BIC Marketing

No. All charges are one-time fees.

Although highest demand is for our 'Transparent Spokesperson' videos, we do offer other formats.
Contact us about your project to discuss pricing. See our 'Examples' page for samples of each type.

• Training Tutorials for Software and Web Based Applications - How to use software, web applications etc. Produced with Camtasia Studio 5 with voice-over of your choice.
• Product Infomercials - Using multiple movie clips, overlays, special effects, images and virtual sets as needed. Average length is 3 - 7 min.
• Video Banner Ads - Video is placed in 120x600 Skyscraper, 728x90 Leaderboard or Banner for advertising on other sites. The video banner allows the coupling of graphics and video, allowing viewers to quickly get the basic pitch, and then giving them the opportunity to get more information quickly and easily by linking the banner to your landing page.
• Pop Up/Pop Under Video Ads - Using our 'Unblockable' pop up technology, we create pop ups that can be contextually placed. This means that when an Internet user requests information relevant to your products or services, your ad is displayed.
• Trigger Event Effect - Ability to trigger events such as show special content in page at specific time, open new page, have visitor fill out form and much more. See Example page for demo.
• Multi-Video Player - Multiple videos are listed in player by title with optional thumbnail image. Click on title to play selected video or can be set to play consecutive. See Example page for demo.

Yes you can but remember, selecting the right person to shoot your video is an important decision. If you elect to shoot the video yourself or hire a local videographer, we can guide you through the process as well as provide you with a list of recommended equipment and training videos.
As long as you have "green screen" studio set up, and have the ability to create a near DVD quality video file with audio, and are able to format the video as an Uncompressed AVI file, you may submit your files to BIC Marketing and we will do the rest. Special note: Chromakeying is an art. The better your 'Key' is, the better the resulting production will be. With this in mind, unless you are experienced in setting up a chromakey shoot with proper lighting, it's best to have a professional shoot your video.

AVI (Uncompressed 720x480) 60 sec file est file size = 208MB
Due to the size of Uncompressed AVI files, we will provide you with FTP access to upload your zipped files to one of our servers.

Yes however if we come to you, you must pay the round trip transportation cost and provide a suitable setting to film the video. On the other hand, you may fly directly into and out of the Massena International Airport where a member of our team will pick you up and bring you or your spokesperson to our studio for the shoot.

Depending on the complexity of your presentation, orders are normaly delivered within 3-5 business days.

Yes it is. To allow this, we provide each of our clients a passworded area to view a 'Live Streaming Video Feed' from our studio as we are filming their video. The client must have a high speed connection such as Cable or DSL to view the feed. Clients may communicate via phone with producer and model while watching live feed. This will enable you to be 'Virtually' in the studio during the whole process. Clients will be notified of date and times prior to video shoot. Whether you need to make changes or not, you will be able to view the complete filming process (bloopers included :). We reserve the right to record the Live version of the clients 'Shoot' for future use in our advertising promotions. Again, this is another feature that our competition does not provide.

Yes. When using 'Relative Positioning', the model can appear at any location relative to browser window. Top Left, Center, Bottom Right etc. (Try our Demo to see examples of Relative Positioning). This is what is offered by most of our competition.
Alternatly by adding a special anchor tag directly into your webpage content, the video will display at any exact location on your page relative to the location of this 'Tag' regardless of browser resolution. This enables the spokesperson to appear from behind a graphic, text block etc. This is known as 'Absolute or Dynamic Positioning' and requires special code to be entered into the body of the web page.
If you view some of our competitions examples with anything over a 1024x768 resolution, such as with a new wide screen monitor, you'll see the spokesperson displays on either the far right or left of the browser window. This does not look professional and is why you should use Dynamic Positioning..

Sure it can, our Spokes Model presentations are fully customizable and offer a variety of effects such as:

• Presentation Positioning - choice of static, relative positioning, dynamic positioning, slide-in, drop-down, scroll with page and more.
• Presentaion Delay - delay time in seconds before your presentation appears or will disappear.
• Display for each Visitor - choice of play each time page is loaded, once per visitor session or once per X number of days.( Cookies must be enables).
• Click-On-Me - you may specify a redirect or execution action if the visitor clicks on the video such as go to your order page or help page etc.
• Play-Button functionality - choice of displaying a play button (Click-to-Play) that must be activated by visitor to play presentation
• Optional Overlay & Transition Effects - for example, PIP (Picture n' Picture) effect, overlay title, Sparkle Effect, transition to another spokesperson etc.
• Fade-In and Fade-Out Effects - set durration of fade effects in seconds for non-walk-in videos.
• Roll-Over Effect - choice of displaying an an image or other media that will start presentation when Mouse-Over.
• Multiple Video Effect - Can have a video start in one location on page then close, reappear, and continue at another location on page.
• Use of 'Unbranded' player - Our players contain an embeded advertising link button that will open our main site in a new window if clicked on. For an additional charge, you may elect to use a link-free unbranded player. You may also order your own 'Branded' player.
• Background Intro/Exit music - Adding a royalty free background music score can aid in setting the 'Tone' of your message.

No. Our product is a fully transparent overlay that is displayed on your site using a short Java code. You should however have FTP access to your system to upload the required files to your server. We will install all files for you at NO Charge if you prefer. If you require 'Dynamic Positioning', we do recommend you provide us with FTP access to your site as this also requires placing a special 'Anchor Tag' into your page for absolute video positioning.

There is NO additional charge to customize your video prenentaion with Walk-In Effects. There are however, additional charges for using certian overlay effects (PIP) and special effects such as the 'Star-Trek' Sparkel effect and similar.

When you submit your order you will have 8 options for attire plus an 'Open Option'. These selections are basic and every customer is contacted by us to go over garment requirements, expressions and the script prior to filming the video presentation.

The rates quoted below are base price for single spokesperson videos using one of our models.
Contact us prior to submitting order if you are providing your own AVI or plan to 'Star' in your own presentation filmed at our studio.
A 60% deposit is required prior to filming with balance due at delivery time.

• 15-29 Seconds Customized Video Presentation --- $239.00
  Your script can be 50 - 100 words.
  
• 30 - 59 Seconds Customized Video Presentation --- $379.00   (3 or more for $349.00 ea.)
  Your script must be 200 words or less.
  
• 60 - 89 Seconds Customized Video Presentation --- $479.00   (3 or more for $419.00 ea.)
  Your script must be 300 words or less
• 90 Seconds or more Customized Video Presentation --- $589.00 Minimum
  

We recommend that you keep your video between 15 and 60 seconds for optimal impact. Studies show that video content in excess of 45 to 60 seconds tends to motivate the viewer to click the "close" button. Since your spokesperson is meant to be "First Impression Technology" , we would like to see you use that initial 15 to 60 seconds to "wow" your visitors and direct them to take your desired call to action. Exceptions to this would be when instructing visitors on an ordering process, a product infomercial etc.

Initial deposits ARE refundable (less any payment processing fees) PRIOR to start of your video shoot should you change your mind. Once we deliver your BIC Marketing.com Video Product we provide you a 30-day evaluation period. Customers are encouraged to fully evaluate and ensure your Video is fully functional. Our Video Implementation guide is included with your delivered order. During the evaluation period, technical support is available by contacting us at support at bic-marketing.com or by submitting a support ticket.

During the 30 day evaluation period after purchase if there is an issue with the VIDEO QUALITY or FUNCTIONALITY of your Video Product, BIC Marketing.com will be more than happy to correct any video quality or functionality issue at NO COST TO YOU.

Due to the nature of the product, all sales are final once the order has been delivered and, in the case of deposits, after your Actor of choice has been filmed for you at our studios. If you feel the actor did not perform as desired we will work with you but you will need to pay the actors again at a discounted rate if a reshoot is requested or full price if a different actor for the same video is obtained. Again, as stated, if you have any issues with the quality or functionality of any of your Video products we will be more than happy to correct this for you during the 30 day evaluation period. Because of our Live Streaming capability, there should be no issues regarding the actor performance.

We would also like to state that by placing an order (deposit) with BIC Marketing, you agree to use our Flash Player that contains a link back to BIC Marketing Web Site. The FLV files are and will remain the property of BIC Marketing. If you would like to get credit for any sales that stems from your referrals please join our reseller program. If you would like a Branded Flash Player with your Logo on it, please contact us for a price.