Why Did ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Go Viral? 7 Good Reasons.
Why did the ALS cold water, ice bucket challenge go viral? Secrets revealed.
Old Spice Moms Singing is Superbowl Material
Old Spice’s 2014 Superbowl ad shows moms singing and stalking their sons
Bag Designer Uses Video To Teach Counterfeiters
Saddleback leather founder Dave Munson is using YouTube to teach counterfeiters how to knock off his bags. The video is instructional, persuasive, sarcastic and funny. By showing how counterfeiters do and can save money (using lower quality leather, cheap stitching, inferior metal buckles), Saddleback manages to fortify its own high price point. The clip also…
Possessed Baby Stroller Prank: Screamingly Good Viral Marketing
Hear a baby crying in a stroller in NYC? May want to let that pass. Could be a devil baby that contorts itself and pukes. In this particular case, it may be a robot designed by the folks at Thinkmodo for another horror film promotion (remember the Carrie telekinetic prank in a NYC coffee shop?)….
Black Poisonous Snake on Windshield in Australia
So these Australian mates found a red belly black snake on their windshield. Bloke named Ben Lehmann turned on his windshield wipers on the viper, but that didn’t work. The snake manages to slither along the driver’s side window, and holds tight even as the car begins to pick up speed. The video is titled “Red…
Skyrim Homage: One Voice. One Violin. Epic Video.
Yes, Virginia. You can still go viral… if you have an original idea and push production to a new level. It also helps to pay tribute to a popular video game. Here’s a video homage to Skyrim Elder Scrolls (a video game), an epic video that’s been seen more than a million times in the past…
QuadSpot Interviews Viral Video Genius
And TheQuadSpot interviewed me for a surprisingly polished show for amateurs. Watch. Again it’s free. Seriously I’m just going to blog about myself for a while. It’s what bloggers do, right? I had a chicken sandwich on Weight Watchers bread. I’m down more than 20 pounds since I shot The Unlicensed Therapist. As Zipster08 might…
ReelSEO Interviews Viral Video Genius
Tim Schmoyer interviews the Viral Video Genius for ReelSEO. Get smart, be entertained, watch Tim try to salvage an interview with me. Three so far… three coming. Enjoy. They’re free. Comment below about how awesome we are. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuO7lgecyYc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiIlDqD4TrM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXKjjQSJsJA
Your Viral Video Shouldn’t Be a Commercial (Celebrity Apprentice Lesson)
Perhaps you watched Celebrity Apprentice last night, where the b-listers teamed up to create a “viral” video for O-Cedar’s ProMist Spray Mop. Note that I put “viral” in quotes since it’s not a viral video unless it goes viral. For that matter, let’s call it what it is: try-ral. It’s trying. It may go viral,…
Best Cartoon About Viral Video
Meet Tom Fishburne. He’s a former marketer that got wise and is pursuing his passion. Much like someone we know, who eventually sold out to corporate America again. I met Tom when he spoke at J&J and he looks like the kid in Sixth Sense. This cartoon is brilliant because it reflects the naive hope…