Mike Santoro


  • Mike Santoro


    Mike Santoro
    Walker Sands Communications
    Chicago, IL
    mike.santoro(at)walkersands(dot)com

    Mike is an integrated marketing and media communications expert, with nearly five years of experience in the industry. As a Senior Account Manager with Walker Sands Communication, he is a well respected member of the American Marketing Association (AMA) and the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). His focus is on planning and executing successful client marketing plans and media relations programs.

    Mike's background is in business to business marketing and technology, stemming from his experience at Technology Advisors Inc., a top CRM consulting firm and reseller of Microsoft and Sage business solutions. Mike headed the marketing department as the Marketing Manager where he advised strategic direction in brand identity, Internet marketing, direct marketing, advertising, and graphic design.

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June 07, 2007

FOOA 2007 -- Clickable Video from VideoClix

Though the information from the speakers and sessions has been fantastic, the biggest wows thus far were reserved for a sponsor's presentation. VideoClix is a software package that allows you to take any video you own and make any object within it clickable. I might not have a need for this product, but I was really impressed.

Videoclix_bond

The example, shown at FOOA and pictured above, is a clip from a James Bond film in which you can click on any product in the shot and information on that product will appear along side it. Interested in Bond's BMW? Click on it for more information. How about Bond's sunglasses or his shirt? You can even get a link to purchase the Cessna that flies into the shot. This is something you need to check out, even if you have no use for it. The Bond demo and other ones like it are located here.

It looked relatively simple to put it together, though it was just a two minute demo, so I'm guessing it could be a little more complicated.

VideoClix also offers full statistics on what people click and from what locations they were clicking. And all this data can still be tracked even if forwarded through email.

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So the logical question is, what can you do with it? VideoClix's spokesperson said it can be used for educational and commercial purposes as well as some military applications. I can see stretching it into certain areas, but for me the main use would be the fashion industry, like in the swimsuit example, where the viewer may want to purchase the clothes they are seeing. Other than that, I could see the entertainment industry, like in the Lord of the Rings example, to provide some rich content, but not much else.

But maybe I'm wrong. If you've got some ideas of how this could apply to your business I'd love to hear it, and if you want Walker Sands to help you work with it, even better. I'd really like an excuse to play with this software. Used for the right reasons, it seems like it could be extremely powerful.

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IDSide is the first ad agency specialized in clickable video and hyperlinkvideo

www.lorealcannes.co.uk live from cannes/today's video
www.fashionandstars.com
www.quelle.fr

IDSide is the first ad agency specialized in clickable video and hyperlinkvideo

www.lorealcannes.co.uk live from cannes/today's video
www.fashionandstars.com
www.quelle.fr

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