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6 Research-Based Insights About Viral Content

Cision

If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.

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4 Key Elements in Viral Videos

Cision

When it comes to producing viral videos for big brands, Stephen Voltz is about as experienced as they come. With his viral videos for big brands being viewed over 150 million times, Voltz took the stage at Inbound 2015 to share what he believes to be the four key elements found in almost every viral video.

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5 Scariest Halloween Campaigns of the Past Decade

Critical Mention

In 2012, LG wanted to show the world how lifelike its new range of IPS monitors was, so they put a series of nine monitors on the elevator floor. This video quickly went viral and has more than 40 million views on YouTube. The video went viral after its launch with over 600,000 views on YouTube. LG’s falling elevator.

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Caine’s Arcade: How Powerful Storytelling Can Make a Difference

Polaris

In April 2012, Mullick released Caines’s Arcade, an 11-minute video telling the story of Caine, his cardboard arcade and the flash mob. The video quickly went viral, racking up over 1 million views the first day alone. Content Marketing' And the impact on Caine was nothing short of astounding. “The

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What Compels People to Share Your Content?

Waxing UnLyrical

A Harvard marketing professor named Thales Texeira has done some recent studies of content virality and sharing. In his research on viral advertising videos , he found that a very small percentage of advertising videos (0.1%) actually go “viral.” It’s complicated. His findings are pretty illuminating.

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How Digital PR Pros Can Cope with Recent Google Search Updates

Cision

Launched in April 2012, Google’s Penguin update was aimed at sites which spammed search results. As we saw with the recent United Airlines fiasco , crisis news doesn’t take time to go viral. Being a certified digital marketer, he understands how modern technology shapes the PR industry.

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What’s New In B2B Tech PR For 2017

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

In 2017 CX will evolve further, as B2B tech players adopt consumer market strategies to offer a more personalized experience for customers that is rooted in a deep understanding of individual needs. We’ve seen how powerful real-time marketing is for consumer brands that are active on social channels.

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