DreamItReel

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the SVP Sales, US of AcuityAds

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a publicly traded ad tech company working with world-class brands to increase marketing performance.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire DreamItReel to accomplish?

• Our core focus is to run successful campaigns for some of the best brands. In order to hit our performance goals, we need ads that convert. My team uses DreamItReel when our clients don't have creative to provide and are in need of creating scroll-stopping video ads.
• Our company needed someone we can trust and make us look good. DreamItReel delivers every time. Our clients are always happy.

SOLUTION

How did you find DreamItReel?

Referral

Why did you select DreamItReel over others?

Simply put, they know what they're doing and have been doing it for a long time. They have a ton of previous work to look through, have worked in every industry we cover, and have top-notch account management. We really love our account manager.

What was the size of DreamItReel’s team?

10-49

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We've been working with DreamItReel for over 4 years and have worked on over 40 different video and static campaigns together. Many of these need to be optimized for social, so each ad can come in multiple variations based on the platform it wil be used on. They do a great job of optimzing based on best practices. We have also engaged them to create promo videos for our own company.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• High performing ads 
• Client satisfaction 
• Repeat business from our clients

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

We love our account manager. They provide a timeline from the start along with milestones and have never missed any deadlines. The communications has always been great.

What was your primary form of communication with DreamItReel?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are really good at creative strategy and recommendations. We have tried other companies in the past, and while some were good at the execution, they relied on us. We needed a partner that can do both exceptionally well.

Are there any areas for improvement or something DreamItReel could have done differently?

no

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Chief Marketing Officer of Ordway

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

SaaS finance and accounting

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire DreamItReel to accomplish?

• Tell our story in 60 seconds
• Engaging video and audio for audience

SOLUTION

How did you find DreamItReel?

Other

Why did you select DreamItReel over others?

Pricing fit our budget, Good value for cost, Other

What was the size of DreamItReel’s team?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Created two 90-second animated explainer videos to educate buyers on our value proposition and product set. DreamItReel performed storyboarding, motion graphic design, video animation, and provided voice over talent.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Number of video views and word-of-mouth feedback from prospects watching the explainers

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

All project milestones were met as outlined in the statement of work. DreamItReel was receptive to feedback on design and approach. Took corrective actions to better align with our branding and messaging preferences.

What was your primary form of communication with DreamItReel?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

DreamItReel delivers a high-quality product at a fair price in a rapid timeframe. There are three things that stand out about their service:

1. Their customer success/project manager is one of the best! He offers helpful suggestions at each step of the project. He quickly learned our needs and can anticipate requests before we even make them.
2. They are far more flexible than other video animation providers. For example, they are willing to take a first draft script of the video from us rather than requiring us to sit through painful brainstorming processes to write it themselves.
3. They run the whole process over email sending drafts to review at each milestone. It is easy for busy marketing leaders on our team to keep the project moving without having to pause to get on a Zoom call.

Are there any areas for improvement or something DreamItReel could have done differently?

Our legal team would prefer a better contract template

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Cofounder/CEO of DataScava and TalentBrowser

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Our two companies DataScava and TalentBrowser mine raw unstructured text data automatically in real-time using your business language, domain expertise, and patented matching technology so you can get the high-value data you need for use with applications in AI, ML, RPA, BI, Talent, Research, and Operations.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire DreamItReel to accomplish?

• Create videos that explain the functionality and benefits of our patented unstructured data mining products DataScava and TalentBrowser that are easy-under stand videos.
• Create beautiful videos using our two companies' messaging, branding, and vision.
• Create world class videos that stand the test of time and speak to both technologists and business people..

SOLUTION

How did you find DreamItReel?

Referral

Why did you select DreamItReel over others?

High ratings, Close to my geographic location, Pricing fit our budget, Great culture fit, Good value for cost, Referred to me, Company values aligned

What was the size of DreamItReel’s team?

2-5 Employees

What was your primary form of communication with DreamItReel?

In-Person Meeting, Virtual Meeting, Email or Messaging App

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

DreamItReel worked closely with our teams in DataScava and TalentBrowser to produce the two gorgeous videos we have on our websites. To achieve this they took the time to really understand our two highly technical products and also the look and feel we wanted.

They wrote the script for the videos, identified the right voice artist to use, helped us with refining colors, images, style, music -- every part of the video production was managed and fine-tuned by DreamItReel to achieve our objectives. Their hard work and attention to detail are exceptional and we love the videos they created for us!

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Our videos are an important tool we use to explain our products to visitors to our websites, new prospects, new customers, and new partners.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Yes, they delivered our videos on time and within budget.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their ability to translate our vision, message, and technology into beautiful world-class videos that have stood the test of time.

Are there any areas for improvement or something DreamItReel could have done differently?

There was nothing they needed to improve on.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Co-founder and CCO of Grounded World

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a B-corp certified, social impact and brand activation marketing agency, helping brands, retailers and nonprofits articulate their purpose, activate their message and accelerate their impact.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire DreamItReel to accomplish?

• Create a video anthem for our client  showcasing their sustainability initiative.
• Create a series of national tv spots for our clients Tempur-Pedic and Ashley furniture.
• Create a CGI animation to explain a new sustainability process.

SOLUTION

How did you find DreamItReel?

• Referral

Why did you select DreamItReel over others?

• Good value for cost

What was the size of DreamItReel’s team?

• 6-10 Employees

What was your primary form of communication with DreamItReel?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email
• Messaging App

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

With each project we provided initial storyboards and direction and Dream It Reel brought the video to life with Editing, Voice Over (Spanish, English & Chinese) and Graphics. In many cases the actual deliverables were a long tail of sizes, formats and specs for digital, social and commercial media.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• On time delivery
• Happy clients
• unlocked additional incremental assignments

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Delivered on time and on budget. The team is very thorough and responsive and willing to overdeliver whenever possible. They are a true partner to work with.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Very good attention to detail and extremely thorough project management throughout the life of the assignment.

Are there any areas for improvement or something DreamItReel  could have done differently?

None

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m an account executive for an international speakers bureau. I book speakers for various clients and manage three speakers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with DreamItReel?

We wanted to do a promotional video for one of the speakers. I work closely with a country music star; we wanted to create a promotional video so people could understand his show. He was famous for singing with his brothers, but this was a one-person show, so it was very different from what people expected.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

DreamItReel edited and put together a promotional video. The video featured celebrities working with the speaker, highlighted good friends in some stories, and showed pictures and videos of other stars. The speaker gave DreamItReel an acoustic guitar loop he had written to play in the background, and we supplied existing video footage and graphics. DreamItReel didn’t film anything; it was mainly an editing project.

What is the team composition?

We worked with Ravid (CEO & Founder), a main point of contact, and a coordinator.

How did you come to work with DreamItReel?

DreamItReel did some work for our organization in the past, so I had a verbal referral from a coworker. They’d never done anything like a project with a musical artist, but I saw some of their work, and it was excellent. I brought this opportunity to them, and they took it wholeheartedly.

How much have you invested with them?

The speaker paid them $2,000–$3,000.

What is the status of this engagement?

We had a confirmation of the project from the speaker at the end of December 2022, and DreamItReel delivered the final video in March 2023.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

DreamItReel finished the product last week, so we haven’t used it yet in a marketing campaign. Our marketing team uploaded the videos to YouTube and the speaker’s profile page on our website and is working on creating a campaign to promote the speaker with the video.

Moreover, the video was pleasing and creative. Our initial vision wasn’t nearly as good as what DreamItReel came up with. The speaker loved it and was highly pleased with DreamItReel’s work. Even though he handed the project over to us, he reviewed all the rough drafts and was impressed with how the reel came up.

How did DreamItReel perform from a project management standpoint?

They were very timely and responsive. DreamItReel checked in with us and tried to figure out when we’d get all the materials over to them. They would’ve finished the video sooner, but we held them back because we didn’t get them the needed materials.

Our coordinator was in charge of gathering information and ideas from us. We had an initial Zoom call and then communicated exclusively via email.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Besides the creativity they offered, their biggest strength was their communication. They let us know where they were in the process and what they needed from us. Although we held them up a bit, DreamItReel held to some pretty tight deadlines, which we greatly appreciated.

Are there any areas they could improve?

No, I don’t have any suggestions for them. As a customer, I brought my business to DreamItReel because they were responsive, and the end product was worth the investment.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

In our business, you need to invest in promotional materials if you want to be a national speaker. When you’re being considered for a job, it really reflects on you if you don’t have quality marketing materials. DreamItReel does professional, upscale materials, reflecting well on the speaker. I’d advise anyone in our business to invest in a professional reel video because most companies won’t hire you if you don’t have one, or they’ll look down on you if your video looks amateurish.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m part of the leadership team at an investment management firm.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with DreamItReel?

We hired them to produce videos on some of the companies that we invest in.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

DreamItReel provided us with video production services. They helped us put together three videos for our portfolio companies and another video that featured our firm. Each video was about 10 minutes long. We did the script ourselves, but their team handled the rest of the production process, including the editing, interviews, audio, etc. They also created graphics for some of the videos.

What is the team composition?

We worked with three people from their side, including Ravid (CEO & Founder).

How did you come to work with DreamItReel?

We came across DreamItReel on Google. After speaking with several firms, we decided that they were the best fit for our project.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together on this project from April–October 2022.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

DreamItReel delivered exactly what we needed — the videos were all according to our specifications. We also showed the videos to our investors, and they were impressed with the quality.

How did DreamItReel perform from a project management standpoint?

They did a fantastic job from a project management standpoint; they delivered everything on time and stayed within budget. Moreover, they were very thoughtful and communicative, and they listened to what we needed. Overall, they were really easy to work with.

We communicated with them via email and through a video collaboration tool.

What did you find most impressive about them?

We liked how flexible they were in the editing process, which allowed them to come up with a result that everyone loved.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can’t think of anything that DreamItReel could’ve improved on — they exceeded all of our expectations, and we were really happy with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Associate Marketing Manager of Dal-Tile LLC

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Daltile is the best-selling tile brand in America and the largest ceramic manufacturer in the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire DreamItReel to accomplish?

• To bring together our entire tradeshow booth with pillar videos that highlights many parts of our business
• be a focal point of the front of the booth to draw people in
• tell our company story

SOLUTION

How did you find DreamItReel?

Other

Why did you select DreamItReel over others?

• Pricing first our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

What was the size of DreamItReel’s team?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

DreamItReel had to pull together many different components together to create this overarching video. It was a mix of already created videos (many already created by DreamItReel, as we work with them for many video projects) but also a mix of created completely new video assents based on images we provided our products. We sent individual assets of single images, stock footage, logos, and many other branded assets that need to be combined in a clear and cohesive flow.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Awards won of out booth at tradeshow
• word of mouth of success following event
• advertisers wanting to feature our booth in their magazines

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

DreamItReels always goes above and beyond on communication. They are always very prompt on response times and always transparent about the timing they need to help meet our goals. They go above and beyond to help us meet our timelines even when they are tight. They are wonderful patterns that help us meet our goals.

What was your primary form of communication with DreamItReel?

Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

How quickly they make revisions and in general the people. William is amazing to work with and we truly enjoyed working on projects with the whole team.

Are there any areas for improvement or something DreamItReel could have done differently?

not at all. they are great how they are!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the account supervisor for the brand who hired for this production. I am the main point of contact for the brand & decision maker when it comes to vendor selections.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire DreamItReel, and what were your goals?

We hired DIR to produce both static and gif assets for our client, highlighting their new sheet colors. Our goal of the shoot was to get some net new assets that the client hadn't ever had before, and to get some great motion shots of the product in action.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We found DIR through Linkedin after I was approached by an account lead. We had several discussions with the team and decided to hire them after agreeing to a budget. The deciding factor for this production was the cost. Our client had a limited budget for the production shoot and DIR was able to work within our range to make it happen.

Describe the video(s) and the process in detail, including the project steps and all stages of production.

The lead up to the production is always a bit hectic, securing location, talent, clothing etc. No production happens without its blips, but it's important to note that DIR took ownership of making it happen. When certain talent didn't work out, they handled. When location didn't work out, they handled. At the end of the day, they got us to production day pretty seamlessly.

Who did you work with and what was the feedback process like?

We worked with Ravid, Barbara, and William, alongside Neal the photographer. All were great to work with. Post production was pretty seamless and our edits came back great and on time.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Having new assets drove significant lift in sales for the company. They laid a foundation for the new brand look and feel on digital and we still use the assets today in various ways. We feel having these assets was a huge success for this client, and we're glad we had DIR as a partner to make it happen within our budget.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Without a formal producer on set, Ravid did a great job coordinating talent, location and making sure meals were provided etc. We know that is a full time job and at the time, we were a small agency that didn't have connections to producers. Now looking back, DIR provided that service to us and we're grateful for that.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Similar to our small agency, DIR took charge wherever they could. No producer, no problem. Ravid (Owner) was responsible for not only acting as a producer, but also as a Director of Production for the shoot. He was very hands on, communicative, and I felt their whole team was there to get the job done, and get it done right.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

During the pre-production process, things could have gone smoother. But I fully understand that we could have had a producer on our side to help their team make that process smoother. We had an account person acting as internal producer and with production of any size, should have had a formal producer on set. DIR worked with us through this and still made the production a success.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of an advertising & marketing company 

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Digital marketing agency

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire DreamItReel to accomplish?

• Make incredible content

SOLUTION

How did you find DreamItReel?

Referral

Why did you select DreamItReel over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from DreamItReel were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The scope of work was video editing and delivering final products to our corporate clients.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Client approval and subsequent use on multiple social media platforms.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The items were delivered on time. Ravid and his team responded go our needs in an extremely effective and prompt manner.

What was your primary form of communication with DreamItReel?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The attention and care that Ravid puts into all our projects.

Are there any areas for improvement or something DreamItReel could have done differently?

Nothing to be said; they provide fantastic service!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Investor Relations Associate of a financial services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We curate unique and exclusive opportunities for our global network of investors

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire DreamItReel to accomplish?

Edit raw footage to create a professional and compelling video for one of our new investment vehicles

SOLUTION

How did you find DreamItReel?

• Referral
• Other

Why did you select DreamItReel over others?

• Referred to me

How many teammates from DreamItReel were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Dreamit was provided raw studio footage and was tasked with producing a 57 minute, fully produced video with less than a week's turnaround time to finalize

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

We needed our first and subsequent drafts on a very fast turnaround in order to meet our internal deadlines. We needed the video to be professional and for the Dreamit team to have an acute attention to detail, especially on such a long-form video

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The Dreamit team was remarkably responsive and professional, taking all of our edits into account and providing clear lines of communication. With each step, we knew what to expect and what the path forward would be. They went out of their way to meet our very short timeline.

What was your primary form of communication with DreamItReel?

• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Their level of professionalism and their responsiveness

Are there any areas for improvement or something DreamItReel could have done differently?

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