And that realization is dawning on accounting firms. "We have noticed that more and more people, even though they may be referred, go to the Internet to look for information," says Amedeo Luongo Sr., a partner at Mendonca Partners, a CPA firm in New Jersey.

If your business thinks that online video marketing is the future; think again. Industries like accounting and law firms, that have traditionally driven their revenue with face-to-face relationships, are starting to use website video content marketing to drive new business opportunities.

While videos can't replace face-to-face interactions, it can help to build trust even before those all-important first meetings with potential clients. The reason for corporate online video production at Berdon, CPA firm in New York City, was based on an ever-increasing number of clients doing more research way before reaching out to them. "People assume that with a firm of our size, we have the brainpower. But [our clients] need the confidence of seeing the people that are actually doing the work. By using video we are establishing rapport even before they meet with us," says Berdon's marketing manager Jim Termniello.

Even though you've heard all of this, you're still not convinced because your company has always driven sales with traditional face-to-face interactions meetings to build and cultivate relationships. While these relationships are critical late in the sales process, a planned flow of ongoing B2B professional website video content will help your accounting firm get more face-to-face sales opportunities.

The major fact is your next client is watching video to make decisions. Consumer behavior is leading they way as we have quickly become a nation of watchers, not readers. ComScore reports that 75 million viewers watch online video per day (YES, that is PER DAY) and 40 billion videos are streamed per month, and these numbers are, according to Forrester Research, going to increase over the next few years. So for accounting firms looking to grow their business, adding website video content will be to responding to the behavior of watching more and more online business video marketing content.

Both Berdon, and Mendonca Partners are offering more valuable first interactions because they are making it easy for their customers to do their research, during off hours and via their mobile devices. The net benefit, new clients are able to get enough information and build up a comfort level with the company the need in order to make that all-important phone call to set up an appointment.

Luongo seconds Berdon's rationale, "Video is a very interactive and very easy medium to use. Today's busy executives do not have time to go and read through pages and pages of script and if you have a video that gets right to the point and is interesting enough for people to watch it will have a greater effect."

Typical business objectives that you can receive from B2C and B2B sales videos are – better SERP, increase time on website, improved conversion rates and leads, social sharing and engagement, increased trust and rapport that leads to winning new business. People greatly prefer watching video over reading text because of its ability to engage and inform in a short amount of time.

Your next clients are busy people. Video can give them feel for your company's personality and how you can solve their problem. Why not make it easy for them to get to know your company better and show them that you're the right choice? This is why Terminello adds that website corporate video production "is a permanent and long term component of our marketing efforts."

There is no better time than today to convert that next referral checking you out on your website...they are probably on your site right now!