Maybe I should ... so I did

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Not so long ago I was dared to start “vlogging” and even wrote a blog about it titled “Maybe I should”. It may be open to interpretation if I’d actually been dared but at the very least it needs to be reviewed to set the tone so you can decide.

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Out of the blue I received the following LinkedIn message, or as I like to say, “the dare” —

“gpe !  saw your latest post. Sooner or later you are going to end up on a business video on the airplane entertainment system.  Best wishes...” *

Some would say it was nothing other than acknowledgement of one of my blog posts or maybe a humorous idea never to be realized. For me, knowing who wrote it, I saw it as a an idea to be capitalized on, if only to try and make it happen — I’d show him. Although I admit there are a couple of hurdles I’d need to overcome. Probably the biggest is I don’t like having my picture taken (let alone live action) , and was it even feasible I could make a video without throwing up? (Let alone offer anything that is of interest and develops my brand)

Looking for inspiration, I turned to my file of inspirational quote and came up with this —

“The most effective way to do it is to do it” **

So I did…

I made three videos to “pressure test” the idea, the concept, the utility, and if I could endure myself. The proposal on the table (with myself) was to develop a number of representative videos to determine if the whole idea could be a viable addition to my marketing channels.

Because these were meant to be concepts I was not concerned with —

  • Production values

  • My “longish” hair ***

  • The background

  • The camera angle (although I was trying to be creative)



I was more concerned with —

  • Could I endure being in front of the camera?

  • Could these videos be done in one take?

  • Was I “sensical”?

  • Could I develop something that I could used in my “marketing mix” ?

As mentioned, I filmed three videos but had to discard one because I missed a line that was important to the central theme of the story I was telling. The other two are attached for your entertainment (and comment) because how these videos are received will become an important determination for what comes next.

Will I become the king of airplane entertainment? Who knows? What I do know is you have to start somewhere.

iamgpe

*I have modified the quote slightly to protect the innocent

**Amelia Earhart said this

***I got a hair cut two days after making these videos and look much better