We hope your Halloween weekend was filled with candy and costumes. Last Monday, the Invodo office erupted with a flurry of eccentric attire. You can see the whole expo on our Facebook page, but here are a few of the highlights.
We had some costume shout-outs to social media sensations. The Hipster Mermaid could be found shrugging off all things too mainstream, including the sea. Our Director of Marketing appeared as one of the year’s YouTube favorites, the apathetic Honey Badger. Celebrities and characters strutted down the aisle for the 4th Annual Invodo Halloween Costume Contest, but only one costume concept took home the prize.
Here are some of the favorites:
Visit our Facebook to see photos of the winning costumes.
Last week some of the Invodo team dedicated their Wednesday morning to prepare and serve lunch to Austin’s less fortunate with Caritas, a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing resources to help individuals experiencing poverty become self-sufficient. Everyone who participated agreed that serving those in need is a big reminder to be thankful for all that we have.
Travis Kenney, an Invodo Market Development Associate, initiated the volunteer opportunity and hopes it will be the first of many. Early Wednesday morning, the seven Invodoians all worked together to chop vegetables for soup and prepare peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Everyone served together on the line as the hungry crowd arrived.
Volunteering at Caritas is just one example of the giving nature of our team members. A few weeks ago, many team members also dedicated their time or sent items to help the victims of the fires that happened near Austin, Texas. If you take a look at our culture page, you’ll notice that we truly value the opportunity to help others. We are humans, not resources.
At Caritas, the woman who introduced the serving Invodoians pronounced our company name, “Invivo.” We think this just might be appropriate for the kind of work we do. Invivo – bringing video to life!
Video is becoming a must-have for online retailers. Bizchair.com is at the forefront of the retail video revolution, driving business results by deploying hundreds of videos on product and category pages. How and why does Bizchair.com use video? What are some of the key video features that increase a video program’s ROI?
Register now for the upcoming Internet Retailer webinar: Lights, Camera, Transaction: Secrets to Video for Retail. Join the expert presenters as they discuss the following:
Presented by:
Sean Belnick – Founder and CEO, Bizchair.com
Don Davis – Editor of Internet Retailer magazine and of InternetRetailer.com
Russ Somers – Director of Marketing, Invodo
Date: Tuesday, October 18
Time: 2pm EST / 11am PST
While working through your Monday morning email inbox, take a second to ponder, “What is Devin warning us about?”
The Invodo team recently asked themselves the same question. We brought the Austin team to Invodo’s state-of-the-art video production facility in the Dallas metroplex for a recent all-company team meeting. We were instructed to watch this video upon our arrival. So we did…and we asked, “What is Devin warning us about?”
Want to see what was in store for the Invodo team as we arrived at the Dallas production facility a few hours later? Sign up for our monthly eNewsletter and find out.
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INNOVATE 2011, NRF’s retail innovation and marketing conference, is about to take place in San Francisco. 
From March 8 to March 10, top online retailers and innovative retail solutions will all gather to discuss the most progressive offerings and technologies on the market today.
Invodo is excited to be speaking and exhibiting at INNOVATE to demonstrate the power of eCommerce video. Providing the only full service eCommerce video solution, Invodo helps leading online retailers increase conversion rates, drive traffic through video SEO, and reduce product returns.
Craig Wax, Invodo CEO, and Andy Young, Verizon Wireless’ Director of Consumer Internet Sales and Marketing, will be presenting, “Video for Retail: The Next Five Years.” This session will cover how the online and offline shopping worlds will merge, bringing immersive video content to consumers at every point of purchase and consideration.
Video for Retail: The Next Five Years
Thursday, 03/10/2011
11:00AM -11:45AM
Breakout Room 2
Stop by Invodo booth 35 at anytime to further the video conversation and don’t forget to follow Twitter hashtag #INNOVATE11 and @Invodo to monitor the buzz.
At Invodo, we believe video is the most effective way to clearly educate prospective customers about features and benefits. This applies to both consumer products and business services. And that’s why we just launched a video to explain Invodo’s full-service eCommerce video solution.
While it’s too late for an Oscar nomination (lucky for Black Swan and The Fighter), I think our team did a terrific job writing and producing the video – - no surprise since video is what we do!
Please watch the video and tell us what you think.
Over the last two years, a key component of Invodo’s success has been teamwork and how we get things done. As our team grows, it’s critically important that we build upon our emerging culture and ensure that all new team members know, starting with the interview process, what it takes to be successful at Invodo.
To ensure that happens, we developed the Invodo Code and presented it to the team at our quarterly meeting yesterday. The Code defines the traits we seek, the values that guide our decision making, and why it matters. It was developed over the course of several months with great input from team members throughout the company.
In my experience, great teams are great for a couple reasons:
The Code communicates our common approach and will be the foundation from which we build a great and ever-lasting company.
Read the full code here.
eCommerce video is a hot topic for online retail in 2011 and industry events are taking notice. eTail West 2011 has announced their first ever Online Video and Rich Media Summit as a pre-day to eTail’s main conference taking place February 23-24. The video summit will include presentations from top online retailers as well as eCommerce video experts including Invodo’s own CEO, Craig Wax.
The Online Video and Rich Media Summit will cover topics ranging from choosing the right video commerce option to video creation and long term video strategies to increase revenue. No matter your level of eCommerce video experience, you will walk away will with a better understanding of videos’ benefits as well as the tools and knowledge necessary 
to implement a video strategy to increase sales.
Register for the Online Video and Rich Media Summit here and don’t forget to stop by Invodo’s booth, #49, during the main conference to further discuss how to drive sales with eCommerce video.
Invodo would like to wish everyone the happiest of Holidays and a wonderful New Year. Congratulations to our clients and those in eCommerce for a fantastic 2010. With a strong end to the year including e-retail’s first billion dollar day, it looks like 2011 will start with a bang and produce even more milestones.
Thank you to all our clients, partners, and friends for their mutual excitement and dedication to eCommerce video. We are proud to be innovators in e-retail and look forward to further experiencing the powerful impact video has on the way people shop online. Enjoy the remainder of 2010 and have a happy and safe New Year.
Happy Holidays to All,
Invodo
What is more exciting than the Oscars, Emmy’s and MTV Music Video Awards combined?
The 2010 Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting is now open for you to choose your favorite companies, products, and services in a variety of industry categories. This year, Invodo is honored to be a nominee for the “Best Online Video Company – Content.”
You can place your votes up until October 1st. The top three vote-getters in each category will be announced on October 18th and the winners will be announced at Streaming Media West on November 2nd.
Invodo is excited to be a part of the online video industry and could not be more thrilled about our nomination. Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen, editor at Streaming Media, was equally thrilled at this year’s nominations.
“When I first looked at this year’s suggested nominees, all I could say was ‘Wow’. We received more than 250 nominations, all of which show just how vibrant the online video industry is, and how much it continues to grow. In addition to the old standbys, it’s been great to get introduced to so many new faces. And what they all have in common is a commitment to not just technological innovation but to the belief that online video continues to be a revolutionary force for communication. Check out the list of nominees, and I’m sure you’ll feel the same.” – Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen
Remember, you can only vote once in each category so make it count. Vote Invodo!
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