Revenue
The same spending trend for brand display advertising is occurring with video: ad dollars are moving from the portals and top 100 branded content sites into mid-size sites with quality editorial environments and passionate users. Sites with unique content and display ad inventory that is represented by a dedicated sales force or a rep firm are now enjoy strong CPMs. What industry rates should a publisher expect for use of their video inventory? It depends on the demand for a particular vertical market consumer, competitive advertiser demand and the length of the campaign. But, on average, the range is from $14 to $20 gross CPM and, in some instances, up to $25.

Content management systems
Adding videos to one’s own website site is very different from uploading videos to a massive user-generated video content site. Publishers need a more comprehensive solution utilizing a full content management system (CMS). Publishers with a lot of videos need to be able to organize them into playlists and channels. Some site owners have their own content, while others want to retrieve and regroup the best video content on the web for their site’s audience. Access rights also need to be considered for those wishing to create and publish playlists. A fully functioning CMS should provide the publisher with easy-to-use tools to upload, manage and analyze each video presented.

Video player
A video platform needs a versatile player that supports different use cases. For example, a small video player is fine for presentation of a few videos or playlist embedded into an article. A larger video player, on the other hand, can deliver multiple channels, advanced controls and viral capabilities.

Well featured players now include related content videos, continuous play, full-screen play, sharing aspects and can be used with the publisher’s existing RSS feeds. Some of the newest players even support a custom skin kit that allows publishers to customize the look and feel of their player with their own graphics and colors, reinforcing the publisher’s brand rather than the player’s brand.

Video consumption is viral by nature, so some publishers may want their video players shared as widgets so their users can take them to social networks, message boards or simply as email to share links. Player technology around flash evolves very quickly, so platforms with plug-in distributed architecture enable the download of new features automatically without the need for changing the player. Seamless upgrades mean no downtime, no development effort and an up-to-date player with the latest features that position you as a leader.

Analytics
It’s important you have access to the data you need to assess the cost effectiveness of your video efforts. You should be able to determine how many video streams are served per day, which ad played with which video, how long a user watched a certain video, where the video came from, what CPM was earned against each particular ad, and total revenues per day.

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