VidThanks in the real world
One story we can show you end-to-end today, and the playbooks our customers run every day.
Helmet Heroes Thailand: thanking donors and winning Google video reviews
Helmet Heroes Thailand is a nonprofit that gives free, TIS-certified motorcycle helmets and road-safety education to children across Thailand — and it runs its supporter communications on VidThanks. It was founded by VidThanks founder Rick Brown, which makes it our longest-running production deployment: every feature ships to Helmet Heroes first.
Donor thank-yous. Instead of a templated receipt email, sponsors receive a personal video thank-you. Watch tracking shows which supporters engaged, so follow-ups go to people who actually opened and watched.
Video reviews on Google. At partner businesses and events, supporters use the free VidThanks review recorder to film a short video on the spot, save it to their phone, and post it straight to the business's Google profile — video content that makes those listings stand out in local search.
Campaigns at scale. School campaigns (like the Chiang Mai school drive) pair QR codes with video updates so sponsors see where their helmets went.
The playbooks
The patterns VidThanks customers run, by industry. Your business could be the named case study here — tell us your story and we'll feature it.
Restaurants & cafés
A QR code on the receipt or table tent invites happy guests to record a 30-second video of their visit. They get the video to share on social; a one-tap prompt walks them to your Google review page while the goodwill is fresh.
Multi-location brands
Each location runs its own QR campaign with separate branding and analytics, while head office sees performance across every branch from one dashboard — which location is collecting reviews, and which is falling behind.
Training & internal comms
Record once with the teleprompter, distribute by email campaign, and track exactly who watched and for how long — onboarding, safety training, and weekly leadership messages with read receipts instead of hope.