So ... according to the latest research by Ad-ology, 28% of small business owners are planning to use online video advertising to market their companies in 2010.

A percentage this high clearly suggests that online video marketing is here to stay and that the reluctance of smaller companies to embrace video technologies is futile. It's also reflects a renewed sense of optimism among small business owners about the direction of the global economy, combined with the increased affordability of corporate video production and video adverts. There is nothing to suggest that this trend won't continue apace. 

Here's a video that Spectrecom produced nearly three years ago for Coleshill Organics, who were clearly well ahead of the game.