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Q - What is the turn-around for video ads / television
commercials? |
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| A 15 sec.
video ads generally take 3-5 days, 30 sec. video ads
take 5-7
days, and 60 sec. video ads take 7-10 days to complete. |
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Q Do I have a choice of paying in full or
paying monthly? |
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| A Yes,
you can pay in full, or spread out your payments
over a 3 month period for certain packages. However, the
non-refundable set up fee is due up front to cover
pre-production costs (image and video selection, voice
over, scripting, and music for your video ad /
television commercial). A $60 finance fee is
applied to 3 month payment plans.
Terms of Payment
plan: Video will be delivered in electronic
form only, until balance of payment is received. No
dvd's will be delivered until balance of payment is
received. Video will contain the mark 'Powered by
CommercialMaker.com' until balance of payment is
received. You may pay the balance at any time within
the 3 month period, at which time you will receive
hardcopy dvd's or Beta SP and electronic files
without the CommercialMaker mark.
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Q Can I use my own images, logo, or
video? |
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| A Yes, if you have pictures,
logos, or video you would like to use in your
video ad / television commercial, you can upload them using our 'Upload' link.
If your video file is too large, you can send mail
it to us on cd or dvd. Best formats to send
are Quicktime, AVI, WMV, and MPG |
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Q What are Stock Video Clips? |
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| A Stock video clips
pre-shot video, animation, or
dynamic backgrounds that give your video ad / television
commercial more visual appeal. Examples would
be pre-shot video of someone using a computer,
people in an office, a couple walking on the beach,
computer graphics backgrounds, etc |
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Q Do I need to provide ad copy or narration text? |
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| A No. If
you have a website, we will visit your website
and create ad copy for you based on the information provided
there combined with the information you provide on the
submission form. if you do not have a website, you
will need to provide us with as much information as
possible about your business, your target market,
and your goals for your video ad / television
commercial. However, you are welcome to provide
ad copy if you wish. |
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Q How can I use my DVD? |
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| A Your DVD can be duplicated and sent to prospective
customers, used for in-store displays, used for trade show
presentations or giveaways, etc. |
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Q Can my video ad / television commercial be longer than 60
seconds? |
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| A Yes, you can add in increments of 15 seconds. So 15, 30,
45, 60, etc
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Q Can my video ad / television commercial be an instructional
video with a live actor? |
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| A- Yes, we can do instructional videos. Contact us by phone
or email to discuss. |
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Q Can I provide my own video footage for
my video ad / television commercial? |
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| A Yes,
you can send us video footage on DVD or CD, or you can upload it to us using the 'Upload' link on
our website. Preferable formats are .avi, .wmv, .mov (Quicktime), or .mpg
(mpeg). We will edit the video into usable clips for your
video ad / television commercial. |
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Q How many changes can I have made to my
video ad / television commercial before I have to pay for it? |
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| A We will make
any changes to the visual elements of your
video ad / television commercial requested before
you pay for it. Script changes are allowed
anytime before production starts. After we
have started production, script changes are billed
at $35/hour based on the amount of time
required to design and edit the video around the new
audio. Additional video clips or images incur
additional charges (See PRICING page). |
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Q What if I want to make changes to my
video ad / television commercial later, like for special sales or events? |
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| A A
video update uses the same images and video, but
changes the audio message. Video updates are $150 dollars, and $2 per additional
image/$35 per additional video clip for online ads, $4 per additional image/$60
per additional video clip for television
commercials. |
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Q - How do I get my commercial on TV? |
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| A Advertising on television
can be very affordable. Simply call your local cable or satellite
provider and ask about airtime and rates. You can find
airtime for as little as $1 per spot for late
night time slots, or as low as $25-$30 per spot for the
better time slots. You can also have a media placement
company find airtime for you. We provide you with a DVD formatted
as a QuickTime (.mov) file for television if you choose a
television commercial package. |
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Q How do I get my video ad /
webmercial on my
website? |
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| A We provide clear instructions on how to add your video
ad / webmercial to your website so that it will load and play instantly. |
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Q Can I use my video ad /
webmercial for Google
Adwords? |
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A Yes, you will receive a video file configured to the
specifications of Google Adwords. |
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Q - How can you make my television commercial without
filming my business? |
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A - CommercialMaker uses stock
video and digital images to customize your videos. We have
over 1 million professional images and video clips that span
every industry imaginable. When you provide your
keywords on the submission form, that enables us to choose
images and video clips that match your business.
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Q - How can I get my radio ad on the
radio? |
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A - You can purchase air time for radio spots and
have them placed on the radio quickly and easily
with
Google Adwords Audio Ads |
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Q - What formats are available for
broadcast television? |
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A - We provide one copy of a Beta SP tape, and one
copy of a Quicktime .MOV dvd with your television
commercial package.
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Q - Why are your
prices for online video ads / webmercials and television
commercials so low? |
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A - We keep our prices low
a number of ways. We use stock video footage,
stock digital images, and customer provided video
and images rather than spend thousands of dollars on
videography, photography, lighting, production
assistants, camera equipment, location
fees, props, etc. We compose the music for
your video ad / television commercial in-house,
or use royalty free music, rather than purchase costly licenses for
music. Eliminating these major costs allows us
to deliver high quality professional video ads and
television commercials at affordable rates for any
size business. |
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