Why Viral Marketing?
Monday, October 11th, 2010There’s so much talk about viral marketing these days but what really makes it so attractive? If it’s successful it can “increase exposure for your company and product while increasing the number of links to your site.” The challenging part is actually thinking up the idea but there are some great ways of doing just that. First, look for your target audience on the Internet. There are different places people from similar demographics will hang out so try to determine those first. Identify the most common sites that fit your potential clients’ demographics from tools to contests, photo collections to specific topics. Gamblers for example aren’t going to have the same interests necessarily as cooking buffs. Once you’ve done that, work out different ways to “put a spin on one of those ideas” for your campaign. Another thing you can do is look into different social media sites (like YouTube), look at their big success stories and thereafter “put a spin on it to tailor it to your industry.” It seems like viral marketing can really do a lot for all companies – big or small – but the trick is to identify how it can work for your specific goals. Brad Powers is an online marketer specializing in the use of viral marketing techniques.

