• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Inspired-Video-Marketing-Horizontal_2-2048x1152
  • What We Film
  • The Work
  • Meet the Crew
  • Gotta Read Blog!
  • Contact Us
  • What We Film
  • The Work
  • Meet the Crew
  • Gotta Read Blog!
  • Contact Us

Video Marketing Tips

How Often Should a Business Update Its Video Content - Video Refresh

How Often Should a Business Update Its Video Content?

You’ve invested in video content for your business, you’re using it across your website and marketing(opens in new tab), and it’s doing its job. But at what point does that footage need an update? There’s no set expiration date for business videos. Some can stay relevant for years, while others need refreshing much sooner. And …

Read moreHow Often Should a Business Update Its Video Content?

What Happens to Your Unused Footage After a Video Shoot?

If you’ve ever hired a videographer, you’ve probably wondered what happens to all the footage that doesn’t show up in the finished video. Maybe you filmed for 3 hours and ended up with a two-minute video. Or maybe you spent a whole day filming, and somehow all that footage turned into a few short videos …

Read moreWhat Happens to Your Unused Footage After a Video Shoot?

5 Things That Are Stopping Business Owners From Creating Better Video Content

Honestly, I don’t think most business owners struggle with content because they’re bad at it. I think a lot of people are just making it way harder for themselves than it needs to be. There’s so much pressure to constantly be original, post perfectly, say the right thing, keep up with trends, and somehow magically …

Read more5 Things That Are Stopping Business Owners From Creating Better Video Content

Good Video Editing Won’t Fix A Bad Message

When a video doesn’t perform the way you hoped, it’s really easy to blame the editing. Maybe the cuts weren’t smooth enough. Maybe the pacing felt off. Maybe it just didn’t look as polished as you wanted. So what do most people do? They focus on fixing the edit. But that’s usually not where the …

Read moreGood Video Editing Won’t Fix A Bad Message
3 Types of Videos Every Business Needs banner blog post - video marketing business in michigan

The 3 Types of Videos Every Business Needs And How to Use Them

A lot of business owners aren’t struggling because they’re not creating enough content…They’re struggling because they’re creating the wrong mix of content. Not every video is supposed to do the same job. And once you understand this, everything starts to make a lot more sense. There are really just 3 types of videos your business …

Read moreThe 3 Types of Videos Every Business Needs And How to Use Them
videography business in michigan for marketing purposes

Why Your Video Strategy Needs Breathing Room

I used to think being “ahead” in content meant always posting. Always planning. Always editing. Always thinking about the next idea before the current one even went live. And while that sounds productive… it’s exhausting. If you’re a creative whether you’re a videographer, business owner, designer, writer, or content creator, you’ve probably felt it too. …

Read moreWhy Your Video Strategy Needs Breathing Room
A simpler way to approach video when you're just starting out - michigan videographer

The First Video I’d Make If I Were Starting My Business Today

If I were starting my business from scratch today, no audience, no content library, no fancy setup… I wouldn’t start with a viral Reel or a perfectly polished brand video. I’d start with something much simpler. Here’s the thing no one tells you at the beginning When you’re starting or restarting a business, video feels …

Read moreThe First Video I’d Make If I Were Starting My Business Today
7 Trends That Should Shape Your 2026 Content Strategy blog banner

7 Trends That Should Shape Your 2026 Content Strategy

If there’s one thing we can count on in 2026, it’s that social media is about to look very different. Not in a scary “the algorithms are out to get us” way, more like, the rules are shifting, people are changing what they want, and the stuff that used to work just… doesn’t hit the …

Read more7 Trends That Should Shape Your 2026 Content Strategy
Press Play on Growth - What, Why and How of Video marketing 2025

Why Video Marketing Matters More Than Ever in 2025 (Press Play on Growth Presentation)

Videos are powerful. I’ve seen campaigns raise $150,000, $500,000, even $4.36 million, all because the right story was told the right way. And that’s exactly why I’m so passionate about helping small businesses understand that video marketing isn’t just nice to have. It’s one of the strongest tools you can use to grow. A few …

Read moreWhy Video Marketing Matters More Than Ever in 2025 (Press Play on Growth Presentation)
How AI makes knowing your customers easy

How to Use AI to Turn Customer Insights into Better Marketing

Running a small business sometimes feels like playing 20 questions with your audience. What do they really care about? What makes them buy? Why did they click that post but ignore the other one? Customers are telling you what they want all the time through their clicks, comments, and even the way they interact with …

Read moreHow to Use AI to Turn Customer Insights into Better Marketing
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 5
  • Next

Wanna hear something cool?

Need some Inspiration? Some Video tips? Marketing tricks?
A little bit of it all?

Please enter a valid email address.
Subscribe Now

Thanks for subscribing!

Please wait for our further updates.  

Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again.

Get In Touch!

810-522-8148

(opens in new tab)

Metro Detroit, Michigan

(opens in new tab)

katie@inspiredvideomarketing.com

(opens in new tab)

Additional Resources

FAQ

All The Good Stuff

Privacy policy

Terms and Conditions

Follow us here:

(opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)
I promise your shoot day does NOT need to look lik I promise your shoot day does NOT need to look like one perfect take after another 😂

Most of the time, the first few minutes are just everyone settling in, getting used to the camera, and figuring out what feels natural.

And personally, I’d much rather leave room for that than have someone spend the whole shoot worried about getting everything right.

So come as you are. We’ll get there.

#videomarketing #filmingday #behindthecamera
Happiest of Halloweens to you all! 🎃 Happiest of Halloweens to you all! 🎃
Last one gives me the chills 😨 In your industry, Last one gives me the chills 😨

In your industry, what possibility scares you the most?
One of the unexpected perks of this job is getting One of the unexpected perks of this job is getting a little peek into how so many different businesses actually work.
 
Different industries, different teams, completely different ways of doing things and somehow I always walk away having noticed something I can apply to my own business too.
 
I guess spending this much time behind the scenes of other people’s businesses will do that to you. Very grateful I get to call this work.

#videomarketingforbusiness #videographerlife #lifeonset
There’s a lot that happens between packing up the There’s a lot that happens between packing up the camera and delivering that final video, and not everything we capture disappears just because you didn’t see it in the final cut.
 
We got into this a little more in our latest blog. If you’re curious, comment BLOG and we’ll send the link your way!
Another shoot with @freedomhousedetroit in the boo Another shoot with @freedomhousedetroit in the books! It was a hot one with plenty of walking, but getting to see familiar faces again made the day even better.

I also got the sweetest testimonial from FHD’s Chief Executive, which was such a lovely surprise! Always grateful when clients take the time to share kind words about working together. Definitely made the sweaty shoot day worth it.
Still love it though. Ask me again after I’ve expo Still love it though. Ask me again after I’ve exported everything.
It’s not about doing more, it’s doing things with It’s not about doing more, it’s doing things with a little more intention.
 
If editing is the part that’s slowing you down or keeping things stuck, you don’t have to carry that on your own.
 
We’re offering video editing services, send us a message, and we’ll help bring your content together.
It's almost pumpkin spice, apple cider and donuts It's almost pumpkin spice, apple cider and donuts season! 🎃
 
It felt surreal to film for @spicerorchards as I grew up going to this Orchard. And while they knock it out of the park with their fall attractions, they're actually open year-round and have delicious treats and fun activities all year! (Christmas Train to see Santa anyone?)
 
If you get a chance, go visit them for some pick-your-own and to see all the awesomeness they have going on there.

© 2026 Inspired Video Marketing. All Rights Reserved.

Does video linger on your phone? We’ll edit it for you!