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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Viral Marketing

E-marketing class (26/01/12)

Viral Marketing is a form of word of mouth marketing which aims to result in a message spreading. Its name is desired from, "virus", that could connect people. The campaigns are not as easy as they may appear. They require careful preparation and luck. They can be tricky and unpredictable. 


Two types of viral marketing campaigns. 
1. Organic or in the wild campaigns
The message would be passed around in a viral nature without any intention from the marketers. This happens with negative message about a brand. Positive campaigns can build huge brand equity due to unlimited communications. 
2. Amplified or controlled campaigns 
The campaigns are strategically planned. It often deals with distinct method of passing the message. For example, Hotmail has a clear goal of its membership and emails are sent automatically passing on the message.

Viral marketing uses people's electronic connectivity to increase the velocity of word of mouth. For a brand, viral marketing can build awareness of a product or service.

Viral marketing campaigns can ensure success. First, you need to define the aims of campaign. Second, you create something that people want to share. Third, use social media to share the contents. Forth you should remove all barriers to participation. Then, the messages should be authentic and they provide incentives.  They should be available as well. The marketers should use the strong call the action. It should be able to tracked, analyzed and optimized. It should get a little lucky.

The next step for marketers is to prepare for the traffic. They need to make sure that the server is working properly. Also, they should be ready to start relationship by making the first contact. They should maintain the relationship by consists the list of customers, traffic details and conversation details.

However, the marketers need to be careful of fault messages and social media interaction. They should promote transparency and authenticity to track.


                         Example of viral marketing: Will it blend?




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