Video Marketing

Tech Marketing Video Examples: 20 Videos by Funnel Stage

Introduction

A tech marketing video works one funnel stage at a time

Most tech marketing videos try to cover the whole funnel in 90 seconds. The problem. The category. A product tour. The pricing. The logo.

But your buyer stands at one stage when they press play. A stranger who doesn't feel the problem won't sit through your pricing. A buyer comparing contracts doesn't need the problem again.

So the video that works picks one stage. Then it answers the one question asked there.

The short answer: the tech marketing videos that work match one funnel stage with one move. Mirror Scene shows an unaware buyer their own problem before the product. Whiteboard draws how the category works for a buyer still learning it. Driver Seat walks one real task for a buyer judging fit. Fine Print puts price, rules and support terms on screen for a buyer about to sign. The 20 tech and software marketing videos below are sorted by the stage they serve.

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20 examples

Tech Marketing Video examples

Stage 1 · Mirror Scene

Awareness: if your buyer doesn't feel the problem yet, show it before the product.

Nobody books a mechanic for a noise they haven't heard. Your buyer treats a slow workflow or a leaking ad budget the same way. Until they see it, your product fixes nothing.

I call it the Mirror Scene: the buyer's own bad day on screen, before your logo. It's the job most brand awareness videos are made for. Six examples.

Root Planner route planning video

Root Planner sells automated route planning to delivery businesses. The video opens on the last-mile headache before it shows a single screen.

What works here:

  • The old way comes first: routes planned by hand on paper maps, and drivers who get lost.
  • Then the fix, in mobile app screens: real-time driver tracking and route management, tied to happier customers.
  • 2D characters and motion graphics turn logistics data into pictures a business owner reads at a glance.

The move: Open on the tool your buyer is trying to replace. If a stranger can't name the old way within 10 seconds, the mirror isn't clear yet.

TrafficGuard ad fraud prevention video

TrafficGuard sells mobile ad fraud prevention. The video makes an invisible loss visible: ad budgets paying for bots instead of real users.

What works here:

  • Wanted users turn into bots on screen. The viewer sees the fraud before hearing the product name.
  • Animated pie charts give it a size: up to 50% undetected invalid traffic and 30% misattribution, by the video's own numbers.
  • A funnel animation shows fraud blocked at the click, before install attribution, working alongside the MMPs advertisers already use.

The move: Turn your buyer's hidden loss into one chart. If they can't see the money leaking, they won't pay to stop it.

LITEON smart mobility video

LITEON pitches itself to city and transport buyers as the “Best Partner for Smart Mobility.” The video diagnoses the city before it shows the company.

What works here:

  • A multi-panel sequence with emoji icons shows congestion, parking shortages, crowded transit and CO2 emissions at the same time.
  • Isometric animation keeps every problem on one map, so the city reads as one system.
  • Then the answer: manufacturing plus system integration, across autonomous vehicles, public transit and charging.

The move: If your buyer runs a big system, show several of its problems at once in split panels. If a viewer can't name 3 problems after the opening, add panels.

Airties Super WiFi video

Airties powers Vodafone Super WiFi. The video follows one family through a day of dropped connections, then fixes the house room by room.

What works here:

  • The pain is specific: lost video calls, an online auction, interrupted streaming and homework.
  • Color carries the proof. Red dead zones turn green as coverage spreads through the home.
  • Access points form a self-optimizing mesh, and the signal visibly travels across floors and rooms.

The move: Color-code the problem: red where it breaks, green where your product fixes it. If a viewer on mute can't tell before from after, add color.

Zscaler zero trust explainer video

Zscaler's video sells its zero trust architecture to security and network teams. It opens on attackers who see “your data as a business opportunity.”

What works here:

  • The villain is the old tool, not the buyer. Firewalls and VPNs “expose the attack surface and enable lateral threat movement.”
  • It warns about look-alikes too: some legacy providers “have co-opted the term” while keeping old firewalls.
  • One everyday picture carries the product. The Zero Trust Exchange “acts as an intelligent switchboard.” Then come 5 numbered capabilities.

The move: Name the tool your buyer already pays for as the reason the problem exists. If your opening blames the buyer instead, rewrite it.

Datadog government IT video

Datadog's video speaks to one buyer from its first line: “Government IT leaders face a monumental challenge.” Aging systems, cloud migration, cost and security follow.

What works here:

  • The buyer is named in sentence one. No viewer has to guess who it's for.
  • The problem is the tool sprawl they already have: tools that are “siloed, difficult to manage.”
  • The credential a government buyer checks, FedRAMP authorization, comes right after the problem and again in the closing free trial offer.

The move: Put your buyer's job title in your first sentence. If the line could fit any industry, it isn't a mirror yet.

Stage 2 · Whiteboard

Education: if your buyer can't explain the category, draw how it works.

Once they feel the problem, the next question arrives. What kind of product even fixes this?

A good teacher doesn't hand you the textbook. She draws one diagram on the board. Your buyer has to explain your category to their boss before they can buy it.

I call it the Whiteboard: one drawing of how the thing works, before the pitch. Most technology explainer videos live at this stage. Five examples.

Accenture big data analytics video

Accenture's “AI 101” explains big data analytics without a sales pitch. It moves from choosing a movie to processing a national census.

What works here:

  • The first example is personal. Everyone has picked a movie from too many options.
  • The same idea then scales to census processing, so the viewer sees the method grow, not change.
  • Data streams merge on screen into insights. That one picture is the whole category.

The move: Explain your category with a choice your buyer makes at home. Then scale it to their job. If the first example needs a glossary, pick another.

VisaNet + AI explainer video

VisaNet + AI explains AI payment processing to financial institutions. Abstract animation and a talking AI walk through the problems it solves.

What works here:

  • The AI speaks as a character, answering each problem in dialogue instead of a feature list.
  • Billions of data points become “postability scores,” and a real-time counter shows transactions approved in milliseconds.
  • A Smarter Settlement Forecast gives 7-day predictions for cash flow, so treasury teams see the payoff.

The move: If AI is your product, give it a voice and let it answer the buyer's problems out loud. If the AI only appears as a logo, it isn't explained.

Volt Active Data telco video

Volt Active Data sells a data platform to telecom providers. The video explains why 5G and IoT data overwhelm old systems, then where the money is.

What works here:

  • Legacy infrastructure visibly fails under “highly varied data,” so the need for a new stack is shown, not argued.
  • A 200-millisecond countdown marks the window to reach a customer. Miss it, and the offer is lost.
  • Volt acts on streaming event data to send personalized offers inside that window.

The move: Find the time window your product works in and count it down on screen. If a viewer can't say how fast it has to be, add the clock.

Wiz SAST explainer video

Wiz's CloudSec Shorts explain one security concept in under 2 minutes. This one teaches static application security testing, or SAST.

What works here:

  • It defines the term first: SAST tests code without running it, to find flaws before deployment.
  • Then why it matters. Runtime testing “misses issues in untested branches,” so fixes get slow and expensive.
  • It admits the limit: SAST “often generates false positives.” Then it shows where SAST works best, inside an ASPM platform.

The move: Teach the category, weak spot included, then show where your platform fits. If your explainer names no limit, buyers will find one for you.

HRS hotel program video

HRS sells integrated hotel program management to corporate travel teams. The video explains the platform as several booking types merging into one.

What works here:

  • Converging shapes pull transient, long stay, meeting and group bookings into one system.
  • Procurement adapts to the data, aiming for “best rate and benefit” across channels.
  • AI shows travelers only “best-fit options,” based on their preferences and program priorities like safety and sustainability.

The move: If your product unifies several jobs, animate them converging into one shape. If the merge needs narration to make sense, simplify the shapes.

Stage 3 · Driver Seat

Consideration: if they doubt it fits their work, show one real task in the product.

Understanding the category isn't enough. Next they ask: will it work for my team, on my tasks?

Nobody buys a car from the brochure. They drive it round the block. I call it the Driver Seat: one task in the real product, from the first click to the finished job. It's the core of most B2B software demos. Five examples.

Freshdesk parent-child ticketing video

Freshdesk's video sells Parent-Child ticketing for support issues that need several teams. It starts with the mess and ends with a rule.

What works here:

  • Unconnected tickets float apart on screen. That's a support team losing track, in one picture.
  • Linked tasks give agents one view and make each department accountable for its part.
  • The guarantee is the payoff: the parent ticket resolves only when every child task is finished.

The move: Show the rule that guarantees the outcome, not just the feature. If a support lead can't repeat the rule after one viewing, say it plainer.

Square Gift Cards video

Square's video sells its gift card program to businesses that sell in store and online. It shows setup in both places, then tracking in one.

What works here:

  • eGift cards go online for free, and plastic cards are stocked and reloaded at the point of sale.
  • Every card, in person or online, is tracked in one platform, with custom logos and designs.
  • The video cites a 16% average increase in customer spending with Square Gift Cards.

The move: Show setup in every place your buyer sells, then the one number they care about. If setup needs a call to explain, film it instead.

MyGeisinger portal feature video

MyGeisinger is Geisinger's online patient portal. The video shows the tasks patients open it for, in the real interface, across devices.

What works here:

  • It opens on a human line: every patient's path through care is different.
  • Then the tasks, one by one: test and lab results, appointment scheduling, and prescriptions with mail delivery.
  • Secure messaging with the care team closes the case on privacy.

The move: List the 4 tasks users open your app for, and give each its own screen. If one screen tries to show two tasks, split it.

Immigration New Zealand online visa video

Immigration New Zealand's video sells its online visa application over the paper form. The promise is in the title: save time and money.

What works here:

  • Each step becomes a tickable item, which makes a bureaucratic process look manageable.
  • Practical details answer the doubts: apply from anywhere, upload PDFs and photos, save progress and come back.
  • It ends on the outcome, an e-Visa, not on the form.

The move: Turn your setup steps into a checklist on screen. If a viewer can't count the steps after watching, show the ticks.

Amazon Q Developer demo video

Amazon Q Developer's video starts at the worst moment for an operations team: “When operational issues happen, time is of the essence.”

What works here:

  • Investigation starts from anywhere in the AWS Management Console, for “operators of all experience levels.”
  • It combines AWS knowledge from “over a decade of operational troubleshooting” with the team's own application topology data.
  • Q presents hypotheses, guides the fix and sends notifications to Slack and other chat apps.

The move: Start your demo at the moment something breaks, then follow the fix to the end. If the demo opens on a calm dashboard, move the incident up.

Stage 4 · Fine Print

Decision: if they're ready to sign, show the numbers and rules they'll check.

The last stage isn't about the product. It's about the risk: what it costs, what it complies with and who helps when it breaks.

Before signing a lease, you read the clauses, not the brochure. Procurement reads your video the same way. I call it the Fine Print: price, compliance and support terms, said out loud on screen. Four examples.

APX payments explainer video

APX, the Abacus Payment Exchange, explains payment processing for law firms in 60 seconds. It answers the questions a firm asks before signing.

What works here:

  • Fit comes first. APX connects with AbacusLaw, Amicus and OfficeTools as the hub for payments.
  • Security is on screen: an animated padlock and PCI compliance.
  • The price is on screen too: a 3% fixed rate for credit cards and a $1 fee for ACH.

The move: Put your price in the video. If a buyer has to book a call to learn what it costs, the video stopped one step early.

MasterControl document control demo video

MasterControl's demo sells document control software to regulated industries. It moves from paper-based chaos to an audit-ready system.

What works here:

  • The rules are named: FDA, ISO and cGxP. Regulated buyers hear their own audit.
  • Screen captures show automated routing, escalation and approval, with only the current version ever available.
  • One chain closes the case: a customer complaint triggers a non-conformance, a CAPA, a document update and a training task.

The move: Name the regulations your buyer is audited against, on screen. If an auditor watched, they should be able to tick a box.

VantageScore 4plus explainer video

VantageScore 4plus is a credit scoring model for lenders. The video asks “How does it work?” and answers in four steps.

What works here:

  • Step by step: a loan is denied, the applicant asks for a second look, shares bank data and gets a rescored result.
  • Consent is shown. The applicant is told what data they'll share before they share it.
  • The proof is one comparison: up to 10% predictive lift on thin files and new-to-credit consumers over VantageScore 4.0.

The move: Compare your product with your own last version, in one number. If your proof needs a rival's spec sheet, buyers will question it.

Canonical open source portfolio video

Canonical's video walks enterprises through its open source portfolio, layer by layer. It ends on the terms procurement reads last.

What works here:

  • Support is a number: up to 15 years of long-term support for Ubuntu, and up to 15 years of security maintenance for containers.
  • Each layer of the stack gets its own scene, from infrastructure to Kubernetes to data and AI.
  • The support promise is one line: “All it takes is one partner and one ticket.” Ubuntu Pro is a “simple transparent subscription.”

The move: State your support terms as numbers, not adjectives. If “enterprise-grade” is your only promise, add a number.

Pick your stage

Which stage is your tech marketing video for?

The short answer: ask one question. Where does your buyer stall: the problem, the category, the fit or the terms? The answer picks the stage. One stage per video. If two stages are loud, make two short videos instead of one long one.

If your buyerUseDo thisExample to copy
doesn't feel the problemMirror SceneTheir bad day on screen, before your logoDatadog
can't explain the categoryWhiteboardOne drawing of how it works, limits includedWiz
doubts it fits their workDriver SeatOne real task, first click to finished jobFreshdesk
is ready to signFine PrintPrice, rules and support terms on screenAPX

Now go back to the 90-second video that covers the whole funnel. The unaware buyer leaves before the pricing. The ready buyer leaves during the problem. Nobody stays for all of it.

The move: pull your last 10 lost deals and mark where each one stalled: problem, category, fit or terms. Make your next video for the most common stage.

One video for the whole funnel talks to nobody. One video per stage meets the buyer where they stand.

FAQ

Tech Marketing Video Examples FAQ

What is a tech marketing video?
A tech marketing video is a short video that moves a technology buyer one step closer to a purchase. It might show the problem, explain the category, demo the product or state the terms. The best ones serve one funnel stage, the way Wiz's SAST explainer serves a buyer still learning the category.
Which tech marketing videos work at each funnel stage?
Awareness videos show the buyer's problem, like Zscaler's opening on attackers. Education videos explain how the category works, like Accenture's big data explainer. Consideration videos demo one task, like Freshdesk's ticketing video. Decision videos state price and rules, like APX's 3% rate.
How long should a tech marketing video be?
Most run 1 to 2 minutes. 17 of the 20 videos on this page do. The shortest, Accenture and APX, run 1:01. The longest, Zscaler's architecture explainer, runs 3:00 because it explains a whole security model. Cut anything that doesn't serve the stage.
Which funnel stage should a tech company make a video for first?
The stage where most deals stall. If prospects don't reply, start with awareness. If they ask what you even are, make an explainer. If trials stall, make a demo. If deals stall at procurement, put your terms on screen.
What's the difference between a tech marketing video and a technology ad?
An ad is one format, built to stop a scroll and win attention. A tech marketing video can sit at any stage, from the first impression to the contract. For ad-specific examples, see these technology advertisement videos.
Should a tech marketing video show the product interface?
At the consideration and decision stages, yes. Buyers want the real screens, the way MasterControl shows routing and approval. At the awareness stage, the interface can wait. Root Planner shows paper maps and lost drivers before it shows the app.
How do you explain a complex technology in a marketing video?
Start with a picture the buyer already knows, then scale it. Accenture starts with choosing a movie. Zscaler calls its exchange “an intelligent switchboard.” Most SaaS product explainer videos follow the same order: everyday picture first, mechanism second.
Should a tech marketing video show pricing?
In a decision-stage video, yes, if your pricing is public. APX puts a 3% fixed rate for credit cards and a $1 ACH fee on screen. Canonical states its support terms in years, not adjectives. A number the buyer can check saves them a call.
How do you show security and compliance in a tech marketing video?
Name the standard your buyer is audited against. Datadog names FedRAMP authorization. MasterControl names FDA, ISO and cGxP. APX shows PCI compliance with an animated padlock. A named standard is a fact. “Secure” on its own is a claim.
What call to action fits each funnel stage?
Match the ask to the stage, as this guide to CTAs by funnel stage sets out. An awareness video asks for a next look, like an explainer or a guide. A consideration video asks for a demo or a trial, the way Datadog ends on a free trial. A decision video asks for the contract.
Should a tech marketing video use animation or live action?
Animation handles what a camera can't film: data streams, network traffic, security layers. Every Whiteboard example on this page is animated. Live action suits people and places. Many tech videos mix both, with animated interfaces over real scenes.
How do you measure a tech marketing video?
Measure it against its stage. For awareness videos, track reach and watch time. For education videos, track how many viewers go on to a demo or a guide. For consideration videos, track trial or demo requests. For decision videos, compare close rates on deals that saw it.
Can one video cover the whole funnel?
It can try, but it usually serves no stage well. The unaware viewer leaves before the demo, and the ready buyer leaves during the problem. Make one short video per stage, and link them so each one hands the viewer to the next.

Patterns from the analysis

Tech Marketing Video Best Practices

Six of the videos above were broken down from their full transcripts: Zscaler, Datadog, Wiz, Amazon Q Developer, VantageScore and Canonical. Four patterns showed up. Six is a small sample, so read each count as what these six did, not as market data.

Problem Opener

Should a tech marketing video open on the problem?

Observation
Zscaler opens on attackers. Datadog opens on government IT leaders' “monumental challenge.” Wiz opens on the gaps runtime testing leaves. Amazon Q opens on an operational issue. VantageScore opens on a complex credit marketplace. Canonical opens on a belief instead: “The world runs on software.”
Data
5 of 6 opened on a problem. 1 of 6 opened on a market belief.
The move
Open on the problem when you sell one fix. A belief opening suits a portfolio, like Canonical's, with no single problem to show.
Checkable Number

Should a tech marketing video include a number?

Observation
VantageScore claims up to 10% predictive lift over VantageScore 4.0. Canonical offers up to 15 years of support. Amazon Q cites over a decade of AWS troubleshooting knowledge. Zscaler lists 5 capabilities but no metric. Datadog and Wiz give no product number.
Data
3 of 6 gave a number a buyer can check.
The move
Use one number tied to your product. “Up to 15 years” is a term. “Enterprise-grade” is an adjective.
Concrete Ask

How should a tech marketing video end?

Observation
Datadog ends on a free trial in its FedRAMP authorized region. VantageScore sends lenders to learn how to implement 4plus. Wiz points to more Wiz resources. Zscaler, Amazon Q and Canonical end on a slogan or a soft invitation.
Data
3 of 6 ended on a concrete next step.
The move
End on one action that fits the stage. A slogan is a sign-off, not a next step.
Named Weakness

Should a tech marketing video admit a limit?

Observation
Only Wiz does. SAST “often generates false positives without enough context,” it says, and then it shows ASPM as the fix. Zscaler names the weakness of look-alike offerings, not its own. The other four show no limits.
Data
1 of 6 named a limit of what it sells.
The move
Name one real limit, then show what covers it. It makes every other claim easier to believe.

How to plan

Where to use your tech marketing videos

Put each video where its stage happens. That one rule decides most placements.

  • Ads and social feeds. Mirror Scene videos, for buyers who don't know they have the problem yet.
  • Guides, blog posts and category pages. Whiteboard videos, for buyers still learning what the category does.
  • Product pages, trial sign-ups and sales follow-ups. Driver Seat videos. A one-task demo sits well next to a free trial offer.
  • Pricing pages, proposals and procurement emails. Fine Print videos, with the terms on screen.
  • After the sale. The same one-task format becomes your software onboarding videos.

How do you create a tech marketing video?

Nine decisions, in order. Each one narrows the next.

  • Stage. Pick the funnel stage first, from where your deals stall.
  • Buyer. Name the job title, the way Datadog names government IT leaders.
  • Question. The one question this stage asks: the problem, the category, the fit or the terms.
  • Move. Mirror Scene, Whiteboard, Driver Seat or Fine Print.
  • Script. Write the last line first. Then the first line. Then the middle.
  • Picture. One image that carries the idea: a switchboard, a red dead zone, a countdown.
  • Proof. One number the buyer can check.
  • Ask. One next step that fits the stage.
  • Set. Map each video to a stage in your B2B video marketing strategy, so each one hands the viewer to the next.

Tech marketing video production process

Every video runs through the same three stages. Knowing them keeps a project from drifting.

  • Pre-production. Set the funnel stage, the buyer and the one question. Then the script, the storyboard, the budget and the timeline.
  • Production. Design and animate the scenes, or record clean product screens. Record the voiceover.
  • Post-production. Edit, add motion and sound, get feedback in one round, then cut a version for each placement.

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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