Video Confidence Collective

Build Trust. Cut Through the Noise. Convey Your Message Precisely. Close More Deals. All sales efforts  ultimately boils down to increasing the rate of closing deals. Gone are the days of printing a proposal, having it binded and sliding it over the table. People just go straight with the quote without understanding anything else about the scope of works, and more importantly, what the end re...

Get your videos done right the first time using these 7 stages and the services of Google's highest-rated video company. Join Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) at the next Growth Gen Summit and learn how to use personalised videos to pivot and prosper in this new world and be an exemplary video leader who influences decisive action. GG Live Virtual Summit will be held on Tuesday the...

The current business environment has made sales success ever more elusive, but pivoting to personalised videos may hold the key to a robust pipeline. For businesses committed to surviving the inevitable transition to video, improving On-Camera Presentation skills is a mission-critical priority. If you’re finding it difficult to book meetings with prospects, there is a better way. Join Chris Schwag...

Let's face it - video is now a business imperative. But where to start? To whom should I seek help to be a video-centric business that ultimately leads to being a customer-centric business? This is six-minutes of pure nuggets of gold with Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) in this quickie episode as he draws the line between videographers, video producers, and video marketers. "A vid...

How the hell do you price creative videos? Well, in this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) Is going to tell you why they've finally committed to showing a pricing page on their website, and what that will do to give prospective buyers clarity on what they can and can't afford. "My first recollection of being asked the ultimate question, 'how much does a video cost?' was man...

Deep dive into the in-depth and detailed world of live video events in this part TWO of the interview of Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) with Rebecca Saunders (Strategic Video Expert from Pyrmont Studio).  Learn the value of running live virtual events and recording them polished before you repurpose that content. And listen to the Q & A by Brendan Southall. "There are so...

Running a well-curated live-streamed virtual event takes a lot more than just hitting LIVE on Facebook, YouTube, Zoom, or Teams. There are a lot of moving parts to pull off a successful live virtual event and this could be a project that is pretty daunting. In this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) sits down with Rebecca Saunders (Strategic Video Expert from Pyrmont Studio)...

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Everything is video. Since COVID, the camera has been turned on virtually everybody at a desk via the likes of zoom and teams. The new way of interacting has taken face to face human contact into a world of synchronous video, and that has presented many challenges. In this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) opens up about On-Camera Training. A service which Ridge Films has b...

Video and marketing go together like peanut butter and jelly. Wait!! Jam not Jelly. In this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) gives us a 10-min snapshot of the monthly video marketing workshop. Learn why your video journey should begin with the problem you're trying to solve and then aligning video solutions to the outcome you're looking for. It's high time to go VIDEO and&...

In a world where forcing viewers to interact with your video with ads over and over again is ineffective (and annoying). In this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) sits down with Phil Nottingham (Brand and Video Marketing Strategist from Wistia). Learn how you can get more value from your video content and provide a better user experience. Find out how you can turn your site...

In this 'Video Marketing Legend' (Quickie) Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) shares with you their quest in systemising their marketing content. Is it time to learn how to create once and distribute many times over? Click here to connect with Chris on LinkedIn Click here to register for the video workshop and get our script template Click here if you want to make your DIY videos eas...

The main mistake most companies make is to spend all their time on video creation and distribution without really going back and looking at the strategy. In this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) sits down with Phil Nottingham (Brand and Video Marketing Strategist from Wistia). They discuss the Viral Sandwich Video case study that showcased the impact of different video bud...

The era of automation is great, but humanisation will help you set your brand apart from the competition. And the best way to elevate your brand? VIDEO! In this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) sits down with Phil Nottingham (Brand and Video Marketing Strategist from Wistia). Learn how you can make your brand more human, one video at a time and how you can measure its succ...

There’s no question that 2020 has been a trying year as this did not go as planned.  The world has shared grievances, loss, illness, and struggles, but it wasn't all doom and gloom.  As a new chapter unfolds, Chris Schwager and Brendan Southall, Video Marketers & Co-Founders of Ridge Films, went for a trip down memory lane as they look back with the TOP 10 most popular episodes of Vi...

With video projected to make up 82% of internet traffic in 2021, it's certainly not going away. The business landscape has changed so much in 2020. It may have been a tough year but it shows that 81% of businesses have implemented video marketing strategy, a 63% increase compared to last year. Now is the time for businesses to get a clearer understanding of how to fully utilise videos as a way to...

Does producing videos seem like a lot of effort? And what if you end up with videos without a purpose? The business landscape has changed so much in 2020 (by the way it will be no different in 2021). Now is the time for businesses to get a clearer understanding of how to fully utilise videos as a way to solve sales and marketing challenges. In this episode, Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridg...

Your generic Xmas jpeg 'Ho, ho, ho' in email marketing is still boring, but you keep sending it every year and I don't know why. When it comes to video messaging at this stage of this year, (where everybody has been on a similar journey) there is no better way to thank your clients, but with a personalised Christmas video. Instead of the spammy email. In this episode, Chris Schwager from Ridge Fil...

Gone are the days of printing a proposal, having it binded and sliding it over the table. 9 times out of 10, people just went straight to the bottom page to look at the price, without understanding anything else about the scope of works, and more importantly, what the end result was going to be. In this episode, Chris Schwager and Brendan Southall, Video Marketers & Co-Founders of Ridge Films,...

Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) sits down with Dom Procter (LinkedIn Specialist and Founder of Outsourced Staff) and Brendan Southall (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) . In this episode, learn why embedding videos into your sales process will help increase the opportunity and get prospects to buy with more clarity.  Find out why implementing a personalised video early in the...

"When a market is saturated, the only way you can build trust is by being different." Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) sits down with Dom Procter (LinkedIn Specialist and Founder of Outsourced Staff). In this episode, learn how to use video in LinkedIn InMails to reach new clients and improve engagement. Find out why a consistent, structured, and targeted LinkedIn outreach (with th...

Everyone likes to feel special. Imagine a personalised video as a gift with your name on it. How can you resist taking a look inside? In this 'Video Marketing Legend' (Quickie), Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films)  will help you discover how to communicate effectively and break the monotony of everyday communications with the use of personalised videos.  Find out why putting...

This is part TWO of the interview of Den Lennie (Coach & Mentor from Video Business Accelerator) with Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films). In this episode, it will be a trip down memory lane as Chris takes us through their journey transitioning from a regular video production company. Find out why investing in yourself should be a top priority for anyone serious about improving th...

In this episode with Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films) is interviewed by Den Lennie (Coach & Mentor from Video Business Accelerator). Get wrapped up in their journey as they explore the challenges all business face at some point. Chris unpacks tips behind Ridge Films growth and what it takes to survive in a digital world. "We could switch on a camera and edit a video, that was a...

Discover the value of on-camera training and why you need it to bring engagement and connection to your videos, because your brain lies to you but the camera does not. In this 'Video Marketing Legend' (Quickie) with Chris Schwager (Video Marketer from Ridge Films), learn what it takes to make your performance relaxed, natural and exciting to your audience. "It's not about you. You can go through a...