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[newsletter] Are You Using Web Video?

Flywheel — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:06:59 +0000

Web video is a multi-billion dollar industry that is expanding, unfazed by the economy. Following up a first phone call with a new prospect using a video email is a great way to differentiate yourself from the competition and establish trust. When you have trust, you have sales.

Who are you more likely to trust?

I don’t know about you, what I do know is that I am going with the guy on the right (the person that I can see). Using video email and web video to promote and grow your business is easy and affordable. At jiveSYSTEMS we are willing to give you the software, support, and training free for 30 days. All we ask is that you give us a credit card, so we know that you are serious. We can have you up and running in two shakes of a lamb’s tail, and our knowledgeable staff will assist you every step of the way.

Highlights

We launched a new section in the jiveSYSTEMS Blog called The Vault. If you are following our Tweets, or mine, you probably already knew. To launch the section, I published a comprehensive article, How to Publish Video to the Web.
I officially launched the Rocket2Profit eBook. I teamed up with a good friend of mine Lou (whom I have dubbed Lou “The Linebacker” Eyermann) to blend tried and true enterprise level management principles with modern marketing strategies. Lou and I have had our feet in both side of the pond: Lou specializes in management and leadership, and I focus on online marketing management and marketing.

This Month’s Posts

Understanding HD Webcams: Logitech Pro C910 / FV TouchCam N1

Learn the pros and cons of going high definition (HD). Logitech is definitely a leader in the market, and the TouchCam has a unique angle that may benefit you. In this post you will discover the facts about HD shooting and using HD footage.

Discover How to Make Killer Video with a Flip Style Camcorder

I have taken this course myself. As a member of Web Video University it was included as part of my monthly membership. In less than one hour he will teach you everything you need to know to create great quality video with a flip style camcorder for a one-time payment of $49.

How To Create Systems That Run Your Business For You

People refer to this topic as factory/system thinking in the corporate world. The information is only just starting to trickle down into the small business environment. This post is my reveals my particular flavor of system thinking.

Team News

Meet Teeny

Teeny, our Member Ambassador, recorded a video to introduce herself to you.

Teeny Intro

She has been reaching out to the members of jiveSYSTEMS (our video email and web video program) and connecting them with the appropriate team member in our company that can help them take their business to the next level.

Flywheel’s Studio

I have just finished building a studio in my dining room, of all places. Basically, that means I have hijacked the dining room, bought a few lights, and painted a wall with flat paint.

A studio gives me the choice of recording a video within the jiveSYSTEMS software or using my camcorder. Our software automatically encodes the video, creates a webpage, and allows me to add links the page for my call-to-action. I can literally record and email/embed a video within minutes (just like the one Teeny made above). So, you may be asking, “Why would you ever use anything else?” I am beginning to ask myself that same question. In truth, even though it takes me about 4hrs to film, edited, render, and publish a 5 minute video using my studio, sometimes the ROI warrants that investment (e.g. a longer duration video that requires editing, slides, transitions, etc).

Closing Thoughts

Taking your business to the next level is about doing the right things consistently. Video email and web video is one of those things.

[newsletter] iPad and iPhone Support, New Member Ambassador

Flywheel — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:52:26 +0000

We’ve been busy bees over here at jiveSYSTEMS!

Since our approach to teaching people and businesses how to leverage our video email and web video marketing software is heavily focused around training and support, we have added a Member Ambassador to our team of video coaches. Also, due to the rising popularity of the iPad, iPhone, and android phones, we have been working diligently to have our encoders and player automatically support them. We are performing the final tests of the new jiveSYSTEMS software and will be rolling it our to our members in the coming weeks.

Highlights

New Tutorial – Learn how to integrate jiveSYSTEMS with your email marketing program
New Webinar – Concept to Profit 4.0 is now available on demand

Summary of Popular Posts

3 Building Blocks of Success with Video

Understanding why you fail is just as important as knowing why you succeed. This is why Flywheel did an investigation on why some of our members sign up, never use it, and then leave. What he discovered was very interesting.

F irefox and Chrome – the Death of Internet Explorer

Do you know how to browse the web quickly and safely? This post from the Propellerhead reveals the flaws of Internet Explorer. It doesn’t stop there; in this post you will also learn about the two alternatives to Internet Explorer and how to use them. For those of you who haven’t made the switch yet, this post is for you!

Team News

Member Ambassador

We are welcoming a new team member. Her name is Christine.

Christine, or Teeny for short, brings considerable skills to the team. Her background is in theater and business, working side by side with colleagues as young as 6 and as old as 60 – she’s very personable. She’ll be reaching out to our members, so feel free to reply to her emails and let us know if there’s anything more we can do to assist you in leveraging video email and web video to automate and grow your business online.

Closing Thoughts

If you haven’t already, get the low down on Flywheel’s new program Rocket2Profit.

Time, energy and imagination are the key to lasting success, not a big marketing budget. If you want to learn how to make your company memorable and generate buzz around your products and services on a shoestring budget, keep reading!

[newsletter] It’s All About Having a Good Team

Flywheel — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:22:25 +0000

We have been working diligently behind the scenes to provide you with all the information you need to automate and grow your business efficiently and effectively, not just with video email and web video, but overall.

The feedback we’ve been receiving has helped us hone in on the specific elements that will help you Rocket2Profit. This is the fitting name of my new project that will help you do just that: Rocket2Profit! Learn more about Rocket2Profit.

Summary of Popular Posts

Inside-look at Our New Member Tutorial #1

This is the first video a new member in our video email and web video marketing coaching program receives. The video goes over the overall theory and application behind implementing video email and web video in your business.

The Hierarchy of Computers

Our resident propellerhead, Reed, has written another uber useful post. This one is a crash course in understanding all the different types of computers from desktop to smartphone.

Team News

We are saying goodbye to Level Juan, our level 1 jiveSYSTEMS Video Coach, who just so happens to be named Juan. He is going into the Army to be a 19D Cavalry Scout with a 40 option. This job means he’ll be going out with a small team of snipers and scouting for them. The 40 option means that he will have the opportunity to go straight into Ranger School to be an Army Ranger. We are sad to see him go, but happy that he is on the way to fulfilling personal life goals and dreams. We welcome your positive thoughts and good wishes for Juan. Please feel free to leave a comment for Juan at the bottom of this page.

We are welcoming two new team members, Tiny and Jim Gribble.

Tiny, aka Keith Pottinger, is our new Level 1 video coach in training. He has a strong background in computers and video production. Tiny can actually build a computer from the ground upward and he is a magician at fixing them when something goes wrong. We stole Keith from EA Sports where he was a lead computer game tester. Needless to say, we keep a vigilant eye on Tiny to ensure he doesn’t have World of Warcraft open in the background.

Jim specializes in Affiliate Program Management and has done so since the dawn of time. Well, maybe not the dawn of time, but he’s a pioneer in the field. He is now managing our rarely spoken of affiliate program which we, for all intents and purposes, keep hidden. We are thankful to add Jim’s expertise and experience to the team. Now that you know about the opportunity, what will you do with it?

Software Updates

We upgraded our web-based flash encoder and the quality now competes with that of our desktop software. In the background we’re well underway with mapping out the new user interface for our software, along with the transition to full H.264 encoding and streaming.

Closing Thoughts

Business is only as difficult as you make it out to be. Ask the right questions to the right people at the right time, and you will be amazed at how simple business becomes.

[newsletter] Big Improvements, 3 Great Posts, and More…

Flywheel — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:22:21 +0000

It has been another action packed month. As our members will know, we went to the Infusionsoft conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. The event never disappoints me! At the conference we meet a bunch of our members, as many of them are Infusionsoft users.
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I asked almost everyone I met, and we also did a competition for our members to find me and ask the question, “What is the biggest roadblock you face when growing your business?” Almost everyone responded, “Educating our prospects and clients, along w/ long-term nurture marketing campaigns.” In the coming weeks, I am going to create a series of posts that will answer this question.
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Summary of Popular Posts

For those of you who have been tracking our blog closely, you will have noticed the post rate has dropped significantly this month. It is not because I am spending less time creating content that will help you grow your business, I am actually spending more! The reason is this: I am shooting for 1 exceptionally useful blog post per week now, instead of as many as I can cram in.

Let’s take a look at this past months posts:

How to Leverage Executive Summaries to Learn More in Less Time

This post is arguably one of the best I have ever written, and one of the most useful. It has been several weeks in the making because I researched and tested summaries from several different services. Applied knowledge is one of the major keys to success, and executive summaries allow you to acquire knowledge at an astounding rate. If you want to learn more in less time, read this post.

Q3 Zoom: Finally, a Camcorder with Awesome Audio Quality

Since writing this post, I have started calling the Q3 Zoom the “Flip Killer.” This is because I haven’t touched my Flip Video camcorder, since purchasing the Q3. This camcorder is a must have for anyone who wants to leverage web video.

TimeDriver: The Ultimate Appointment Scheduling Tool

If you don’t have an executive assistant, or simply want to put your assistant’s time to better use, TimeDriver is going to become your best friend. Using this web-based service, you can put your appointment scheduling on auto-pilot.

Team News

Myself and Reed are eagerly awaiting the launch of the iPad. I don’t even own a Mac, and I want one, as I am growing tired of lugging my laptop around and my G1 mobile phone is simply too small for web surfing.

Paul is still booked back-to-back w/ integration and strategy sessions, this is all due to TimeDriver’s awesome automated scheduling ability. Also, I have launched a new personal website concept, which represents a completely new way to build a personal page.
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Software Updates

We are working a major system upgrade, to support mobile phones. This first step is upgrading our players to support H.264 and then transcoding all the existing videos. Our ultimate goal is to have a mobile app for every phone that has a camera. Instead of prettying up the system, we are going to be tackling mobile phone support head on w/ complete focus. A bonus of using H.264 is that, as a result, we will support HD recording devices.
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Closing Thoughts

There is no magic button or secret strategy that will make your website make money. Further more, a long-term prospect nurturing campaign does not guarantee sales. If you are looking to grow your business, the best way is to do it is 1 step at a time. Start by eliminating as much work as you can w/o breaking anything that currently works, then streamline and automate as much of the remaining load as possible. Once you have done this, you are ready to adopt an assiduous and almost obsessive focus on your prospects and customers needs. I believe the foundation of success is a CRM system that can manage all our your marketing and billing in one solution. We use Infusionsoft to manage jiveSYSTEMS, I am also affiliated w/ Infusionsoft and a Certified Marketing Automation Coach (CMAC) on their system. If you do not have a CRM or are not happy w/ the capabilities of your current system, watch the Infusionsoft demo, it is well worth giving your contact information for. They really are an all-in-one solution!

[newsletter] It’s That Time Again, and We Have Lots of News

Flywheel — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:50:54 +0000

In the past, our newsletters have been primarily a summary of the latest blog posts. Things are changing.

We are welcoming a new author to the blog, Propellerhead. In addition to the posts I write on business and marketing, you will now be getting detailed articles on how to keep your computer in tip-top shape and other computer and software and hardware related subjects. The Propellerhead author team is headed up by Reed LaFerriere, one of our video coaches. His first 2 posts are invaluable resources for anyone who has used a computer and isn’t a total tech-head.

Desktop Psychology: Declutter your Desktop, Unclutter Your Mind

A clean desktop keeps your computer running fast, it also keeps you running fast! Step-by-step, this post will guide you through the tasks you need to perform to create a clean desktop.

Essential Computer Maintenance Tools

If you recently got a new computer, or maybe have an old one that isn’t running as fast as it should – this post is for you. In this post you will learn how to perform regular maintenance on your computer.

Side note: Just in case you were wondering, the pose Reed is doing is called “Le Tigre”.

In Other News

We are welcoming another video coach to the team. We call him Level Juan. This is because his name is Juan and he is currently a “Level 1″ video coach. It doesn’t seem that funny in writing, but it sure has been giving us a lot of laughs around the office.

Here is a Rundown of the Most Popular Posts I have recently Published [and some of my personal favorites]

Big Monitors Improve Productivity: The Facts

If you are working on a monitor smaller than 19 inches, you need to buy a bigger monitor; I recommend using a 24 inch one. Everything I write about is from first-hand experience, as I learn, test and then write a blog post about it. Since upgrading to a bigger monitor, I not only feel better, I can work faster – much faster.

How to Increase Your ROI Without Spending a Dime

Jim Cecil has been teaching me to understand DISC and personality profiling, so I can relate better to other people. I noticed the difference immediately. This post goes over the basics of what I have learned and applied so far.

The Problem Box: A Way to Keep Yourself and Others Focused

This is my first proper blog post with a video. If you remember watching Thom’s Video, I definitely had to beat my inner critic to publish it. I use a problem box to solve problems efficiently and effectively. In this post I explain how and why I use problem boxes, and how a problem box can help you.

Other popular posts you might have missed:

My Rig: Connecting the Dots, Overcoming Camera Anxiety, Roadmap to Acquiring Customers Online, The Serendipity Engine, 6 Steps to Make Any Business Grow and Prosper, and 8 Steps to Communicating Effectively on Camera.

Thanks for reading our newsletter. If you have any feedback, comments or questions, please leave them on the related blog posts, and we will do my best to make the adjustment or answer your question. We are here to help, whether you are a jiveSYSTEMS member or simply a patron of our blog. We have been very fortunate to learn how to navigate the digital domain, and we want to share our knowledge with as many small businesses as possible so they can make the transition and/or improve their current operation.

For general feedback, please email welisten@jivesystems.com

[newsletter] A Shapshot of the Lastest Blog Posts and Weekly Reviews

Flywheel — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:27:21 +0000

I have made 5 new blog posts and 3 weekly reviews. We are really starting to pick-up the pace and hone in on specific tools and strategies that will help a business grow. We also recognize that not all growth is equal–our focus is creating incremental and sustainable growth.

Blog Posts – Here is the snapshot

Who We Are and What We Do

This post started out as a memo to our team. We have evolved so much and so quickly due to our very agile approach to business that I wanted to clarify to our team exactly where we were at. We then realized that our prospects and members might want to read the memo as well. Since we practice full transparency, it just made sense to publish the memo to the blog for you to read as well, if you so choose.

Using Video in Your Tweet

Why not? Social media is all about building relationships. People want to know who you are, and a great way to tell them is to show them. This post tells you how to put links to videos in your tweets. For those of you who are not currently using web video, it also covers the equipment you would need.

Imagine Leadership | By XPLANE & Nitin Nohria

Forget about the rat race for a minute. In fact, forget about it forever. Take a moment to contemplate your contribution to the world. Success is guaranteed when you are doing something you really love. Everyone at jiveSYSTEMS, including myself, will attest to this fact. The 6 minute video presentation in this post will inspire you.

A Niffty Little SEO Tweak is to NoFollow Outbound Links

If you have a blog or manage your own website, you will find this tweak especially useful. If someone else does the work for you, scan and then forward this post to them.

TweetMeMe and Facebook Share (WordPress Plugins)

Same as above.

Weekly Reviews

Okay, so let’s talk about the [weekly reviews]. I write these to crystallize what I learn each week or so. I have a thirst for knowledge and therefore, quite literally, plow through content. To keep track of what I am learning, I write a weekly review [this makes it easy for me to reference and source content at a future date]. I don’t actually write them every week—as you may know, I don’t do well with schedules, I prefer to go with the flow [and it works well for me]. My weekly reviews are a sort of data download for permanent storage and easy recall, so I can study the next batch of stuff. I don’t think of myself as a guru, far from it actually, and I am not trying to win you over to my way of thinking–I author content because it’s what I love to do! I just genuinely hope that my content and the jiveSYSTEMS Blog in general helps people connect with the joy of living their passion.

Here is a quick-study of the 3 [weekly reviews] I have made since the last newsletter:

October 19th

I talk about some of the books I have read: using the web to build trust and influence, the art of the start, and the magic of lean. There is also some information about the best music to work to. I also cover the new FTC rules and regulations that affect businesses that use testimonials.

October 28th

This one covers the books Found Money, Freakonomics, and Six Thinking Hats. I also go over Steven Covey’s 4 quadrants.

November 11th

I found a gem of a book about Selling to the V.P of No. I also did a breakdown of how I structure my world which was inspired by Covey’s 4 quadrants from last week’s review, and my belief that success and happiness and found and lost in habits. At the bottom of the post, I placed a very touching story of two brothers I met, who are walking around the world together spreading the message of micro-peace.

So, there you have it: the quick study on what’s moving and shaking in the jiveSYSTEMS Blog.

Make it a great week!

[newsletter] 19 New Blog Posts – Here Are the Best Ones

Flywheel — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:26:30 +0000

I have made 19 posts to the jiveSYSTEMS Blog since sending out the last notification on September 1^st. Now that I have somewhat of a consistent post schedule, I will be publishing this summary every two weeks [or so]. I never did like schedules!

Here is a snapshot of the best posts that you might of missed:

“Rich Media Presentations – Effective? You Be the Judge!
This post is one of the most detailed I have written thus far. It’s packed full quality information including technical tips.

My Networking Strategy – It Works!
If you are attend networking meetings like I do [sometimes], this post will elucidate my personal strategy to follow-up with the connections I make.

5 Major Reasons You Should Start Blogging
A blog is the foundation for your online presence. This is because it is the only place you can create and sustain a conversation. If you have been wondering why so many people are blogging, maybe you should read this post.

Website Grader – Do You Want to Know Your Website Score?
Website Grader is an awesome tool that gives you very constructive feedback on how you can improve you website. I don’t just recommend tools willy-nilly; we have been using WebsiteGrader for several months now. It’s saved our bacon on more than one occasion.

TweetAdder: Tweet, Automate!
Okay, so everyone and their Uncle has a Twitter account nowadays; it’s the in-thing! However, Tweeting to friends and Tweeting for business are 2 totally separate kettles of fish. This post will not tell you how to make money from Twitter, I am still trying to figure that one out myself. However, it will tell you how to get a metric ton of followers on auto-pilot.

So, there you have it: the quick study on what’s moving and shaking in the jiveSYSTEMS Blog.

Have a great week folks!

[summary post] 8 New Blog Posts Covering: Social Media, Blogging, and Web Video Marketing

Flywheel — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:10:17 +0000

G’day folks,

I hope you all had a good weekend.

Over the past couple of weeks, I have made several new blog posts that you may like to read.

Here is the snapshot: Do you have multiple social accounts? One of the tools I use to streamline social life is Shareaholic
You can learn about the 7 secrets of success with web video
Listen to awesome presentations from:
- Giovanni Gaulicci (Social Media Expert). Presentation 1 Presentation 2
- Cali Lewis (GeekBrief.TV)
- Matt Cutts (Google Engineer)
- and Dan Pink (Career Analyst)
I have also published a post on the 3 simple steps to marketing with video email

Best,

Flywheel aka Ortonom
“Your Catalyst to Success!” — “Do it, Delegate it, Automate it, or Ditch it” –”Think Big, Work Smart, Live the Dream!”
Reinventing the way you think about business and marketing

P.S. Did you know I have a twitter account? I tweet about new strategies, findings and other useful stuff before I publish them to our blog. Here is the link to my Twitter profile>>

[summary post] TweetDeck, Pillars of Marketing, Page1 of Google, 50 Benefits of Web Video

Flywheel — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:46:10 +0000

Flywheel here. I hope you are having a good week.

I publish what I learn to the jiveSYSTEMS Blog. You should know that I am not an expert, not by a long shot, on any of the topics I write about. I am just a regular guy. I do not have any special tools or clever tricks. I just write about what works for me. The only trick I have up my sleeve is a team that is just as dedicate as I am to helping you save time and make more money while providing better customer service.

This week, the entire jiveSYSTEMS team has banded together to help me create four informative blog posts:

If you use Twitter, you might want to check out TweetDeck>>
Shawn (aka Link here at jiveSYSTEMS) has outlined the three pillars of effective marketing>>
We all want to be on Page1 of Google, this post outline’s the big picture of SEO for CEO’s>>
Web video and video email marketing helps you put the human element back into your marketing. The result, you make more sales! Here are 50 benefits of web video and video email marketing>>

Flywheel aka Ortonom
“Your Catalyst to Success!” — “Think Big, Work Smart, Live the Dream!” — “Do it, Delegate it, Automate it, or Ditch it”
Reinventing the way you think about business and marketing

P.S. Our mission is to help you put the human element back into your marketing. You get unlimited coaching and support with your jiveSYSTEMS membership. You also get unlimited storage and bandwidth. You can record up to sixty minutes per video as well.

If you are a jiveSYSTEMS Member, please do not hesitate to contact your video coach for assistance. They are well-versed not only on our system, but almost everything associated with it: web cams, camcorders, email marketing systems, CRM platforms, lighting, and more…

If you are not a member of jiveSYSTEMS. We offer a 30 day test-drive of our system. You can start your test-drive by filling out the form on our homepage>>

jiveSYSTEMS Blog » Newsletters

[newsletter] Are You Using Web Video?

Who are you more likely to trust?

Highlights

This Month’s Posts

Team News

Meet Teeny

Flywheel’s Studio

Closing Thoughts

Most Popular Posts

[newsletter] iPad and iPhone Support, New Member Ambassador

Highlights

Summary of Popular Posts

Other posts

Team News

Member Ambassador

Closing Thoughts

Most Popular Posts

[newsletter] It’s All About Having a Good Team

Summary of Popular Posts

Other Posts

Team News

Software Updates

Closing Thoughts

[newsletter] Big Improvements, 3 Great Posts, and More…

Summary of Popular Posts

Team News

Software Updates

Closing Thoughts

[newsletter] It’s That Time Again, and We Have Lots of News

In Other News

Here is a Rundown of the Most Popular Posts I have recently Published [and some of my personal favorites]

[newsletter] A Shapshot of the Lastest Blog Posts and Weekly Reviews

Blog Posts – Here is the snapshot

Weekly Reviews

Most Popular Posts

[newsletter] 19 New Blog Posts – Here Are the Best Ones

Most Popular Posts

[summary post] 8 New Blog Posts Covering: Social Media, Blogging, and Web Video Marketing

[summary post] TweetDeck, Pillars of Marketing, Page1 of Google, 50 Benefits of Web Video

Most Popular Posts