Successful viral marketing uses word of mouth marketing via social networks to distribute a marketing message. This process is self-replicating, similar to the spread of human viruses or computer viruses. Social media makes it possible to quickly distribute content from one person to another. As a result, the quest for successful viral marketing appears to be a a GREAT way … [Read more...] about Successful Viral Marketing
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Niche Marketing and Advertising Effectiveness
There are a lot of reasons why you would want to tightly target your advertising message to a specific niche market - one of the best is that doing so will increase your advertising effectiveness. Many small business owners are reluctant to narrow the focus of their marketing efforts. Seeking better results by narrowing their focus seems counterintuitive to them. They want to … [Read more...] about Niche Marketing and Advertising Effectiveness
Viral Marketing Gone Horribly Awry
Viral Marketing... it's the holy grail of marketing. A video or other marketing device which gains a life of it's own and is distributed with alarming voracity across the web. It's great when the viral marketing is spreading the story of your success... it's horrible when it's spreading ill will. Take for example, the new iPhone 3 G. The last thing Apple wants is for the … [Read more...] about Viral Marketing Gone Horribly Awry