VaynerMedia Former Content Head Talks Branded Video Storytelling for Social Media Here's why you should create content that strengthens your brand, not the social media platform that distributes it.

By Alex Ragir

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In this edition of The Rough Cut, where we interview the biggest innovators in digital video, Storyhunter Co-Founder Alex Ragir stops by VaynerMedia's studio in Long Island City, New York, to speak with Jason Beauregard, the former head of studio for the agency owned by social media magnate Gary Vaynerchuk. They discussed the state of social video and what not to do when creating content for Facebook and Instagram.

For full episodes of The Rough Cut with Alex Ragir, check out Storyhunter's Video Strategist Blog.

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Alex Ragir

Co-founder of Storyhunter, Award-Winning Journalist and Filmmaker

Alex Ragir is the co-founder of Storyhunter, the world’s leading video creator marketplace and freelancer management system. As an BIZ Experiences helping the most recognized names in video production transform their strategies for the digital era, Alex built the Storyhunter freelancer network from zero to over 25,000 filmmakers, journalists and production companies in 192+ countries (join as a freelancer here). He also hosts The Rough Cut with Alex Ragir, which gives viewers an inside look into most innovative minds in media and marketing. 

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