2012 was a big year at Demo Duck (get the full recap) and we had the pleasure of working with a wide variety of awesome clients! Here is a quick recap of our favorite work from 2012 in 90-seconds. For more videos, check out our portfolio, YouTube or Vimeo page. Trulia Crazy Egg Lowes CustomMade Panasonic…
Late last year we thought to ourselves: “We’re a video company… why are we bothering with boring old-fashioned written blogs when we can do VIDEO BLOGS?!” Video Blogs (or vlogs, as the kids are calling them these days) are a unique to way to share information with subscribers. So, after many, many days of brainstorming we came…
As cash becomes a thing of the past, companies like edō are searching for new ways to optimize electronic payments and transactions. edō delivers advertising with in-store results through card-linked offers that are automatically available on credit cards, debit cards, and mobile devices. No coupons to cut out, no vouchers to print off, no secret passwords…
Just about two years ago, I used eLance to create a logo, and a WordPress theme from WooThemes to launch Demo Duck.com. Both have served us extremely well over the past couple of years, but I decided it was time for a little change. I wanted to develop a custom website tailored to our business and…
We’ve all been there… sitting on YouTube, streaming a killer video and then BAM – the spinning wheel of death. Buffering is not only frustrating to a user, but it can seriously hurt the business that created the video in the first place. According to a study published at the University of Massachusetts by Ramesh…
Lowe’s has been making a splash this week at CES 2013, the annual consumer electronics show held in Las Vegas, with their Iris home automation system. Iris allows you to wirelessly control and monitor your home from just about anywhere. You can turn the lights on and off, adjust the thermostat, unlock the doors for…
I’ve made a lot of videos using in-house actors over the years. Clients like to use CEO’s, marketing directors, founders, administrative assistants or just the guy down the hallway who seems really personable. I can attest that you will save money on your shoot by having them be in your video. I’ve also experienced a…
The other day, we saw some lonely Christmas trees in our alley and we knew something had to be done about it. You see, not only are we a little bummed about the holidays being over (maybe that’s just me…), but one of my our New Year’s resolutions around here is to play more office pranks.…
2012 was a milestone year for Demo Duck. The launch of live video, a brand-spanking new office (well, new to us) and a third team member, were just some of the great things that happened to us over the past 12 months. So come along while we take a little trip down memory lane and look some…
As business relationships continue to move to the Internet, finding new and creative ways to connect with your customers is vital. That’s partly why live explainer videos are all the rage these days (think Dollar Shave Club or Airbnb). While animated videos are great, and they serve their purpose, live explainer videos are perfect for people-oriented companies…