$8.2k Agency Video Lost to a £20 Five-Minute Product Demo

The expensive vendor shipped generic laptop stock footage after six weeks. A cheap, direct product video made the offer click, so demo clarity beats polish here.

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The quote moved from $3k to $5.2k via revision-cycle fees; scope clauses can quietly erase agency budget control.
They supplied assets, screenshots, and a full Loom walkthrough, yet the output stayed generic. Raw product context did not survive outsourcing.
The replacement took 5 minutes and £20, then triggered “I finally get what you do.” Conversion copy and demo clarity mattered more than production value.

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