I love sharing good news and no, that's not my baby! My brother Randy is at the embassy in Beijing and that's their newest addition - Jacob. The name Jacob has a variety of meaning depending on which expert you ask - I'm going with "Fighter." Jacob is the one who wrestled with an angel in the Bible.

Jacob Lawrence was born a bit premature and had to be medevaced to Singapore, 10 hours away, for a NIC-ICU as he couldn't breathe on his own. Caren had to stay behind and heal from her C-Section. So, mom shipped some milk in a cooler down with Randy and Jacob. A few days later my brother was back at the airport waiting on some more milk from Bejing and had no idea how to identify the courier as they came off the plane.

Standing next to people holding signs saying "Mr Lee," "Mr Tan," he got an idea and crafted his own sign...

"Got Milk?"

It worked! Randy, Jacob, and Caren were reunited a few days later. The greatest news is that Jacob is now breathing on his own and out of the ICU.

Here's hoping your holidays are filled with good news!


Perry Lawrence
Mr Video
 

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FEATURE ARTICLE

"Video, SEO, Social Media and Continuing the Conversation"
by Perry Lawrence

I recently completed a class with 50 students where I showed them one way to optimize video for SEO and list building. I must say it was a class full of go-getters and action takers! These 50 students surprised me in the creativity and boldness when it came to getting their video shot and posted to social media sites. Kudos and THANKS to them all!

I got busy and did another series myself using the same techniques I have been teaching. Check it out at http://www.VideoGiftIdeas.com.

The idea is to have a site that is frictionless (only one option), has a compelling call to action, and clear reciprocity. When people ask me on Twitter (@askmrvideo) about video gifts or about the Flip camera or about tripods, I have been sending them to this page. In addition, I sent the video to some video sharing sites using http://VideoGusher.com and some showed up on the front page of Google within 24 hours.

Here's the idea:
 
1) Shoot a series of video starring you
2) Focus on delivering great information
3) Distribute to Social Media Sites
4) Drive traffic to your "Continuing the Conversation" page

The entire series of videos was shot using my Flip Mino HD which yielded outstanding results! I posted the front page video using EZS3 and the interior video using YouTube (which now displays in 16:9!!!)

Check it out and let me know what YOUR video series will be about!

 

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ABOUT MR VIDEO

Perry has been in video production for over 20 years and has produced, shot, and/or edited videos for companies like Merck, Maxwell House, Nickelodeon, P&G, Ogilvy & Mather, IBM, and many others. Perry is also the "Go To" video expert for the top names in internet marketing such as Yanik Silver, Carrie Wilkerson, Barry Dunlop, Ryan Lee, Dean Hunt, and many others.

Perry has taken the steps used by professionals and distilled them down to an easy to use formula that guarantees better videos, each and every time.

As "Mr Video," Perry has quickly become the definitive resource for helping business owners and marketers strategically leverage the power of video.
 

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