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How Lean Marketing Teams Can Win With Video in 2026

For marketers who’ve felt that video is too expensive, too technical, or too time-consuming, this episode offers a clear takeaway: you don’t need a big budget or a big team to make video work, you just need the right approach and tools. Video is one of the most powerful content formats for marketers, but for years it also felt out of reach. That’s no longer the case. Today, creating high-quality video for every channel is easier and more affordable than ever and video consistently ranks as one of the top-performing content types across channels. In this episode, Elise Beck, Senior Director of Product Marketing at Wistia, shares how today’s marketers can create impactful video easily and affordably, even with lean teams and limited budgets. Video is uniquely effective for companies with complex products, long buying cycles, and technical audiences. From product demos and explainers to webinars and podcasts, video allows marketers to scale knowledge, replace in-person demos or plant tours, and communicate ideas that are difficult to explain with text alone. Video creation has become far more accessible in recent years. Elise explains how modern tools for recording, editing, and polishing video, has lowered the barrier to entry for marketers who don’t have video production backgrounds. Features like screen recording, simple editing, AI-powered audio cleanup, social clip generation, and automated captions help marketers develop and publish quality video content. This episode also explores the evolving role of video in search and AI-driven discovery. As generative search and large language models change how buyers find information, Elise explains how making video content readable by AI is becoming increasingly important for visibility and reach. The episode goes beyond creation into measurement, highlighting how video analytics can give marketers and sales teams deeper insight into buyer engagement. Finally, the discussion looks ahead to emerging trends in video marketing, including AI-assisted ideation, localization, and the ongoing debate around synthetic video and avatars. Elise emphasizes the importance of balancing innovation with authenticity, especially for technical and industrial brands where trust and credibility matter most. Key Takeaways Video’s true power lies in its ability to simplify complexity and enable authentic communication at scale Embedding transcripts and enabling AI to read video content transforms videos into accessible, searchable assets, increasing reach and relevance. AI streamlines recording, editing, and post-production, making video creation feasible for small teams or individuals. Features like integrated editing tools enable quick turnaround and testing of video content. Organizations are bringing video production internally, leveraging AI for ideation, scripting, and editing, reducing reliance on external vendors. Trust and genuine human connection are prioritized over AI-generated video, especially in technical fields All-in-one video solutions like Wistia empower lean teams to execute comprehensive video strategies efficiently. Resources Connect with Elise on LinkedIn:   / elisesbeck   Connect with Wendy on LinkedIn:   / wendycovey   Learn more about Wisita: https://wistia.com/ Learn more about Wistia's State of Video Research Report: https://wistia.com/learn/marketing/vi... AI Benchmark: Will Smith Eating Spaghetti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Sm... Related Episode: How to Add Value-Driven Videos to Your Content Marketing Mix: https://165060.hubspotpreview-na1.com... Register for the Industrial Marketing Summit: https://industrialmarketingsummit.com/