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title: Video Marketing Blog | Horizon Visual Media (3)
description: Practical advice on brand films, recruitment, training and testimonial videos for Maine and New England businesses, from the team at Horizon Visual Media. (3)
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# Notes on video that *works.*
Practical advice on brand films, recruitment, training and testimonial videos for Maine and New England businesses, from the team at Horizon Visual Media.
- ## [ Marketing May 6, 2026 3 min read How To Get Your Team Camera Ready This is one of the biggest concerns I hear from clients before a shoot: “What if my team isn’t comfortable on camera?”](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/how-to-get-your-team-camera-ready)
- ## [ Marketing Apr 29, 2026 3 min read Can a Production Company Help with Video Strategy? This is a question I hear pretty often: do video production companies just show up and film, or can they help with strategy too?](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/can-a-production-company-help-with-video-strategy)
- ## [ Training Apr 22, 2026 3 min read What Makes a Training Video Effective Let’s be honest: most training videos don’t fail because the information is wrong. They fail because no one actually wants to watch them.](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/what-makes-a-training-video-effective)
- ## [ Recruitment Apr 15, 2026 3 min read The Hidden Cost of NOT Using Video Recruitment When people think about recruitment challenges, they usually focus on the obvious things - too few applicants, not enough time, or a competitive market.](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/the-hidden-cost-of-not-using-video-recruitment)
- ## [ Marketing Apr 8, 2026 3 min read Why Your Sales Should Start with Video If your sales process still starts with a cold call or a generic email, you’re probably making things harder than they need to be.](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/why-your-sales-should-start-with-video)
- ## [ Marketing Mar 31, 2026 3 min read How We Help Maine Businesses Tell Their Story If there’s one thing I’ve learned from working with businesses across Maine, it’s this: every company has a story worth telling. The challenge isn’t whether ...](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/how-we-help-maine-businesses-tell-their-story)
- ## [ Recruitment Mar 27, 2026 3 min read What Works in Recruitment Content? If you’re trying to recruit right now, you’ve probably felt it—posting a job and hoping the right person sees it just isn’t enough anymore. The way people look ...](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/what-works-in-recruitment-content)
- ## [ Branding Mar 24, 2026 2 min read What Do I Need Before Hiring a Production Company? One of the most helpful things you can do before hiring a video production company is come in with a bit of clarity.](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/what-do-i-need-before-hiring-a-production-company)
- ## [ Branding Mar 18, 2026 2 min read What Makes a Good Business Video? Okay, so - what actually makes a good business video?](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/what-makes-a-good-business-video)
- ## [ Sales Mar 13, 2026 3 min read How Can Video Help You Get More Customers? This is one of the most common questions I hear from business owners when we start talking about digital marketing. They understand that video is everywhere ...](https://www.horizonvisualmedia.com/latest/how-can-video-help-you-get-more-customers)
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What are you looking to make?
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