Video must be a part of your gym marketing. See why the FLIP camcorder is a great tool for your business.
Video marketing is not a fad. Broadband technology has made it easy to stream video to your Fitness website. We have all been trained since we were kids that watching TV is fun. And in today’s fast paced World your customers have less time to read.
The easiest way to use effective video marketing for your Gym is with
the FLIP video camcorder.
First, it’s the price. Most consumer camcorders cost from $300 to $2,000 dollars. The FLIP has one model that only costs $100 and another that can cost about $200 dollars. So you can afford to have 3 FLIP video camcorders around your Gym so you don’t miss out on any valuable footage. Now your Fitness director, Group class instructor and your Nutritionist can have a FLIP handy to capture the moment.
Next it’s the size of the FLIP video camera. The FLIP has made a big leap in decreasing the size to something that fits in the palm of your hand. This makes it convenient to keep in your pocket so it’s ready to go when you are.
Then the quality of the picture and sound is sensational for the price. The FLIP quality is more than adequate for most informal CANDID shooting you will be doing in your Health and Fitness business.
The FLIP camcorder is what the most popular Website and Blog marketers are using these days to create video content. The sound is incredible and the FLIP engineers have done a great job making the sound seem LIVE as if you were actually in the scene.
The user friendliness is my favorite feature. Just point and shoot, start, stop and play. It’s that easy. I didn’t read the manual and had a recorded video downloaded into my computer in 10 minuets.
The FLIP has a little USB arm that pops out and plugs into your computers USB port. The first time you hook it to your USB it automatically loads the integrated software. It’s GENIUS.
The software makes it so easy to email the video instantly. Upload it to YouTube or save it on your hard drive for video editing. And the FLIP software has easy to use video editing software built in that makes you look like an expert.
And there is no fussing with tapes or memory cards. The mini hard drive built can handle as much as two and a half hours of video before you need to download it onto your computer hard drive.
Here are the differences between the FLIP models so you can find the one that is right for your Gym business marketing.
The FLIP Ultra: This is the lowest cost entry-level product. It is 4.25″ x 2.19″ and weighs 6 ounces. The recording time is 2 hours, and it has 4GB of internal memory. It is available in black, white, yellow, and pink colors. The viewfinder screen is 2.0″ and has a resolution of 960×240 pixels.
The power for this model comes only from 2 x AA batteries. This is good because you never have to plug it in to charge. Just make sure you always have an extra pair of AA batteries handy. My batteries seem to last longer than any other battery powered device I use.
The FLIP Ultra HD: This model has the same physical dimensions and weight as the Ultra. But this model has the HD, high definition video feature. It comes in black and white and has a recording resolution of 1280×720. This model will record at least 2 hours of footage and has a 8GB internal memory.
This model also includes an HDMI output port. And uses rechargeable AA battery pack. So you can use regular AA batteries or you can plug your FLIP in at night and recharge the batteries.
The FLIP Mino: This model is even more portable and comes in a smaller size. It is only 3.94″ x 1.97″ and it only weighs 3.3 ounces. The screen measures 1.5″ diagonal and has 528×132 pixels.
This smaller size model records only 1 hour of video footage on an internal 2GB memory. You get a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which gives you 4 hours of use on a full charge. It also comes with a USB port power adaptor. You get color options of black or white and the video quality is the same as the Ultra.
The FLIP Mino HD: This model is the most technically advanced. It is the same size as the FLIP Mino with the addition of the HD, high definition recording quality. The rechargeable lithium-ion batteries will give you about 2 hours of use on a full charge. The video quality is the same as the FLIP Ultra HD.
I hope this information gets you excited about taking a library of great video content that lets your future customers know what your Gym business is all about.
Click here to go to the FLIP website for more information and to order your new Video camcorder to improve your Health Club video marketing.
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