Channel 1 · Feed Cut
If the teaser runs in a social feed, land one claim before the thumb moves.
A highway billboard gets one line. Nobody pulls over to read a paragraph. Your buyer's LinkedIn feed is that highway, and your teaser is one of a hundred billboards.
I call it the Feed Cut: one claim, one picture, under 45 seconds. It's the format most social media teaser videos live or die by. Eight examples.
Channel 2 · Stage Reel
If the teaser plays on a big screen at an event, let the product be the picture.
Feeds are one place. Events are another, and the rules flip.
At a concert, nobody reads the screen behind the band. They watch it. Your booth screen at a trade show works the same way: buyers walk past with a coffee and give it a few seconds.
I call it the Stage Reel: a product reveal you can follow from across the room, like the best 3D tech explainer videos. Seven examples.
Channel 3 · Inbox Clip
If the teaser goes out by email, name the reader in the first line.
The event crowd glances. The inbox reader decides. Should I click this or not?
A letter addressed “to whom it may concern” goes on the pile. One with your name on it gets opened. Your buyer's inbox works the same way, which is why sales teaser videos open on the prospect, not the product.
I call it the Inbox Clip: a teaser of about 1 to 2 minutes that names its reader up front and earns the click. Beefree's teaser email campaign examples show the email wrapped around it. Eight examples.
Channel 4 · Page Walk
If the buyer clicked through to your product page, give them the full walk.
The click is the teaser's win. Now the buyer has stopped being curious and started comparing.
A movie trailer gets you into the cinema seat. Once you're seated, nobody wants another trailer. Your product page is that seat: the buyer came from a teaser, and now they want the how.
I call it the Page Walk: a 2 to 3 minute video that walks the buyer from problem to proof, one step at a time. It does the job most landing page videos are there for. Seven examples.