This guest post is from Andy Nulman — President of Just for Laughs and author of “Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise.” See the original post this was adapted from and more like it on his blog. It has become the social media question for the ages, one that defines our era:…
Viral 2.0
This is a guest post from Jonah Berger, Marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and New York Times bestselling author of “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There’s a lot of excitement around viral. But it’s time to move…
Podcast: Jonah Berger on how to craft contagious content
There’s science behind word of mouth, according to Jonah Berger, author and associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Science that can’t guarantee you a viral hit, but can help you get more people to share your stuff. In fact, Jonah says it’s about much more than being the next YouTube…
How to trigger word of mouth
This is a guest post from Jonah Berger, Marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and New York Times bestselling author of “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There’s a science behind word of mouth and why things go viral….
Excerpt from “Contagious” by Jonah Berger
Bestselling author Jonah Berger shares his insights on why some news stories go viral and what type of content is most likely to be shared.