A video just for you: How personalized video is changing the game

by Jen Bergen |

In the last few years, we’ve seen personalization emerge as an exciting new trend in interactive video. This technology pulls data about users to create unique personalized video experiences, making users feel as though they’re having a live, one-on-one interaction about their specific situation.

How does personalization work?

A good example of personalization would be a wireless carrier’s customer bill. Because companies usually share these statements in a static format—either online or in...

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10 steps to successfully redesigning your website in under 3 months

by Jennifer Burak |

A few weeks ago, we shared why we decided to redesign our new website in under three months. If you missed that post, stop what you're doing and read it here (it's a three-minute read, we promise!).

So, to jump back in where we left off, our target personas were the real catalyst for change and the redesign of our new website. We took specific, purposeful steps to apply our newly established positioning, target personas, and solution offering to the site's design, layout, navigation,...

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Improve your Oscars knowledge! Play ABC News' interactive Oscars quizzes

by Jen Bergen |

Hollywood's biggest night, the 89th Academy Awards, is less than a week away, and ABC News has been gearing up. Part of its "Know the News" series, ABC News has created interactive Oscars quizzes using Rapt Media technology, giving players the chance to test their knowledge on everything from the nominated films to trivia about the Oscars host, Jimmy Kimmel. Check them out and play below!

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Why enterprise companies should go interactive

by Erika Trautman |

This post was originally published by Kaltura on Feb. 16, 2017.

The mass consumption of online video hit an all-time high in 2016. Facebook, Snapchat, and YouTube alone saw more than 20 billion video views per day—a trend that’s most definitely changing consumer expectations as it relates to all of our online experiences, whether as an employee or consumer.

The question for big enterprise companies isn’t whether or not to include video in their communications, training, and customer...

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Is a total website redesign in 3 months a crazy idea? Yes, and here’s why we did it

by Jennifer Burak |

You know that phrase, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?” I’m not sure that this applies here, but I would like to think that it does. The truth is, performing a complete website redesign in 3 months almost killed us (and it did indeed make us stronger), but when you know that it is critical to the business, the phrase “where there is a will, there is a way” definitely applies.

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Kaltura Webinar: Make Your Video Training Interactive

by Jen Bergen |

According to recent data, most companies are missing the mark when it comes to employee onboarding, learning, and engagement. Are you among them?

Join us on Thursday, February 23 for an expert-led webinar: “Make Your Video Training Interactive” by registering here. This event—hosted by Kaltura and Rapt Media—will feature insights from four industry leaders and will guide you toward the development of more engaging, cost-effective, and impactful training programs. You’ll leave with the tools...

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Allianz Global Investors, Casual Films win 'Best Candidate Interaction' RAD Award

by Jen Bergen |

The Oscars may still be a month away, but for those in the recruitment advertising industry, their big night just happened. The 26th annual RAD Awards (Recruitment Advertising and Design), which celebrate the very best in recruitment communications and are considered by recruitment marketing professionals to be on par with winning an Oscar, took place January 26 in London.

We're thrilled to share that our partner, Casual Films, took home a RAD award this year for its work with Allianz Global...

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