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How to choose a video production company

September 29th, 2010

It’s one of life’s tough decisions – how do I choose the video production company that will produce the best video for me?

And the decision is even more tough if technology leaves you cold – how are you supposed to know if HD is better than 3D? Never fear – just follow our top tips and choosing the right company couldn’t be easier!

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Need to drive traffic to your website?

August 31st, 2010

Back in May, we blogged about video being the fastest growing phenomenon on the web. Now we’ve interviewed David Folkman, who is a SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) expert at Flying Tree, a leading internet marketing company. See what he has to say on the subject, and why video on your website should be a crucial part of your marketing campaign

Fast facts:

  • 24 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every minute!
  • According to marketing research company comScore, nearly 30 million people in the UK accessed video in January 2009 – that’s 8 out of 10 internet users.
  • Research on the purchase patterns of online shoppers from Sellpoint, conducted by Coremetrics, shows a 35% increase in the sales conversion rate between shoppers who viewed video, and those who didn’t

Tallboy Talks – New video series

July 30th, 2010

Get ready for something new! Tallboy is launching a new video series entitled “Tallboy Talks”. Over the coming months Tallboy MD Simon Banks will be interviewing the movers and shakers in the world of Social Media, Marketing, Online Video and Video Production.

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ITV HD blunder!

June 18th, 2010

ITV has not helped the High Definition cause by missing England’s opening goal in the World Cup match against USA. I have been promoting HD as the future of television and video, and as I was watching the match on the ITV1 HD channel, suddenly a commercial appeared! The mistake was only 20 seconds long (seemed like a lifetime) in which Gerrard scored! I could not believe it! I shouted and swore at the TV and then switched channels to watch the rest of the match in Standard Definition. The timing of this mistake was unbelievable.

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Interactive online magazines

May 12th, 2010

Tallboy is always looking to find new ways to deliver video and we think we’ve found an excellent solution in the form of an online magazine!

Until recently, ‘online magazine’ meant one of two things. It was either a straightforward PDF with pages that turned. Or it was a flash creation with videos, music and lots of things to click. Extremely impressive, but extremely expensive!


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Boosting British Businesses!

May 4th, 2010

This year, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) celebrates its 150th anniversary. Established in 1860, the BCC is a well renowned organisation supporting over 100,000 businesses across the UK, who between them employ over five million people. So to celebrate all their achievements they asked Tallboy to produce a video which is not only being streamed on their website but was used at their annual conference at BAFTA’s headquarters last month. (read more…)

Why you should have video on your website.

May 4th, 2010

Video is the fastest growing phenomenon on the web. We all know that hours and hours of videos are uploaded to YouTube every minute (24 hours a minute to be precise) – and we think it’s usually something homemade and funny.   But in 2009, the number of professionally produced videos on YouTube jumped by 20 percent. And there were 49 billion views of those videos! (read more…)

Educating the future…

April 20th, 2010

Tallboy has seen the future – and it’s got nothing to do with technology. In fact, the future is as it has been in the past. The future isn’t iPads or HDTV. It’s a group of bright eight and nine year olds, as always, fascinated and excited by the magic of video.

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“Be sincere; be brief; be seated” – and now, be on video.*

March 26th, 2010

2010 is the year of the tiger in the Chinese Zodiac – and the tiger is the sign of bravery. With a fragile economy, the number of unemployed nearing 3 million in the UK, this year we will need all our courage to survive, go forward and prosper.

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Networking Expo 2010

March 19th, 2010

Thank you to everybody who visited us at the Best of Richmond Networking Expo, which took place on 2nd March at Twickenham Stadium. Tallboy had a stand there and we launched our new Video Testimonials service which is a brilliant way of generating more interest in your website not to mention more business! Check out our highlights video of the Expo…