I recently had the opportunity to interview Kevin Edwards, Co-Founder of Video Aptitude based in San Francisco and Los Angeles. With video becoming an increasingly important component of product marketing and merchandising, we got together to talk about video strategy and considerations for online retailers just getting into video.

Enjoy!

INTERVIEW WITH KEVIN EDWARDS

Amanda Dhalla: Please tell our readers a little bit about yourself, Kevin.

Kevin Edwards: I’ve been involved in video production and editing for 15 years. It started out more as a hobby, for my personal enjoyment. I consulted and founded 3 other technology start-ups and then …

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I saw this video interview on videoretailer.org tonight and thought it would be useful for readers of the VCC blog.  The interview not only brings to light some great tips and pointers re: video production in an e-commerce environment, but a recurring theme many online retailers are facing in this economy: the challenge of doing more with less.

If you work for an organization that falls into any of the following buckets…

1) The organization does not possess a rich inventory of existing video assets

2) The organization is unable to acquire video assets from its suppliers or customers

3) …