The Viral Content Myth

Wikimotive Viral Shark

Are you looking to go viral today? Do you want the magic formula, the secret spell, that alchemical reaction that will transform your tired old content into a vibrant viral rocket, blasting into the social-sphere of your target audience and sending them over the moon with purchasing-joy? Well…too bad. Buck up buttercup, because contrary to what many of the affordable SEO companies out there are saying, there simply isn’t a viral shortcut.

(Sorry to disappoint you, but anyone who says otherwise is either a liar or an idiot. They can choose which, I’m generous that way.)

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The Rise of “Fake” Viral Videos

Fake Viral Video

Every marketing department or digital marketing agency dreams of hitting it big with a viral video that is not only popular, but also benefits their brand in some way. There’s nothing wrong with a branded viral video. Pepsi MAX & Kyrie Irving Present: “Uncle Drew” is one example of a branded video done right; it takes a genuinely entertaining concept – NBA player Kyrie Irving dresses up like an old man and plays in a pickup game in New Jersey – and dabbles in a minimal amount of product placement (there are a couple shots of onlookers, probably placed there by Pepsi, drinking Pepsi MAX). Unfortunately, many brands are attempting to hide their involvement in viral videos by making it seem like the video was created by ordinary individuals.

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The Path to Posting the Perfect Pic (and possibly going viral)

Perfect Pic

For most people and most pictures, sharing it on Facebook or Twitter is enough. It may be a quick snapshot of you and your friends out on the town or a cool sunset from a mountaintop and sharing it with our friends and family is enough. Other times, we’re able to capture something amazing, stunning, hilarious, or otherwise important enough to want to expose it to the rest of the world.

With those, we want to go viral. Here’s a (relatively) quick way to maximize the exposure of your perfectly-timed, once-in-a-lifetime shot.

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Flashback: Leeroy Jenkins, YouTube Star

Leeroy Jenkins

Something blew my mind last night. I was discussing a product launch strategy with a friend at a local Starbucks when I said, “Sometimes, you just have to go Leeroy Jenkins-style and charge into the room.”

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Viral Marketing: How Contagious is it?

Viral Marketing

The term ‘viral marketing’ may not sound particularly pleasant but it can be the key to a business’ online market success and has taken the internet by storm over the last few years.

Viral marketing is an extremely powerful marketing tactic which, if successful, will change your business forever. Viral marketing is basically good old-fashioned ‘word of mouth’ which, whilst always massively important, has been supercharged thanks to the Internet.

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