Video Marketing

Teaser Campaign Video Examples: 30 Teasers by Channel

Introduction

One teaser campaign, four places it has to work

Most teaser campaigns make one video and post it everywhere. The same 90 seconds runs in the feed, in the launch email, on the booth screen and on the product page.

But your buyer isn't the same person in each place. In the feed, they're scrolling. At the event, they're walking past. In the inbox, they're deciding whether to click. On your product page, they're comparing you with 2 other tools.

Same buyer. Four different moments. One cut can't serve all four.

The short answer: a teaser campaign works when each channel gets its own cut. Feed Cut lands one claim before the thumb moves. Stage Reel makes the product the picture on a big screen. Inbox Clip names the reader in the first line. Page Walk takes the buyer who clicked from problem to proof. The 30 teaser campaign videos below are sorted by the channel their length and format fit best.

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30 examples

Teaser Campaign Video examples

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.

Google Lens vertical teaser video

Google UK's spot for Google Lens runs 6 seconds, the length of a 6-second bumper ad. You point your phone at something, and Lens tells you what it is.

What works here:

  • The whole idea fits in one gesture: point the camera, get the answer.
  • It's cut vertical, for the phone screen it plays on.
  • Scenes change fast, and each one shows Lens reading an object or a line of text.

The move: Write your teaser's claim as one gesture a viewer could copy. If it needs a second sentence, it isn't a Feed Cut yet.

CHOICE health insurance teaser video

CHOICE Australia's 18-second spot sells one idea: compare health insurance before you sign. A pair of dentures brought to life carries it.

What works here:

  • One strange image stops the scroll. Talking dentures are hard to ignore.
  • The joke does a job. Health insurance feels dull and complicated, and humor makes comparing plans feel easy.
  • There's one promise: simple comparison, and plans that fit you.

The move: Find one odd image tied to your category and let it say your claim. Compliance software is dull. A strange picture of it isn't.

Zeekr x Valeo reveal teaser video

Valeo's 27-second teaser for its work with Zeekr reveals one thing: a car front that lights up in programmable patterns.

What works here:

  • The reveal is slow. Light builds across the front of the car before you see the whole face.
  • The front becomes a digital light matrix, so the product is the picture.
  • There's no feature list. Changing patterns make the claim: drivers can personalize the look, and the light can signal on the road.

The move: If your product has one visual signature, like a screen, a chart or a light, build the whole Feed Cut around it.

Peplink MAX BR1 Mini teaser video

Peplink's 31-second teaser sells the MAX BR1 Mini 5G, a compact router its YouTube title pitches for “mass deployments.”

What works here:

  • Quick scenarios run from industrial IoT to mobile use. One product, many places.
  • There's no spec sheet. Dependable network access in a small box is the whole message.
  • The title names the buyer: teams rolling out many connected devices at once.

The move: Show your product in 3 places your buyers work, back to back. Fit gets proven by count, not by claim.

AWS EC2 G7 announcement video

AWS announces its EC2 G7 instances in 31 seconds. The news fits in one line: the “broadest cloud selection of Nvidia GPU-based compute instances just grew.”

What works here:

  • The first line names the shift: as AI advances, customers need more compute power.
  • The upgrade is 2 plain specs: more GPU memory and higher networking bandwidth.
  • 3 workloads say who it's for: AI inference, graphics and data analytics. Then the ask: “Get started today.”

The move: Write your release as one before-and-after line. If the news needs a paragraph, it belongs on the product page, not in the feed.

FlutterFlow for iPad teaser video

FlutterFlow's 36-second teaser, “Introducing FlutterFlow for iPad,” turns the iPad into a place to build apps, not just use them.

What works here:

  • An Apple Pencil drives the design. The tablet is shown as a workstation.
  • Drag-and-drop screens turn into real Flutter code, which answers the no-code doubt.
  • It ends with a live preview on an iPhone and a prompt to publish to the App Store.

The move: Show the start and the finish of the job in one Feed Cut. Design on the iPad, app on the iPhone. The middle can wait for the demo.

Factory on Google Cloud teaser ad

Google Cloud's 37-second spot for Factory opens on a claim about the whole category: “The future of software development is agent native.”

What works here:

  • The product gets a name a viewer can remember: agents called Droids.
  • One number carries the promise: tasks across the development lifecycle sped up by 10x, from migrations to feature development.
  • It ends on the address, factory.ai. The next step fits in the last frame.

The move: End a Feed Cut on the one thing to type or tap next. A URL in the final frame is a call to action that needs no button.

Alibaba Cloud AI Economics ad

Alibaba Cloud's 45-second spot makes one argument: you no longer have to choose between fast and affordable AI.

What works here:

  • It opens on the trade-off itself: “The era of the AI trade-off is over.”
  • Short lines set the rhythm: “Throughput maxed. Costs minimized. Compromise zero.”
  • The proof is a number: “Over a billion downloads and counting.”

The move: Name the trade-off your buyer thinks they must accept, then the line that ends it. If they've never complained about it, pick another.

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.

Husky Drinktec 2025 event teaser

Husky's 46-second teaser has one job: bring buyers to Drinktec 2025 to see what's next in sustainable molding.

What works here:

  • It opens on a choice every buyer has made: “sustainability or performance. Quality or speed.”
  • A phoenix carries the idea, in 3D light trails and moving type. The product stays hidden, so the event is the reveal.
  • The ask is a place and a year: “Join us at Drinktec 2025.”

The move: If your teaser exists to fill a booth or a session, hold the product back. Put the event name and date on screen as the reveal.

Textron Aviation and NetJets announcement video

Textron Aviation's “Making History” film marks 40 years with NetJets and an order for 1,500 Cessna Citation jets.

What works here:

  • The headline is a number built for a big screen: 1,500 jets.
  • The jets do the talking: different settings, then a look inside the cabin.
  • It closes on the product line in order: Longitude, Latitude and the new Ascend, with NetJets named the Ascend's launch customer.

The move: Put your biggest customer number on screen first. Your logo comes after it, never instead of it.

Acrelec S22 Lite teaser video

Acrelec calls this one a teaser in its own YouTube title. It reveals the S22 Lite self-checkout kiosk in 3D.

What works here:

  • The kiosk changes shape on screen: stand, countertop, wall mount. Placement is answered without a word.
  • Panels slide open under the label “Easy maintenance,” so the operator's question gets a picture.
  • Color options close it, so a retail buyer pictures it in their own store.

The move: Show every configuration of your product in one continuous sequence. A buyer walking past should spot their own setup.

BW Flexible Systems 3D showcase video

BW Flexible Systems shows its Hayssen ISB sanitary bagger in 3D, inside and out. Its on-screen tagline frames the machine as a reply to what buyers asked for.

What works here:

  • X-ray views reveal the open-channel frame and the cleanout design, so the hygiene claim is visible.
  • The washdown ratings are named: IP66 and IP69K.
  • Operator details close the case: onboard diagnostics, clear PETG guarding and film options, bio-based included.

The move: If buyers ask what's inside, make the machine transparent on screen. For software, do the same with the data path.

MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ launch video

MediaTek's 54-second launch film puts its chip inside someone else's product: the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra, powered by the Dimensity 9400+.

What works here:

  • The chip borrows the tablet's spotlight. “Meet the new Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra” comes first. MediaTek's name comes second.
  • Each benefit is one task: multitask, create, play.
  • The specs stay few and named: Wi-Fi 7 connectivity and graphics for gaming.

The move: If your product runs inside someone else's, open on theirs. Your buyer already wants it. Then show what yours adds.

Teledyne FLIR Boson SX8 launch video

Teledyne FLIR reveals the Boson SX8 thermal camera core with 3D renders and real thermal video.

What works here:

  • It names the old trade-off first: resolution and size, weight and power always fought each other, “until now.”
  • Numbers carry the claim: an 8-micron pixel, 55% less pixel area and 4 times more resolution.
  • The buyer's checklist closes it: ITAR-free, NDAA-compliant and ready today.

The move: On a big screen, pair each number with a picture of what it changes. “4 times more resolution” lands when the viewer sees the sharper image.

Vertiv PowerBar Track launch video

Vertiv introduces PowerBar Track, overhead power distribution for AI data centers, in a 46-second 3D animation.

What works here:

  • The first line is the market shift: “AI is driving new power demands.”
  • One action proves flexibility: tap-off boxes mount anywhere along the open track.
  • The benefit is spatial. The overhead design keeps white space free and adapts as layouts change.

The move: Show the one install step that makes your product flexible. A box clicking onto a track beats any adjective.

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.

Avaya Government Cloud video

Avaya's 51-second video for Government Cloud speaks to one reader from the first word: government agencies.

What works here:

  • Line one names the reader and the problem: agencies “cannot modernize communications the same way every organization does.”
  • Then it lists their load: sensitive data, mission-critical operations, existing infrastructure, emergency response and citizen service.
  • The product line repeats their words back: a dedicated cloud for contact centers, emergency response and citizen engagement.

The move: Open your Inbox Clip with the reader's job and the one rule that makes them different. If any buyer could hear it as theirs, narrow it.

Synopsys AI chip development video

Synopsys speaks to AI chip teams in 58 seconds. The problem comes first: AI models outgrowing traditional hardware.

What works here:

  • The stakes are the reader's own: scaling challenges and massive power demands.
  • The offer is a list the reader can scan: ecosystem partnerships, power and performance optimization, and silicon IP.
  • It ends on the result chip teams chase: “first-pass silicon success.”

The move: End your Inbox Clip on the result your reader reports upward. Chip teams count first-pass silicon. What does your buyer count?

Cisco Secure AI Factory video

Cisco's 51-second video introduces Secure AI Factory with NVIDIA. Sentence one says what it is and who it's for: enterprises building AI infrastructure.

What works here:

  • 2 brand names share the title, so the partner's credibility arrives with the product.
  • The offer is modular and “tailored to each enterprise's unique goals.”
  • One short phrase carries the security claim: “built in, not bolted on.”

The move: Write one phrase your reader could repeat to their boss. Then test it as the email's subject line.

ContractPodAi Cloud explainer teaser video

ContractPodAi, now Leah, sells “One Legal Platform” to in-house legal teams in about a minute.

What works here:

  • Features are laid out like an architectural blueprint, so “one platform” is a picture, not a slogan.
  • The AI jobs are named: risk evaluation and workflow automation.
  • It speaks to in-house teams: the platform adds to their capacity, with an easy interface and support behind it.

The move: If you sell a platform, draw it as one structure with labeled rooms. Your reader should find their team's room within 20 seconds.

Nexdigm CFO services video

Nexdigm's video sells CFO services to growing businesses. Its title names 2 things a finance leader is judged on: mitigating risks and improving performance.

What works here:

  • It opens on finance problems the viewer already has, before Nexdigm appears.
  • Nexdigm is framed as a partner for scaling businesses, with strategies built for each one.
  • The close is a reframe: finance as a source of growth, not a cost center.

The move: Use your reader's own scorecard in the title. “Mitigating risks and improving performance” reads like a CFO's to-do list.

HashiCorp Vault secrets management video

HashiCorp's video teaches before it sells. Its title is “Best practices for secrets management,” and Vault arrives as the way to follow them.

What works here:

  • It opens on the mess: scattered data and rising security alerts across several clouds.
  • Each practice is named: automated secrets rotation, encryption as a service and dynamic secrets.
  • A glowing padlock closes around tokens, passwords and keys. One image says “centralized.”

The move: For a technical reader, title the Inbox Clip as advice, not an ad. “Best practices” earns a click a product name wouldn't.

OpenText Output Transformation Server video

OpenText's video introduces Output Transformation Server, which turns high-volume legacy documents into accessible formats.

What works here:

  • The risk comes first: documents that fail accessibility rules carry legal exposure.
  • A gears metaphor shows print streams turning into web and mobile formats, accessible PDFs included.
  • The close is the customer's side: real-time access to documents across channels.

The move: If your reader answers to a compliance team, lead with the rule they could break. The feature can wait for line two.

DAT One Mobile map overview video

DAT's video walks truck drivers through one screen in DAT One Mobile: the map.

What works here:

  • The reader is clear from the first frame: a driver planning a route.
  • Truck rules sit on the map: hazmat restrictions, low bridges and weight limits.
  • Money sits on the same screen: real-time fuel prices and discounts through Comdata and Wex cards, plus parking, repairs and weigh scales.

The move: In an email to current users, tease one screen they already have but don't use. A feature they've paid for is the easiest click you'll get.

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.

Veeva SiteVault overview video

Veeva SiteVault's overview walks clinical research teams from too many systems to one.

What works here:

  • The problem gets a full scene: staff “inundated with technology,” logging in again and again and re-entering trial data.
  • Then the jobs, one by one: document exchange, safety letters, eConsent, eRegulatory and remote monitoring, across 400+ sponsors and CROs.
  • The last scene is human. A stressed researcher becomes one with time for a patient.

The move: End your Page Walk on what the buyer's team does with the hours you return. That's the scene they'll describe to their boss.

TIBCO Digital Factory explainer video

TIBCO's explainer walks manufacturers from today's disconnected plant to a “digital factory.”

What works here:

  • The method is 4 verbs a buyer can remember: connect, sense, analyze and act.
  • Silos come down on screen, into a 360-degree view of the whole factory.
  • AI analytics detect, respond to and predict anomalies in real time.

The move: Give your Page Walk a 4-verb spine. Each verb gets one scene, and the buyer leaves with the sequence.

Samsung SDS medical claims video

Samsung SDS explains its One-stop Medical Claims Processing Service from 3 sides: patient, hospital and insurer.

What works here:

  • Paper claims come first, step by tiring step. Then the app version, with simple authentication and no extra documents.
  • The hospital's part is shown: medical data converted into the format each insurer needs, through kiosks and mobile apps.
  • The insurer's part closes it. The Nextledger blockchain platform delivers the data, so manual checks drop away.

The move: If 3 parties touch your product, give each one a scene on the product page. Every reader looks for their own.

Visa Web3 loyalty explainer video

Visa explains its Web3 Loyalty Engagement Solution through one traveler, Trina, on a trip to Paris.

What works here:

  • Every earning moment is a scene: an airport check-in, a social share, a walk through the city.
  • The technology stays in the background: QR codes for upgrades, digital hotel keys and rewards in a wallet.
  • Rewards come from engagement, not just spending: a lounge pass, a massage, a free macaron.

The move: If your product is abstract, follow one person through a day with it. The buyer learns the product by watching it work.

Deloitte pharmacy of the future video

Deloitte's “Pharmacy of the future” sells a point of view, not a product. One patient shows where pharmacy is heading.

What works here:

  • The story starts with an AI-flagged diagnosis and ends with automated medication delivery and virtual consultations.
  • The pharmacist's role changes on screen, from dispensing medicine to adjusting treatment with AI insights.
  • 3 benefits close it in plain on-screen text: affordability, personal care and better care coordination.

The move: If you sell advice, put your forecast on the page as one person's day in the future. Buyers book the call to ask how to get there.

Apexon Fast Data Grid overview video

Apexon's 3-minute overview explains Fast Data Grid, an in-memory data grid for real-time processing.

What works here:

  • The headline benefit is a unit of time: millisecond response times for real-time reporting.
  • The scaling worry gets a direct answer: peak loads handled without over-provisioning.
  • Fit is named: SQL and NoSQL sources, AWS and Azure. Then Apexon's own team, as the partner behind it.

The move: Give the objection your sales team hears most its own scene. For Apexon, that's peak load.

Infineon AutoDrive project video

Infineon's 3-minute film reports on AutoDrive, a European project to make autonomous driving as safe as flying.

What works here:

  • Scale is a picture: 61 partners converge on a map of Europe.
  • Deliverables are named, not hinted: the Shuttle Pod, an Automated Bus, a cooperative emergency brake assistant and a fault-tolerant lateral controller.
  • The path to market is on screen too: 2 draft regulations, over-the-air software updates and a public traffic simulation tool.

The move: Once the teaser has done its job, the Page Walk can list everything. Name the deliverables in the order a buyer would check them.

Pick your cut

Which teaser does each channel need?

The short answer: ask where your buyer is when they press play. Scrolling, walking past, reading mail or comparing tools? The answer picks the cut. One cut per channel. If a channel isn't in your plan, don't make its cut.

If the teaser runsUseDo thisExample to copy
In a social feedFeed CutOne claim, one picture, under 45 secondsGoogle Lens
On an event screenStage ReelThe product as the picture, the event as the revealHusky
In an emailInbox ClipThe reader's job in the first lineAvaya
On the product pagePage WalkProblem to proof, one step at a timeVeeva SiteVault

Now go back to the one 90-second teaser posted everywhere. It's too long for the feed, too quiet for the booth, too vague for the inbox and too thin for the product page.

The move: list the 4 places your next teaser will run. Cut one version per place, and check each one against its rule above before it ships.

One teaser everywhere is a rerun. One cut per channel is a campaign.

FAQ

Teaser Campaign Video Examples FAQ

What is a teaser campaign?
A teaser campaign is a set of short videos that build interest in a product, feature or event before the full reveal. In B2B, the same campaign usually runs in 4 places: the social feed, events, email and the product page. Each place needs its own cut, because the buyer's attention is different in each.
Which channels should a B2B teaser campaign use?
Start with where your buyers already are. For most SaaS and tech teams, that's LinkedIn, the email list, one industry event and the product page. Pick 2 if your budget is tight: one channel that reaches new buyers, and one that converts the buyers who click.
How long should a teaser be in a social feed?
Under 45 seconds, and often much shorter. Every Feed Cut on this page runs 45 seconds or less, and Google Lens makes its point in 6. Each network has its own sweet spot, and Hootsuite's guide to social media video length breaks them down by platform.
Should a feed teaser work with the sound off?
Yes. Many people scroll with the sound off, so the claim has to be readable on screen. Put the key line in large text and add captions to any voiceover. Then watch your cut on mute before it ships. If the point disappears, the edit isn't done.
How do you put a teaser video in an email?
Most email tools don't play video inside the message. Mailchimp's help page shows the usual ways to add a video to an email: a video content block or a linked image. Either way, the thumbnail and the first line do the selling, and the click opens the teaser.
What makes a teaser work on an event screen?
The product has to read as a picture from across the room. Use big shapes, slow reveals and few words. Put the event name, the booth number or the session time on screen. Husky's teaser for Drinktec 2025 hides the product and makes the event itself the reveal.
How do you promote an event with a teaser video?
Release the teaser before the event, then again during it. Before, it invites: the name, the date and one reason to come. During, it pulls people to the booth or session. Livestorm's tips for social media event promotion cover the posting side.
Should the product page use the same video as the social teaser?
No. The buyer who reaches your product page has already clicked. Curiosity is spent, and now they're comparing tools. Give them a longer walk from problem to proof, the way Veeva SiteVault and TIBCO do. Keep the feed cut for the feed.
What call to action fits each channel?
Match the ask to the moment. In the feed, one URL or one tap. On an event screen, a place and a time, like “Join us at Drinktec 2025.” In email, one click to watch. On the product page, a trial, a demo request or a call.
What's the difference between a teaser campaign and a product announcement?
A teaser campaign builds interest before the reveal and holds something back. An announcement makes the reveal: what's new, who it's for and how to get it. Most launches use both, in that order. For the second half, see these product announcement videos.
Do teaser campaigns work for B2B software?
Yes, when each cut answers the question the buyer has at that moment. FlutterFlow, Factory and AWS all use short feed cuts for software releases. Avaya and Synopsys use longer cuts that name their reader. Many launch teaser videos follow the same split.
Can one shoot cover every channel's cut?
Usually, yes. Plan all 4 cuts before you record or animate anything. Then capture wide product shots for the event screen and one strong moment for the feed. Add the reader's problem for the email and the full sequence for the product page.

Patterns from the analysis

Teaser Campaign Video Best Practices

10 of the teasers above were broken down from their full transcripts: Husky, Factory, MediaTek, Cisco, Alibaba Cloud, Avaya, Synopsys, AWS, Teledyne FLIR and Vertiv. Five patterns showed up. 10 is a small sample, so read each count as what these 10 did, not as market data.

Shift First

Should a teaser open on the product or on a change?

Observation
Synopsys opens on “the AI-driven era.” Vertiv opens on “new power demands.” AWS opens with “As AI advances.” Alibaba Cloud, Factory, Teledyne FLIR, Husky and Avaya also open on a shift or a problem. Cisco and MediaTek open on the product name.
Data
8 of 10 opened on a market shift or the buyer's problem. 2 of 10 opened on the product name.
The move
Open on the change your buyer already feels. The product name lands harder as the answer to it.
Trade-off End

Should a teaser name a trade-off?

Observation
Husky opens on “sustainability or performance.” Alibaba Cloud says “No more choosing between fast and affordable.” Teledyne FLIR says resolution and size, weight and power forced trade-offs “until now.” Vertiv promises “speed, density, and flexibility without compromise.”
Data
4 of 10 framed the product as the end of a trade-off.
The move
Name the 2 things your buyer thinks they must choose between. Then show they don't have to.
Proof Number

Should a teaser include a number?

Observation
Factory claims tasks sped up by 10x. Teledyne FLIR gives an 8-micron pixel and 4 times more resolution. Alibaba Cloud cites over a billion downloads. The other 7 use names and specs, like Wi-Fi 7, but no performance figure.
Data
3 of 10 put a performance or proof number in the voiceover.
The move
Add one number your buyer can check. A teaser holds back the details, not the proof.
Borrowed Name

Should a teaser lean on a partner's name?

Observation
Factory runs “on Google Cloud.” Cisco's product is “with NVIDIA.” MediaTek opens on Samsung's tablet. AWS names Nvidia GPUs. The other 6 stand on their own name.
Data
4 of 10 brought a partner's name into the first lines.
The move
If a partner's name is better known than yours, put it in the teaser. Their credibility arrives before yours does.
Next Step

Should a teaser end on a call to action?

Observation
AWS ends on “Get started today.” Husky ends on “Join us at Drinktec 2025.” Factory ends on its address, factory.ai. The other 7 end on a tagline or the product name.
Data
3 of 10 ended on an explicit next step. 7 of 10 ended on a tagline or a name.
The move
Match the ending to the channel. A feed or event teaser needs one next step. A tagline only works where a button sits below it.

How to plan

Where to use your teaser campaign videos

Run each cut where its buyer is. Then sequence the channels so each one hands the buyer to the next.

  • Social feed. The Feed Cut, posted from the company page and from the founder's profile. It reaches buyers who don't know you yet.
  • Email list. The Inbox Clip, sent to current users and open deals. It names the reader and asks for one click.
  • Events. The Stage Reel, on the booth screen and before sessions. Organizers often share exhibitor content to promote the show, so offer yours before the doors open.
  • Product page. The Page Walk, above the fold. It's where every other cut sends the buyer.

The move: draw the path on one page. Feed to email, event to email, and every cut ending on the product page.

How to cut one teaser for 4 channels

One project can give you all 4 cuts. Decide the cuts first, then plan the shots they need.

  • Feed Cut. Vertical or square, under 45 seconds, the claim in large on-screen text.
  • Stage Reel. Wide format, big product shots, few words, and the event name and date on screen.
  • Inbox Clip. About 1 to 2 minutes, the reader's job in the first line, and a thumbnail that works as a still image.
  • Page Walk. 2 to 3 minutes, problem to proof, with one scene per step.

Write the Page Walk script first. The other 3 cuts are pieces of it.

How to measure a teaser campaign by channel

Each cut has a different job, so each gets a different number.

  • Feed Cut. Watch time and clicks to the product page. Views alone tell you reach, not interest.
  • Stage Reel. Booth visits and scanned badges during the hours it played.
  • Inbox Clip. Clicks from the email to the video, by segment.
  • Page Walk. Where viewers drop off, and trial or demo requests from the page.

Then compare channels. The cut with the best clicks per viewer gets the next round of budget.

Teaser campaign production process

A channel-first teaser campaign runs through the same 3 stages as any video. The difference is that the channels are fixed before the script.

  • Pre-production. Pick the channels, the buyer in each one and the one claim. Script the Page Walk, then mark the moments each shorter cut will use.
  • Production. Record or animate the product once, with wide shots for events and tight shots for the feed. Record the voiceover in full and in short lines.
  • Post-production. Edit the 4 cuts, add captions and on-screen text, then check each cut on the screen it will play on.

About the author

About Jai Ghosh

Jai Ghosh
Video Producer at Advids · LinkedIn

Jai Ghosh is a Video Producer at Advids, where he has planned and produced videos for B2B software and technology companies for 7 years. He works on product demos, explainer videos and brand videos, from the first script to the final cut, for clients from startups to enterprises.

Before Advids, Jai spent over 11 years in freelance media consulting, after starting out in digital journalism. He writes the Advids blog's breakdowns of product and demo videos, sorting real examples by the question each one answers for a buyer.

  • Focus: SaaS product demos, explainer videos and brand videos
  • Experience: 7 years at Advids, over 11 years in media consulting
  • Background: digital journalism

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