Being frank, the majority of client follow-ups are a mess. You leave a meeting (or a call), you intend to do something, and then, the information sort of comes out of your head during the following 48 hours. There is one important thing that the client said about budget timing. Or they talked of a new decision-maker. Or they dropped in passing the traditional ‘We are also talking to two other vendors.’
And what do we do with that? We type a rushed email. Or we slap “Follow up next week” into a task list with zero context. Or we just stand by and hope that the client will not forget us. Video notes can really come in handy here, particularly among individuals who spend eight hours a day in CRM (customer relationship management) systems and Outlook.
What video notes actually mean (not TikTok, relax)
A video note is usually one of these:
- An immediate personal follow-up video to the client.
30-90 seconds. Hey SuchAndSuch, great talking today… Here’s what I’m doing next, here’s what you said mattered most. Don’t actually say SuchAndSuch! - A private internal recap video
You record a short “memory capsule” right after the call: key facts, tone, objections, next steps. This is gold when you have people on your team, but it is an also a useful tool when you are alone and playing the 40 conversations game.
You’re not making cinema. You are freezing the reality before it fades away.
Why video works when text fails (and yes, there’s data behind it)
Many sales and customer success teams rely on video since it breaks inbox fatigue. One stat that was older but remains still-cited through Salesloft: when salespeople used video in sales emails the open rates improved by 16% and the response rates by 26% (their figures, their context, still directionally useful).
Vidyard also sums up industry statistics and says video outreach can boost response rates of a high percentage of reps (once again: marketing source, but again just in line with what most sales organizations claim in practice).
And if you want a concrete example: SendSpark published a case study describing a rep who saw a ~40% higher response rate when adding personalized video. Case studies are not peer-reviewed science, but a real-life indication.
Personalization is no longer a choice, either. Personalization is one of the key customer expectations and focus areas of HubSpot, as reported in their service trends (their data on CRM leaders is even more specifically on customer experience). So video performs because it feels human. Not because it’s optimized. It’s the voice, the face, the tiny cues. People trust that more than another templated paragraph.
Where Clideo fits (and why it’s not a random name drop)
Here’s the practical friction point: recording video is easy. Sending a clean video is where people stall.
You don’t need After Effects. You need:
- trim the awkward start (“uh… hi… can you hear me?”)
- crop the frame (so your face isn’t a tiny dot in the corner)
- add quick text (“Next steps” / date / link)
- maybe add subtitles because a lot of people watch muted
That’s exactly the kind of lightweight editing Clideo AI is built for: quick trimming/cutting, cropping/resizing for common formats, and adding text/subtitles. And yes, I’m intentionally recommending something simple. Because the best workflow is the one you’ll actually do on a Tuesday when you’re tired and mildly angry at humanity.
The real secret: don’t just send videos, index them
If video notes just live in random folders, they become another form of chaos. The relationship boost happens when video becomes part of your client record. There are platforms that are basically about keeping contacts, calendars, tasks, and notes consistent across devices and keeping the data structured. If you use Outlook as your hub, or a desktop CRM, some platforms are specifically positioned around syncing those records to mobile and back, often with a two-way sync model.
So the play is:
Create video note, edit with a free video editor, attach it to a contact, create next step task, put the follow-up date on calendar.
A simple workflow you can actually keep up with
Step 1: Record immediately after the call (60 seconds).
Either:
- a client-facing follow-up (Here’s what I understood… next step is on me), or
- an internal recap (Budget is tight, but timing is urgent. Main objection: integration risk.)
Step 2: Clean it up in Clideo (2 minutes).
Trim, crop, maybe a title card like:
“ACME / Feb 11 / Next steps”
If it’s client-facing, add subtitles if you want to be fancy (or if your client is always in meetings and watches muted).
Step 3: Store it where future-you can find it.
This matters more than the video itself.
- Put the link/file name in the client’s Notes
- Add a Task: “Send proposal + include video recap link”
- Add Calendar reminder: “Follow up Thursday, refer to video note”
(And yes, you can do this in a bunch of CRMs. The reason some fans care is because they want that structure to stay consistent across desktop + phone, without relying on five different accounts fighting each other.)
Why this strengthens relationships (in plain terms)
It does three things:
- Clients feel remembered.
When you repeat back what mattered to them, in their language, you score trust points. It’s not manipulation. It’s competence. - You reduce re-explaining tax.
Clients hate repeating themselves. Video notes help you show continuity. Last time you said X, so I did Y. - You execute faster.
Because your tasks aren’t generic. They’re contextual. Follow up becomes follow up about the procurement timeline + security review. Big difference.
One caution (because this can backfire)
Don’t send a video just to send a video. If it’s empty, it’s worse than text. Also: keep it short. If you ramble for 4 minutes, you’ve basically created a new chore for the client. I’d cap client-facing video notes at 90 seconds unless they explicitly ask for more.