Hero. Hub. Hygiene: How To Boost SEO with HHH
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Hero. Hub. Hygiene: How To Boost SEO with HHH

Ever heard of Triple H? Not the wrestler. We are talking about:

Hero. Hub. Hygiene.

Sounds strange to those unfamiliar, but recently - these three words have been the strategic framework that gets results. Thank YouTube and Google for this strategy: it’s been used by many top brands and household names worldwide. Many marketers today are creating whole Youtube channels around this strategy.

What is Hero Hub Hygiene (HHH)?

It’s a guide for growing an audience on YouTube and its proven so effective that businesses are now applying it across all parts of their marketing strategy. It helps marketers close any gaps when planning current and future content.

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Build an In-House Production Team
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Build an In-House Production Team

Most brands + businesses will hire a video production agency to create a one-off brand film and promotional video. But if yours falls into the category of those that need regularly produced video content, it might save you time and money to build your own in-house production team. However, many companies have no experience in video production and may not know where to start. If so, this guide is for you. We’ll help you setup your own in-house team that can serve you long-term.

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How Much Does A Video Cost?
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How Much Does A Video Cost?

When it comes to video production costs, we feel confident in saying that it depends. We get video production inquiries from companies with only $500 and companies with budgets exceeding $250,000. And while HADJI Studios will always turn away $500 leads, the fact is that video can be made for free on your smartphone while Hollywood production studios could make it for millions. So when someone asks us about video production costs, there is not a universal answer.

If you know how you want your video to look and how long it should be, we can help guide you with the overall costs of production.

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How To Create A Bulletproof Video Production Brief
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How To Create A Bulletproof Video Production Brief

Behind every amazing video content lies an equally amazing video production brief. Although fairly new to the game, the HADJI Studios team has had its fair share of the good, the bad , and the ugly. So when a production brief lands in our inbox that is inspiring, moving, and magnificent - know that we’re cranking up iTunes and popping water bottles tossing confetti in the air. The reality is that producing a video project is a big deal for brands and companies and we understand that. So we do our best to make the process as simple, painless, and ridiculously fun as possible, but what can’t do it entirely under our own creative expertise. A masterpiece is only as good as its plan. A detailed video production brief with clear objectives and a realistic budget get things headed in a winning direction.

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Building a Video Distribution Strategy That Works
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Building a Video Distribution Strategy That Works

So you production company delivered your video and it’s now in your hands. What now? An amazing, beautifully crafted video is only as good as the action it inspires in viewers. Without a good video distribution strategy, it won’t have as much viewers as it ought to. This guide will walk you through the steps to maximize your video and get it in front of the people who matter - from defining your target audience to choosing the platforms/channels to testing, optimizing, and managing everything you need to execute a successful distribution strategy.

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Get More Done In Less Time: 5 Tips To Hacking Parkinson’s Law
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Get More Done In Less Time: 5 Tips To Hacking Parkinson’s Law

Parkinson's law is the theory that work will expand to fill the allotted time. So whether you think a task will take one week or one month, if you schedule it accordingly, that's how long it will take. Much of this has to do with the way our brains are wired. That’s why a lot of us who are hustlers and go-getters tend to not get anything done, despite our best intentions.

Here's 5 tips to supercharging your productivity so that you cam get more out of your time.

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Corporate Storytelling: The Story Arch
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Corporate Storytelling: The Story Arch

Convincing customers about your services + products, or persuading employees to buy into corporate strategies is a big part of crafting a corporate narrative. But many of the videos we watch at this level are less than inspirational, many times getting lost in corporate buzzwords, slideshows, or other presentations that draw as uch excitement as watching paint dry. So how do we fix this? What makes a great story? How do you create a corporate video or advertisement that really connects with the audience? One big detail that can be easily overlooked is creating and understanding a story or narrative arc. It’s the structure of a story that describes the shape or change of the main course of the narrative.

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How to Build a Video Marketing Strategy That Doesn’t Suck
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How to Build a Video Marketing Strategy That Doesn’t Suck

This is dedicated to the video marketing novices. Time to level up.Ask the average marketer about their video marketing strategy and you probably will get a short-winded answer about consistent posting regularly (including videos) because “content is king”.Content alone is not king. Purposeful content is.No doubt, video is important - people are spending 1/3 of their time watching online video content. If you need more concrete statistics, check out Wyzowl’s Marketing Statistics 2022. The bottom line is that the power of video marketing can catapult your business to greater heights, IF there is a strategy and purpose behind it. Pretty pictures alone will not be effective, but pair a pretty picture with a clearly defined purpose, it’s potent.

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Blockchain. Web3. Cryptocurrency. NFT. Cryptofilms?
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Blockchain. Web3. Cryptocurrency. NFT. Cryptofilms?

Without getting too deep into an explanation of how blockchain works or what utility it has in service to today’s society, let’s focus on the BLOCKCHAIN as a solution for film production and distribution. In blockchain tech, content is DECENTRALIZED (no middleman or intermediary) and share with every party involved within a given network instead of a single entity or central authority (like a brokerage or bank). In media and entertainment, blockchain is being explored as a new way to fight piracy, increase transparency, improve distribution and associated royalties, democratize oversight of digital assets and support the global connection of content creators, producers, distributors, and audiences.

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The Buyer Persona: Dope When Done Right
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The Buyer Persona: Dope When Done Right

BUYER PERSONA? WHAT IS IT? It’s A tool to identify and visualize your target audience.Buyer personas are meant to be fictional representations your ideal potential buyers. When done correctly, they can help you better understand what drives a customer purchase, how to communicate with them what barriers they might have along the way.

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Planning a Video Project: 10 Essential Pre-Production Tips
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Planning a Video Project: 10 Essential Pre-Production Tips

Video consumption is at an all-time high. With businesses leveraging the power of video to separate themselves from the competition - it’s no surprise that video marketing is the key that drives engagement, traffic, leads, and audience understanding. Video content is a powerful tool for online storytelling and digital marketing, but if you just start creating content without planning, you may find it more challenging than anticipated. To help ease the burden, we’ve created this checklist to help your video pre-production process go smoothly.

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Convince Your Boss to Be Bold With Risk-Taking Corporate Video
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Convince Your Boss to Be Bold With Risk-Taking Corporate Video

To our marketing professionals, does this resonate?

You know you need a good corporate video, and you know bold is good. You know big ideas are essential, and that creativity is what can truly set you apart from your competition. And yet, it can be so hard to get management buy-in. The more traditional and conservative the company you work in, the more likely you are to have come across some pushback and skepticism. Skepticism towards new ways of working and a strong tendency to want to stick to the old ways. Because if it ain’t broke, why fix it?

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Why Do Brand Films Work For Business?
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Why Do Brand Films Work For Business?

Let’s agree that ads suck. From TV, social media, billboards, radio, email, games and apps, they’re everywhere. Most of you probably overlook them, skip the asap, or even pay a premium to get rid of them. Because of this, brands are looking for new ways to reach you. Enter the brand film. By partnering with talented filmmakers, brands produce something more meaningful and creative than the ads you see on repeat. Brand films are innovative ways for businesses and companies to connect with their audience through common interests through a narrative, typically towards a path to positive change.

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Shoot Better Video On Your Smartphone or Tablet
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Shoot Better Video On Your Smartphone or Tablet

Here's a quick guide to help you make better quality videos with your smartphone or tablet.

Whether you’re an executive who needs to record a presentation for your investors, a musician who wants to teach their students how to play the guitar, or a yoga instructor who is moving their classes to an online learning environment, this information will help you create better videos.

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