What is Viral Marketing?

 

What Exactly Is Viral Marketing?

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Viral marketing is a strategy used by advertisers to spread the word and increase awareness about a product by infiltrating social networking sites. Spreading the word in much the same way a computer virus spreads throughout the software on your computer, viral marketing is designed to create a buzz about a specific product that spreads throughout the social network from one user to another. It is very effective, as a single message has the potential to be seen by thousands to millions of people. These days – people spend more time on social networking sites than any other activity online.

Viral marketing is obviously the wave of the future. The internet is causing people to rethink the way they do business. Viral Marketing is different than Word of Mouth marketing; viral seems like it involves more than just talking about the QUALITY of a product. It requires a “Kick-off” It involves some sort of promotion, and the “talking” is usually about that promotion. Viral marketing is more effective than traditional Marketing since the recommendations come from people who are alike and trust each other. By traditional marketing the recommendations come through official channels, (TV and Radio) & the consumer knows that the ads are paid-for.
Viral Marketing is based on effects studied in the social sciences, particularly Social Media Marketing and the most effective types of promotion on the different channels – for instance Facebook and Linkedin can have a much different method for attaining the best result. It is all about emotions.The goal of a viral marketer is to create “buzz” about a product or idea, so that the idea spreads widely. Viral marketing is a marketing method by which content is passed by word of mouth from one person to the other. The content may support the company’s brand , or simply generate the coveted buzz or excitement among customers. Our Viral marketing is the new business buzz phrase for replicated promotion of products and services. This marketing technique capitalizes on social networks and by-word-of-mouth publicity to increase brand awareness.

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