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7 Traits of Highly Effective Viral Videos

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

When Weezer came out with Pork and Beans in 2008, the band’s music video introduced a completely different concept with characters that were incredibly familiar. It’s why songs like this translate to tweets , remixes , and playoff game invitations. Let’s take a look at what set these guys apart from their contenders.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

What’s the soul of your brand. You may need to engage in some brand anthropology, and have an agency help you find your one thing. Many brands these days use social media to promote themselves and to reach out to their target audience. What’s Your One Thing? Volvo = Safety. Apple = Innovation. Disney = Magic.

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Viral Marketing: Weezer Gets it Right

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Reply Psiplex May 28, 2008 at 10:33 am Man, that was fun. Reply SilentJay74 May 28, 2008 at 12:44 pm Dude! We talked about (marketing) doing it right on Social Blend in our early episodes and this video is exactly what you and I were talking about! hai @ Freshome May 30, 2008 at 1:52 am To bad that this is not an original idea.

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