Overview
Once you have linked Vidyard to Apollo, you can include video in emails sent from within Apollo.
The benefits of using Vidyard in your emails include:
- Dynamic Email Campaigns: Offer your contacts engaging content that piques their interest and provides value.
- Increased Engagement: Provide personalized video messages that speak directly to your customers' needs to increase your Open, Click, and Response rates.
- Streamlined Workflow: Simplify the way you use Vidyard videos with Apollo.
Refer to the sections below for more information about how to import Vidyard videos into Apollo emails.
Import a New Vidyard Video into an Apollo Email
First, follow the steps in the "Link Vidyard to Apollo " article. Then, open the email to which you want to add a video and click the Vidyard icon.
If you're all about that video-in-message flex, you're in the right place. You can access Vidyard from within any email you send from Apollo. If you want to add a video to an isolated email for one specific contact, you can do so from the contact's profile. For more information about how to access a contact's profile, please refer to the "Contact and Account Profile Overview" article.
If you want to add a video to an email in a Sequence, navigate to that Sequence and open the respective email. For more information about how to access Sequences, please refer to the "Sequences Overview" article. Now, best change out of your PJs—you've got engaging videos to make.
Click New Video and choose one of the 3 options: Camera Recording, Screen Recording, or Upload Video.
Create a Camera Recording
To record a new video in which you can talk directly to your contacts, click Camera Recording.
Only you have got the power to get a video rolling. The first time you use this feature, you need to configure your permission settings before you can start to record. Click Allow to give Apollo the proper permissons.
Click the camera selection drop-down to choose your video input.
Then, click the microphone selection drop-down to choose your audio input.
When you are ready to record, click Start Recording.
Use the control buttons on the bottom left of the "Insert Video" modal to Pause and Resume or Stop recording.
Use the button on the bottom-right to record and replace your existing video.
After you click the Stop button, wait a moment for Vidyard to compress and save your video. Watch the video to confirm you are happy with how it came out. Then, name the file and click Share to add the video to your email.
If you want to remove the video, click the Delete icon on the top right of the modal.
Then, click Delete.
To edit the video, click Edit Video in Vidyard.
Create a Screencast
To record a video of your screen, click Screen Recording.
First, you need to enable the Vidyard Chrome extension. Apollo automatically prompts you to install the Vidyard Chrome extension if you don't already have it.
Please note, if you already have the Vidyard Chrome extension, you won't be prompted to install. Skip ahead a few steps, you dynamo.
Click Install Vidyard Chrome Extension.
Click Add to Chrome.
Then, click Add Extension.
Head back to the tab where your Apollo instance is open and continue with the steps below.
Before you clean up your tabs and put on your Sunday best, you need to enable your camera, screen, and microphone permissions so that you can record a video. Click Allow to give Apollo the proper permissions.
If you encounter any issues with screen share recording, take a peek at your System Preferences and make sure Chrome has permission to record your screen.
Click the camera selection drop-down to select your video input.
Then, click the microphone drop-down to select your audio input.
When you are ready to record, click Start Recording.
Select the screen, window, or tab that you want to display in the video and then click Share.
Use the control buttons on the bottom-right of the modal to Pause or Resume, Stop, or Re-record the video.
Click Stop Sharing or the Stop button to end the recording.
Wait a moment for Vidyard to compress and save your video. Watch the video to confirm you are happy with how it came out. Then, name the file and click Share to add the video to your email.
If you want to remove the video, click the Delete icon on the top right.
Then, click Delete.
To edit the video, click Edit Video in Vidyard.
Upload a Video
To add a video from your computer, click Upload a Video.
Select the file that you want to upload and click Open.
Click the checkbox when Apollo finishes uploading your video. Then, click Share.
Import an Existing Video into an Apollo Email
Open the email in which you want to add a video and click the Vidyard icon.
Click the checkbox for the video that you want to import. Then, click Share.
Include too many links in your emails and you can land yourself in the not-so-spectacular SPAM club. Cue the sad trombone. To increase your chances of delivery, remove the automatically generated link below the video you imported before you send the email. The recipient can still access the video by clicking the image. Presto, you're one link lighter and less likely to upset the SPAM gods. For more tips and tricks to avoid the dreaded SPAM designation, feast your eyes on this "Avoid SPAM Filters" article.
To edit or delete a video from your Vidyard library, click the additional options (...) button next to the video and select the appropriate option.
