEW WITH ZAPPOS

Amanda Dhalla: When did you start doing video at Zappos? What was the impetus?

Laurie Williams: We started shooting video about …

I recently spoke with Jamie Salvatori, founder and owner of Vat19, about his company’s comprehensive video program. Vat19 is an established e-commerce retailer that sells unique and unusual gift items.

In this interview, Jamie talks about Vat19’s approach to video and shares his tips on building a successful video program.

Enjoy!

INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE SALVATORI

Amanda Dhalla: Please tell our readers a little about Vat19. What types of products do you sell?

Jamie Salvatori: Vat19 is an online gift store, and we try to find unique items that are fun and functional. We sell a wide variety of …

Video is becoming ever more important to online business. In the few minutes it takes to read this post, at least 200 hours of video will be uploaded to the Internet and 8 million or so videos will be watched. And these stats are for YouTube alone.

With so much video about, you’d think every mid-to-large-sized e-commerce site would be running a well-oiled, high impact video program by now, but you’d be wrong.

Many e-commerce merchants are still learning the hard way that producing and incorporating video that boosts traffic, conversion and brand value isn’t as easy as it seems.…

E-commerce video continues to scale. Last year, a whopping 73% of US retail websites incorporated video clips, according to eMarketer. Still, video remains woefully underused and hard to find on many e-commerce sites.…

In our continued coverage of how-to videos, we’ve decided to stuff your virtual stocking with some good examples from an assortment of retailers that can inspire you with creating your own how-to videos.  Also, feel free to check out my previous post on how-to video tips for e-commerce for some background on how to create good how-to videos if you’d like to supplement ideas from this post.

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