Case Studies
How various companies are using Animoto
Herman Chan, Prudential Realtor
Industry:
Real Estate

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Description:
Uses Animoto videos to showcase property listings in a MTV-Cribs / music-video-like manner.

Testimonial:
"In this changing real estate market, it's critical to differentiate my properties for sale. Hands down, Animoto is the best way to make my listings standout in a sea of houses. My sellers love the new innovative format to present their homes. And my buyers find it hard to forget a listing set to music and movement. Animoto gives me that competitive edge and is a hit with clients!"
- Herman Chan, Realtor

Canlis Restaurant
Industry:
Restaurant

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Description:
Uses Animoto to express sense of family through website.

Testimonial:
"My family has run this restaurant for 60 years. Canlis is about trust, about relationships, about personal connections. That's hard to achieve on a website -- Animoto brought my family to life."
- Mark Canlis, Managing Owner

Donna Rayne Photography
Industry:
Professional Photography

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Description:
Sells Animoto videos as new photography product standalone or bundled with photography package.

Testimonial:
"I have shown a lot of my clients Animoto videos that use their photos. Their reactions are amazing. Most of the mothers are crying within the first 30 seconds as they watch their children on my big screen in the studio. And, so far, every single one of my clients that has seen a video has wanted to purchase a copy. Its has made a huge impact for my studio and sales. I have posted a few on youtube as well."
-Donna Rayne, Photographer

Getty Images
Industry:
Stock Photography

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Description:
Uses Animoto for Business to showcase digital media in new and impactful marketing campaigns.

Testimonial:
"Animoto videos showcase Getty's images and music in an incredibly engaging way."
- Jeff Beyle, SVP BizDev

Ross Andrew Winery
Industry:
Winery

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Description:
Animoto videos provide a glimpse into the wine-making process.

Testimonial:
"Animoto is like squishing 18 months of harvest and barrel aging into a few short minutes and still ending up with an incredible bottle of well-aged Cabernet, Syrah or Pinot Gris. I love that I can take photos of our wine making process and share them with our volunteers and customers in an engaging video format."
- Ross Mickel, Winemaker

Super Soccer Stars
Industry:
Youth Sports

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Description:
Uses Animoto to create highlight reels for kid athletes.

Testimonial:
"Not only does Animoto help our website capture the fun spirit of our program, but the videos also give our kids and parents the chance to relive all the great moments. We use Animoto to make highlight videos of our kids playing soccer and it makes them all look and feel like super stars."
-Sarah Natchez, General Manager

IndyStar.com
Industry:
Online News

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Description:
Online version of The Indianapolis Star newspaper creates engaging Animoto news videos from staff photographs in near real-time.

Testimonial:
"As a newspaper we have photographers producing amazing photography on a daily basis. The growth in online galleries and slideshows has given us an unlimited canvas to showcase this work, but producing engaging video takes time. Animoto gives us a tool to be able to produce exciting slideshows within minutes and helps us keep photographers on the street, behind the camera."
- Mike Fender, Director of Photography

Heelarious
Industry:
Shoe / Infant

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Description:
Uses Animoto videos on website to express playful attitude of product.

Testimonial:
"Our business is about bringing smiles and laughter to the world through Heelarious shoes. Animoto videos help express the attitude of our product better than images alone."
- Hayden Porter, Founder

The Barker Lounge
Industry:
Pet Care

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Description:
Sends out weekly videos to customers.

Testimonial:
"With more and more options becoming available to pets and their owners, it has become increasingly important to stand out from the competition. At each of our facilities, we've created "Week In Review" Animoto videos that are a huge hit among all of our customers! They're LOVED! Our customers have look forward to the week's end to find out whether or not their dogs have made the cut. Animoto has helped to drive more traffic to our website, has made for happier customers, and has helped to create an exciting buzz in the Barker Lounge world!"
- Jason Puleio, Founder

Social Gaming Network
Industry:
Online Gaming

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Description:
Expresses social games through Animoto videos to help illustrate content.

Testimonial:
"Having the ability to quickly create short yet dynamic videos of our games has changed the way we communicate with potential partners as well as the press. Now we can show everyone what our games look like just by sending them a link. Animoto videos look great and take minutes to create."
- Shervin Pishevar, CEO

Adjustable Pot Racks
Industry:
Kitchen Goods

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Description:
Improving sales at tradeshows by advertising with Animoto videos on TV in booth.

Testimonial:
"What an amazing technological tool! Recently we took our Animoto video of our product Adjustable Pot Racks to the Gourmet Housewares Show in Las Vegas. Not only did video demonstrate our product functionality, it entertained thousands of trade show attendees. Without Animoto's collective support, our company would have needed a time-consuming and wildly expensive video production. Our sales are improving every day with Animoto's help. My hat's off to the team!"
-Jeff Gruber, VP Marketing

Smartsheet
Industry:
Web Applications

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Description:
Providing sneak peak of new product release through an Animoto video.

Testimonial:
"We've been fans of Animoto since their launch and are thrilled that we can now incorporate the production value of their videos into our website to promote the launch of our v2 product."
- Mark Mader, CEO

PRUDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
"Animoto allows me to stand out from the competition. Buyers find my listings hard to forget."
- Herman Chan, Realtor
CANLIS RESTAURANT
"Animoto brought my family & restaurant to life through our website."
- Mark Canlis, Managing Owner
DONNA RAYNE PHOTOGRAPHY
"Every single one of my clients has wanted to purchase a copy."
- Donna Rayne, Photographer
GETTY IMAGES
"Animoto showcases our images in an incredibly engaging way."
- Jeff Beyle, SVP of Business Development
ROSS ANDREW WINERY
"Photos of our winemaking process are now shared in an engaging video format."
- Ross Andrew Mickel, Winemaker
SUPER SOCCER STARS
"Animoto videos make our kids look and feel like super soccer stars."
- Sarah Natchez, General Manager
INDYSTAR.COM
"Animoto allows us to produce professional photo videos within minutes."
- Mike Fender, Director of Photography
HEELARIOUS SHOES
"Animoto videos help express the attitude of our product better."
- Hayden Porter, Owner
THE BARKER LOUNGE
"Our customers love our Animoto videos and look forward to the ones we send out each week!"
- Jason Puleio, Founder
SOCIAL GAMING NETWORK
"Animoto has changed the way we communicate with potential partners and the press."
- Shervin Pishevar, CEO
ADJUSTABLE POT RACKS
"Animoto actually made images of pots entertaining for thousands of trade show attendees."
- Jeff Gruber, Vice President Marketing
SMARTSHEET
"Animoto is helping us promote the launch of our v2 product."
- Mark Mader, CEO