A 60 Seconds Video of ... Anything! What Qualities Should it have in order to Impress and Go Viral?
A great contest has just come to its end!
It has been an exciting few weeks, after the announcement by @surfermarly!
The idea? To start a contest for promoting Steem with a 60 seconds video.
This soon became talk of the town and inspired a number of talented content creators to participate (and more steem entities to sponsor the contest!)
I also created a post, wanting to add some liquid rewards to the winners and I have just sent them to the 3 first winners.
Unfortunately, the liquid rewards were only 6 Steem .. (thanks to my dear friends who upvoted the post).
However I am adding a few more and even though not much, I am sending them over with all my heart!
Let's talk .. video
Video is a powerful tool, it can express anything we wish, in just a few seconds.
What I enjoy in a video?
Originality, humor, clear messages, nice music, captions, clean presentation, education..
I do not want to loose time watching a video, I wish to 'win' something out of it.
So, do consider dear content creators.
It is important to think the TakeAway of the viewer and maybe include a strong caption at the video and/or at the description of it.
Another impressive fact about videos is that very often, the users prefer to watch a video to learn about a product than reading a review about it.
In any case, I would like to repeat some advise that comes from my personal perception and behaviour originally written here
Dear Video Creators please consider adding/including
- Descriptive Video Titles
- Captions
- Script and/or description at the video postings
- Sign Up (Call to Action) Links
- Creator's Profile links
- Insertion of a watermark of the creators profile / logo.
Last But Not Least (stolen from the post by @surfermarly) our Winning Videos!
Follow your dream.
That's the advice the winning ad starts with.
A great story with a powerful message - personal, approachable, motivational and inspiring. Just: steemy.
Yes, we like that energetic, curly girl who invites us to join her network!
Congratulations on winning the contest 60 Seconds of Steem, @travellit!
To watch the winning ad on DTube please click HERE.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing. - Mark Twain
It's furthermore an incredible marketing weapon as the second winner of our contest proves.
Unique and sophisticated storytelling - cool, cheeky, pointed and highly professional. A little Steem movie packed in 60 seconds.
Yes, we loved your tour around Steem city and of course the little sidekick against Facebook!
Congratulations on the second place at 60 Seconds of Steem, @ashtv!
To watch the winning ad on DTube please click HERE.
Do you know what Steem is?
Don't we all wish that - in a near future - most people in the world would affirm that question?
Our third winner hit the nail when assembling a group of friends and providing them with a small Steem lesson. Authentic, approachable and true to life. A scene that will hopefully be repeated a million times all over the world.
Yes, you sent a thousand messages (or more) to discord users asking them to support you with their upvote on your entry, and some were pretty annoyed - but your insatiable desire to win is rewarded now! :-)
Congratulations on the third place at 60 Seconds of Steem, @pranto!
To watch the winning ad on DTube please click HERE.
Hey, you wanna get on Steem?
Do I have a chance to deny? Not really.
Our fourth winner doesn't leave that decision to chance. Futuristic, dynamic, refreshing and in style. An insight into a modern vlogger's world.
Yes, we loved that blue lipstick and how you played it to the gallery!
Congratulations on the fourth place at 60 Seconds of Steem, @waybeyondpadthai!
To watch the winning ad on DTube please click HERE.
Steem is...
...many things to many people, and our fifth winner perfectly underlined that.
An incredibly informative tutorial ad, suitable for any Steem target group - or as @done perfectly commented:
Do you create commercials for a living? If not, you may want to start.
Congratulations on the fifth place at 60 Seconds of Steem, @midlet!
To watch the winning ad on DTube please click HERE.
So, What Next?
It is obvious that we have some amazing content creators and very talented users on steem!
We can support them, following them
We can share their content in our own blogs
We can spread the word about it
We can help raise awareness for causes we care about and that could potentially change the world
Remember ...
Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.
Chanda Kochhar
Thank you for visiting and thank you @surfermarly for putting all this together!
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