Client Stories: How to Grow Brand Awareness with Video

Do you worry about giving too much of your expertise away for free when you make a marketing video? It’s a common concern especially for service based businesses . But the founder of Big Kids Little Learners, Janine Neil, found the exact opposite to be true. When Janine started sharing videos outlining her teaching resources friends advised her to stop. At the very least they said she should charge people to access her expertise. But Read more…

Client Stories Video Series

At Comsteria we believe that all businesses, big or small, can use video to communicate more effectively, build their brand, and ultimately grow. In this video series we’ll share the stories of businesses we’ve helped to get the most out of video. Hopefully the insights and lessons they’ve learned will help you get started, or continue, on your own journey with video. At the end of this blog we’ve shared some learning points to apply Read more…

Start Your Podcast – Training Video Available Now

With our background in live radio broadcasting, podcasting is a perfect fit and we’ve been producing our own and helping other brands with theirs for a number of years. Our ‘Secrets Of Successful Podcasting’ workshop can be delivered via webinar but today we are pleased to launch our video on demand ‘Secrets Of Successful Podcasting‘ course, which you can enjoy right now, wherever you are. Use promocode ‘website20’ at the checkout by June 30th 2020 Read more…

Nicola Sturgeon Media Engagmement

Nicola Sturgeon And Local Radio

Nicola Sturgeon wins because she’s smart. Even her harshest critic would have to agree Scotland’s First Minister is a shrewd operator, and it comes as no great surprise to those of us who have followed her career over the last couple of decades. Her experience of top level politics both in government and opposition, the people she’s worked alongside and the extra elements unique to her, all combine to make a potent force. One element Read more…

Comsteria on TikTok

Understanding TikTok

TikTok is a fast growing social media platform, attracting loads of attention, but how does it work and should you use it? We have the answers! And all is explained in our series of podcasts which you can grab and listen to now. If you don’t have time for that let me summarise: Even if you’ve no intention of posting videos, sign up and grab your username. We did. You’ll find us at ‘Comsteria’ if Read more…

3 common lighting mistakes in smartphone photography

Subscribe to our smartphone video newsletter for access to video tutorials and resources about making video work for your business. Subscribe It is possible to take really high quality photographs for your business on your smartphone and getting staff, customers and clients to pose for you is going to be much easier if you know how to make them look good! Understanding light is key to creating flattering images that your volunteer ‘model’ will be happy Read more…

Smartphone Video Training on demand course

Smartphone Video Training – On Demand Course

Now you can learn how to make powerful, engaging videos for your business whenever you want. Comsteria’s hugely successful Smartphone Video Training workshop is now available as an on demand video. Presented by Emma Baker and specifically tailored for small business owners and communications professionals, this down to earth and easy to follow 75 minute course will share the secrets of how to plan, shoot and edit fast turnaround, high quality videos on your smartphone. Read more…

How to run a safe and secure webinar or video conference.

Whether you are using Zoom, GoToMeeting, Adobe Connect, Skype or any other platform of this nature, there are some simple steps you can take to make the experience more secure. If you want to look good, this article from Emma is packed with useful hints and tips. In this video, I’m going to run through the security and privacy settings you should be aware of, to prevent your session being hijacked.

5 tips for a better video call

Subscribe to our smartphone video newsletter for access to video tutorials and resources about making video work for your business. Subscribe With many people’s working day now incorporating digital meetings and webinars, here are a few tips about how to come across professionally and clearly in this new environment. Face the light It’s a rookie mistake but it’s still common enough to be worth pointing out. If you sit with your back to the window your Read more…

Live Streaming Beginner's Guide

How To Live Stream – A Beginner’s Guide

With the Covid19 disruption many businesses are moving online and getting to grips with live streaming. There’s a wide variety of platforms and technologies to help, so many in fact that it can all become a bit overwhelming if you’re new to this. Here’s our quick and simple guide. In our studio, for day-to-day, quick videos which I’ll stream live onto YouTube, we use a Sony HXR camera, on a tripod. It’s set up, in Read more…