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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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State of Content Marketing 2019: Creativity Strikes Back

Contently - Strategy

Content marketing just doesn’t work,” they said. I’ve worked at Contently, one of the pioneers in content marketing, since 2013. After hundreds of meetings and workshops this year, I feel confident that content marketing is about to take a big leap—thanks to a few key factors.

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5 Scariest Halloween Campaigns of the Past Decade

Critical Mention

In 2013, to promote “Carrie,” a remake of the original 1976 version, its distribution company MGM Films created a Halloween surprise for customers who were taking a coffee break at a local coffee shop in New York. This video quickly went viral and has more than 40 million views on YouTube. MGM films staged a telekinetic surprise.

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

Polaris

The video quickly went viral, racking up over 1 million views the first day alone. Its signature event is the Global Cardboard Challenge, held in 2013 and 2014 on the Saturday closest to the anniversary of the 2012 flash mob. Content Marketing' And the impact on Caine was nothing short of astounding.

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Generational Targeting: How to Market to Everyone

Cision

According to a 2013 study by ThinkGoogle , the average consumer consults 12 sources before making a purchasing decision. What content can you create that will become one of those 12, and how can you make sure your product or service is the end result? This is exemplified in the rise of bloggers, influencers, and viral videos.

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30 Pragmatic Marketing and PR Predictions for 2020

Sword and the Script

Measuring genuine ROI and a marketing campaign’s long-term contribution to revenue takes time, and marketers need to slow down to do it.”. Sean Callahan , Senior Manager, Content Marketing | LinkedIn. 6) Relationships with people who have the ear of your target market. “It’s For this, I apologize.

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New Tools PR Pros Need to Discover

prTini

Started in 2013, BuzzSumo is an up-and-coming tool I’ve kept my eye on since the beginning. Their easy to use interface is brilliantly engineered to make content analysis and promotion a science. Ann Smarty created this tool to help content marketers, bloggers, PR pros and influencers collaborate to create and promote content.

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