Download - Creating Contagious Content
Marketers and businesses want to know
how to make content
go VIRAL.
published on the web
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Viral
Holy Grail.
has been seen!
as marketing’s!
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Businesses want ad agencies
to press their viral button.
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Most
social media
“gurus”
say it’s
all about
LUCK. Image Source: Artotem
However, virality isn’t
It’s not
And it’s not
luck
magic
random. Image Source: ABC Television
“There’s a science behind why people
A recipe.
A formula, even.”
talk and share.
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Viral content is
fun to read,
watch,
or listen to.
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Corning Inc.’s fun and visually fascinating video,
“A Day Made of Glass”
got views.
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Viral content is relatable.
People will share content that
resonates with them on an emotional level. Image Source: JohnnyMrNinja
The article
“30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself”
from Marc and Angel Hack Life
has gotten over
600, 000 shares.
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Viral content is unique.
“Create a head-‐turner. Make them look twice. Take a chance.”
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Each of Old Spice’s
unique commercials
featuring Isaiah Mustafa
have gotten
of views.
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Viral content is easy to watch or read.
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“ On the average web page,
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users have time to read, at most,
28 percent
of the words during an average visit;
20 percent
is more likely” - Nielson
Pins on Pinterest go viral
because they don’t take much time
to anchor the reader Image Source: Cornelia Durka / Birgit Vogel
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Content is an equal opportunity endeavor.
Size doesn’t matter. Image Source: Dan BenneP
62 percent
Of ads are aired by Fortune 500 companies, but
60 percent
Of viral ads are being generated by smaller companies.
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You never know whether something will go viral.
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We can only try to understand why people talk and share,
so we can create content.
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hPp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonah-‐berger/virals-‐secret-‐formula_b_3052685.html
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