Executive Summary
In the year 2005 US book sales exceeded 23 billion dollars according to the AAP. Twenty percent of the 23 billion dollars were spent on instructional books. Our educational budget equaled 24 percent of the United States GNP.
With the obvious growth of computers, Internet, and broadband connectivity, OIVS intends to capture this market opportunity by offering an innovative method of delivering instructional content. Together we can change the way the world learns.
ONLINE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS, INC. (OIVS) is pleased to offer you the opportunity to experience and benefit from this exciting and innovative multi million dollar venture partnership.
What is OIVS?
Online Instructional Videos (OIVS) is a multimedia educational gateway offering exciting Web-based instructional videos that will ultimately lead to a much easier learning experience. We offer an alternative to traditional methods of interpreting content such as an instructional book, or attending long term lecture based classrooms.
Often compared to the slow growing e-learning, (which in most cases is nothing more than an electronic text based home study program). OIVS offers much more by creating a rich multimedia educational experience. This is achieved by allowing the viewer to watch web based videos presented by a “real” human with a very personal one – on – one approach. And because each person has a unique way of learning, several different videos/authors on the same topic will be available.
OIVS positioning is that of a publishing, distribution, and production house all in one contracting the most knowledgeable instructors from all over the world.
Primary Service
While there are endless ways to harness the value of instructional videos over the web, our primary focus will be the teaching of software online.
Our customers will be able to learn their favorite software with a visual and audible approach to learning. These segmented lessons will assist our customers in mastering the latest graphic design programs, financial software, operating systems, desktop publishing, 3D and multimedia applications, web publishing programs, and many others.
A common question that we have to ask ourselves, will customers really want instructional videos?
Polls and studies from various resources show that when customers are given a choice between finding the answers using a physical instructional book, electronic text based e-learning, or having someone demonstrates the task at hand using audio and video, more than 95 percent of the user chose to instructional videos. In many cases, customers are requesting instructional videos even when the question is not included in the survey.
How many books can you carry at any given time?
One great advantage of web-based videos is that the customer can be anywhere on any Internet-enabled computer and/or mobile device. Imagine having your entire library of books available at any time, or place. Regardless if you are at your hotel, work, home office, or even at school, OIVS offers you the ability to watch instructional videos where you want and when you want.
Rapid Results
The power of our products, coupled with the advantages of being able to easily locate specific content using powerful electronic search capabilities, empowers users to save time, money, and resources by quickly obtaining the information needed to complete their learning tasks.
Purchasing Flexibility
OIVS customers will have the option to purchase a single video of content that is of immediate interest to them at that particular moment, or choose from several flexible subscription models that pertain to their line of work, and/or interest.
Phase 2
It is real easy to get excited about the potential for Online Instructional videos. Once realized, you will soon see that the potential for creating Instructional Videos has no boundaries, and the potential is limitless. Though our primary focus is to create Software Instructional Videos, phase two of this business plan explores just a few additional opportunities that easily fit into this same exciting space.
Entering into the corporate Space
OIVS multimedia educational portal resources will also be able to serve to create and distribute corporate media as well. Corporations around the world are realizing the value of consistent content that can be created once and instantly distributed to all their employees.
Business videos would include: business policies and procedures, safety content, marketing information and sales training just to name a few.
Our business/corporate clients will be able to contract OIVS to produce, manage, edit, and update content using our recording technologies, staff and facilities. The OIVS corporate business clients will also have the choice to host their content using our secure servers and a client branded easy to navigate interface complete with full secure log-in areas.
Employees of the subscribed corporations will be able to obtain access to material easily and securely, thus, reducing training cost, traveling time, and the resources needed to create and host material themselves, all the while enabling employees to get up to speed with new and accurate information on a timely basis.
Entering into the retail space
Another exciting offering from OIVS is what we call the "Assembly Required Instructional Videos". OIVS will offer companies such as IKEA® or Circuit City®, etc. the ability to give their customers access to assisted assembly required videos. No longer will the customer have to pull out paper instructions to try to assemble their new furniture, electronic system, sophisticated toys, and endless other items that required intense instructions for the product he/she has just purchased.
OIVS would offer companies like IKEA® the opportunity to create video demonstration showing their customers how to assemble the newly purchased item.
Because this content lives online, the user will be able to access the content three or four years later to say disassemble and reassemble their furniture in a new location. This type of offering will save companies millions of dollars in preventing returned merchandise, endless customer service issues and ultimately will create and retain many more satisfied customers.
After implementing assembly required videos, the only thing that will be returning to the store will be the customer to make additional purchases.
Electronic Retail Space
Coupled in the assembly-required video services, is the "Install Instructional Videos. Many computer and gadget users are still very nervous when installing new hardware or software on their computers and devices; OIVS would offer step-by-step personalized (human) video instruction to help the user understand exactly what they are installing and the results they should obtain.
Web Based Video Commercials
Additionally, OIVS can also take advantage of our facilities to create web-based advertising videos to allow our Web clients to disseminate their content in an entertaining and exciting multimedia approach. web-based video advertisements are already proving to be much more effective than the conventional static text and graphic web content.
Motivational and Instructional Seminars
Another very lucrative business is the seminar business; OIVS will allow users to attend a live and or a pre-recorded seminar all within the convenience of their home or office. No more expensive plane trips, hotel stays, or car rental prices just to see there favorite speaker. In addition, there is always information that seminar attendees wish they could view again and again. With recorded seminars this is possible. Think of us as the TIVO® for motivational seminars.
If it can be taught we can provide it
Guitar lessons, cooking, dancing, home construction projects, virtually "anything and everything" you can imagine, can be generated into a money-making Web-based instructional video.
Executive Summary Closing
Will everyone be able to take advantage of OIVS?
In one answer, yes! OIVS has developed and mastered the ability to deliver web-based instructional video content to the end users in multiple bandwidth options, various languages and even for the hearing impaired, all at a price point that makes sense regardless if the customer is an individual or a large corporation. We intend to provide these innovative online instructional videos solutions to supplement, if not outright replace many aspects of the traditional long-term, lecture-based classroom instructions, instructional books or e-learning formats.
With any business profit has to be a given. It is the huge potential for profits that will allow OIVS the opportunity to give back by offering generous assistance to low income, and disabled individuals and/or communities. We also strive to be a business with strong integrity and we have a goal of producing the perfect customer experience. From the point of sale to the friendliest customer service, OIVS will set the bar for how a customer should be treated.
Opportunity
Your partnership in this venture will also make an impact globally, environmentally and educationally. In essence, capitalizing on this market will create the potential for both enormous personal gain and financial reward.
