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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…

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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:…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Examining why ideas spread

This is a guest post from Spike Jones — Group Director of Engagement at WCG and co-author of the book Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable Word of Mouth Movements. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Adam Pedowitz, a big-brained colleague of mine, recently pointed me…

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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….

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The secret science behind big data and 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. Why do some companies, products, and services get more…

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