Small Businesses Use Custom Videos to Enhance Yelp Business Profile Pages
EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwire — June 8, 2010) — TurnHere, the leader in local online video, today announced its selection as the exclusive provider of video creation services for Yelp, the community-led local search site. TurnHere, through its network of over 8,000 professional filmmakers, is providing local video production for businesses that advertise on Yelp, as well as a slate of video-related services, including expanded distribution of their video across the Web.
“TurnHere helps Yelp advertisers by engaging potential customers with video in a way that helps them stand out from the competition, showcase their business in a positive light, and create more business from their Yelp listing,” said John McWeeny, COO of TurnHere. “Video has proven to increase the number of clicks, calls and leads from online business listings and we’re excited to work with Yelp to bring video that works to small businesses everywhere.”
With Yelp’s local presence and TurnHere’s video capability, more small businesses than ever before now have access to low cost, high quality online video. TurnHere enables Yelp to provide their advertisers with two compelling video options (watch sample videos here):
- Premium Video: Advertisers receive a 30-60 second custom video shot at their place of business by a professional filmmaker from the TurnHere network.
- Standard Video: Advertisers receive a 30 second video slideshow made from a series of photos provided by the business with music and custom voiceover narration.
TurnHere provides professional editing of each video and advertisers are able to approve their video prior to it being displayed on their Yelp business profile page. Additionally, advertisers can choose to increase the visibility of their video through TurnHere’s premium video promotion package which includes distribution to YouTube, Google Places, Facebook, Yahoo! video and more.
About TurnHere
TurnHere believes every business has a story to tell through online video. TurnHere is the leading provider of local online video, dedicated to putting a great video on every web page. Through the revolutionary TurnHere Process, TurnHere makes video creation and distribution an easy and affordable experience for business owners and marketers. With a TurnHere video spreading their stories across the web, businesses are able to generate more business more efficiently. Through its network of 8,000 professional filmmakers, TurnHere provides video services across America, and beyond. Founded in 2005, the company is privately held with headquarters in Emeryville, California. For more information visit www.turnhere.com.
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