This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Mirum and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT Delete” was released in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Make them cry. When speaking to marketers about what kind of advertising…
In a world of stuntvertising, Taylor Swift schools brands
All filler. No killer.
This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT Delete” was released in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Everyone wants a hit. That was the general sentiment around the…
The foolproof, two-step secret to go viral!
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…
How to make your content go viral
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. If you asked Google a few years ago, “What makes things go…
Video: How Corning turns a viral success into a scalable word of mouth conversation
When a BtoB’s YouTube video trends higher than Lady Gaga for any amount of time, you know they have something worth talking about. But as Corning’s “A Day Made of Glass” video soared past 21 million views, they had to find a way to keep the conversation going. Luckily for them, as a 162-year-old business,…
Video: Lessons from NVIDIA’s viral video success
The problem with viral videos is while everyone wants one, no one can tell you how to make one. As NVIDIA’s former Social Media Manager, Shanee Ben-Zur admits, her team couldn’t have predicted the success of their product demo video on YouTube. But that didn’t stop them from learning (and sharing) what methods helped the…
How NVIDIA coordinated their PR, social, & product teams to produce a video that went viral
Our sister brand SocialMedia.org hosts the incredible BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference series — and their next one is coming up in Chicago on July 18. BlogWell events are all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups — just big companies sharing what they’ve learned. You’ll get practical, how-to…