
Because a BriefingChannel™ is accessed online by any number of parties, expensive mailing, printing and duplication costs are a thing of the past. The graph below demonstrates how much you can save - and doesn't even include the hassle and wasted time factors of printing, packaging and delivery...
*Assumptions: Based on average courier cost from UK to European/US destination. Includes proposal budget and duplication of VHS from Digibeta. Cheap proposal is black & white photocopied document with no design cost. Quality proposal is designed and litho-printed to average quality. Costs of bulk printing based on 50 copies. Cost of video duplication based on quantity stated. BriefingChannels™ cost based on content containing title, synopsis, standard resolution video/soundtrack, episodes list, budget and producer background pages.
| | Hardcopy Proposals | BriefingChannels™ |
| Time to launch? | One month | One week |
| Time to courier? | 17 hours min-48 hours max | Instant |
| Reliability of delivery? | Hit and miss | 100% |
| Targeted Viewer Rate? | Hit and miss | 100% |
| Ease of use | Buyer has to find a video & TV to watch | One click at own computer |
| Ability to fwd to colleagues and/or other offices | Expensive & time consuming | Instantaneous if you choose to give password |
| Impact | Negative - Buyers hate piles of proposals/videos | Positive - Zero space, instant access, perfect imagery |
| Presentation by phone call | No | Yes |
| Can you track viewers | No | Yes |
| One-click "I'm interested" | No, letter required | Yes |
Broadcasters, distributors, studios, and others know that a Saturn BriefingChannel™ will be a simple, impressive, content-rich overview of the production under discussion.
BriefingChannels™ are the beginning of the end for written production proposals, video/DVD trailers/promos, and demo tapes.

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