About Us
Let's face it - it can be complicated, expensive, and take months for an organization to get a custom video made for social media or a website. People love Provid Films because as a customer they get our proven 7 Step Video Process making it easy, affordable, and quick.
Step #1 starts with our quick quote request that's both easy, free, and quick. Just go to www.providfilms.com
How We Got Started
After producing cinematic styled work in the B2C space, again and again, we saw that businesses were both overpaying and being under served. Organizations were stuck paying 20,000-100,000 for something we could do for less than half their original budgets and more importantly do it with better results.
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"Travis does such great work! A great mind for creativity and marketing."
"Travis is an outstanding videographer and a very conscientious and dedicated professional. I have..."
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"Travis is an outstanding videographer and a very conscientious and dedicated professional. I have worked with him on a number of occasions and have networked and count him a good friend in the industry!"
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- Free 20 minute phone call.
- An evaluation of your current marketing efforts.
- Actionable next steps to help your...
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Many businesses fail because they think another machine in their factory is what they need - when in reality they need more orders for their existing factory line.
It's easy to say "marketing" is key - because it kinda is. Without sales - you don't have a business. The problem is that...
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Many businesses fail because they think another machine in their factory is what they need - when in reality they need more orders for their existing factory line.
It's easy to say "marketing" is key - because it kinda is. Without sales - you don't have a business. The problem is that without a scaleable marketing process in place that can generate a positive ROI - you may have sales but not enough in the timeframe you need to cover your expenses as a business.
If a business isn't clear on its branding strategy - it's marketing messages will be wasted. More importantly - their marketing budget will be wasted.
Example: - spend $1000, you generate $1001. "profitable" right? If you generate enough profit - you can still go out of business. - spend $1000, you generate $2000. This is much more ideal. One way you can turn around an ad campaign is to refine your messaging - and that's by telling a better story.
That's why as a video production company, we don't recommend any company invest in marketing unless they
1) Know their unfair advantage 2) Know why they are the best 3) Know who their ideal customer is 4) Has existing sales with super fans
When you know who your ideal customer is, you know their needs, you know why they are picking you, you know who your testimonials will come from... It's a lot easier to expand and generate a positive ROI - with meaningful numbers to grow your business operation.
Getting clear on your branding strategy so that you can tell a Better Brand Story™ enables you to turn around more of your marketing activities into positive ROI / profitable activities.
Travis Johansen
Hi Judith,
We could help you out with the cameras, lighting, audio, and even live-streaming element of the webinar. Our go-to platform is currently WebinarNinja.
We're primarily a video production comapany based out of Minneapolis, MN but also do consulting when our client's needs...
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Hi Judith,
We could help you out with the cameras, lighting, audio, and even live-streaming element of the webinar. Our go-to platform is currently WebinarNinja.
We're primarily a video production comapany based out of Minneapolis, MN but also do consulting when our client's needs arise.
Would love to schedule a phone consultation and get an idea for your needs and how we can help.
Travis Johansen
- Founder at Provid Films612-208-8819www.providfilms.com
It depends on your application and what you are looking for. Some roof inspections are done with thermal (flir) cameras that can be outfitted using DJI platforms. The people at Maverick Drone Systems in Shakopee MN could totally help you out.
I've purchased a drone through them, extra...
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It depends on your application and what you are looking for. Some roof inspections are done with thermal (flir) cameras that can be outfitted using DJI platforms. The people at Maverick Drone Systems in Shakopee MN could totally help you out.
I've purchased a drone through them, extra batteries, an additional charger, and have had them help me when I needed some repair on the drone controller due to a failed chip inside it.
For corporate photography clientele, I'd imagine reaching out to the VP / Director of marketing and just request to send them your sample work. Request that they reply so you know they get your email - then over 6 months or 12 see if they have any new hires that need photos.
Photography is an...
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For corporate photography clientele, I'd imagine reaching out to the VP / Director of marketing and just request to send them your sample work. Request that they reply so you know they get your email - then over 6 months or 12 see if they have any new hires that need photos.
Photography is an ongoing need as each new employee needs photos - quarterly reports - new locations - new equipment - all are opportunities for photos of some sort if it matches their marketing / PR agenda.I've found video production to be slightly more challenging as many of the traditional marketing channels don't integrate video - and having come from a photography background I can add that video can be a much larger investment time wise (ie. $$). I'm trying the same question but for video production here on Alignable - perhaps someone in a different industry will have some insight as well!
Looking into 2017 and even off to 2020, I see social media marketing changing a lot for businesses. It will continue to become more and more expensive to pay-and-promote your content as it will become more competitive. That said - authentic voice will have grown to be more critical.
It's...
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Looking into 2017 and even off to 2020, I see social media marketing changing a lot for businesses. It will continue to become more and more expensive to pay-and-promote your content as it will become more competitive. That said - authentic voice will have grown to be more critical.
It's interesting to see trends shift back and forth between our desire to business with real people and our disdain of actually interacting with people (think: self checkout for your introverted loved one).
In businesses that are more personal (think: investment planner, doctor, therapist) you want to see the realness of them as a professional.
With that as your foundation - the tool to get you there becomes less and less important. Being so many forms of social media can be integrated - posting content becomes easy as it's posted everywhere.
When customers love YOU as a brand - they follow you wherever you go.
That is, of course, assuming you own the platform or they are truly raving fans.
Think: what if every retail mall banned Apple stores overnight. Would it ruin Apple sales? Or would the vast majority of customers find their new location not-in-a-mall and map their way there to buy whatever has that pretty chrome Apple logo on it?
Your post reminds me of Monty Python and the Holy Grail - I hear print's "not dead yet". All that aside - being in the marketing industry and advising businesses all the time on digital marketing - I'm often challenging people to think about their customer first. Above all the 'hot trends' and...
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Your post reminds me of Monty Python and the Holy Grail - I hear print's "not dead yet". All that aside - being in the marketing industry and advising businesses all the time on digital marketing - I'm often challenging people to think about their customer first. Above all the 'hot trends' and 'what's working in 2017' - what matters most is your customer's user experience.
On a fundamental level it goes to their story as a customer.
If your customer is an 80 year old lady living in her own home, then she's probably not watching a lot of Youtube video ads like we create at Provid Films. Her struggles with plumbing are A) who can solve her plumbing problem and B) who is located near her able to help.Same industry - different customer: let's say you're a plumbing tools manufacturing company looking for plumbers who want to buy your tools. You struggle to explain and show the subtle differences between your wrench and the competitors since in a photo they look very similar. Sure, you can say with words that yours is lighter - more durable - has a better warranty - and is preferred in blind surveys. You're still in the plumbing industry - but your client is a younger professional familiar with the internet and business world - seeing an ad in the yellow pages will never result in a sale nearly as well as a custom video that showcases those features with a pleasant and eye opening visual presentation. If you can touch your customer's heart - their desire to feel less sore at the end of the day and how if their tools helped them be more efficient would result in finishing early enough to go home to have dinner with their family - that's a story that sells.Key Lesson - understand first who your customer is and learn their story.
Print's not dead - but it's no longer the holy grail.
Travis Johansen - Video Producer at www.ProvidFilms.com
Hi Ed, I've known Matt over at Triton Commerce (link here) for a few year and would highly recommend you chat with someone over at Triton Commerce. No cost conversation and he may help point you in the right direction regardless of whether they're the firm for you.
We've collaborated as...
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Hi Ed, I've known Matt over at Triton Commerce (link here) for a few year and would highly recommend you chat with someone over at Triton Commerce. No cost conversation and he may help point you in the right direction regardless of whether they're the firm for you.
We've collaborated as businesses a handful times on numerous video production and photography projects for their Minneapolis location with Provid Films. Their employees are knowledgeable, quick, and to the point.
Their phone number 651.321.0578
Address: 1828 Marshall Street NE, Suite 14b, Minneapolis, Mn 55418 (link)
