Over 175 Million Views In 1 Month? Crazy Viral! Harlem Shake Chart Celebrates The Meme
Wait a second… wasn’t that you I saw shirtless in the motorcycle helmet? Oh, your were the penguin, grinding against the wall. Please forgive my confusion. Luckily, I can watch the video again and clear everything up – there is now one place that honors and shares all the mad glory of the most recent…
What We Can Learn About Marketing From The Top Videos Of 2012 On YouTube
YouTube just announced their top videos of 2012, and as I’m going through the list and re-watching some of the beaten to death vids, I realized that there are actually some great lessons to be learned from Korean crooners and teenage phone call hopefuls. If you’re looking to create a marketing video for your…
4 Tips Every Startup Should Know Before They… Start Up
You have a great product idea — Check. You have the means to develop the product — Check. What did you forget? Marketing. I’ve worked with several startups in my career and I can’t tell you how many new startups say they have funding for product development, but they don’t have funding for marketing “at this stage.” What does that mean? What I’ve heard over and over again is that they plan on funding marketing once they...
Viral Overload: Make Sure You Can Handle The Press Buzz
Whether you send out a press release or an article about your company just suddenly goes viral, you’ve got to be prepared for the craziness that’s about to ensue. More than one startup has been blindsided by the onslaught of emails, Tweets, and traffic after the blogosphere takes off running. Here’s what you can do to make sure you’re prepared to deal with all the attention you’re going to get. ...
Infactio.us – Map Viral Content
This is one for those who always wonder exactly where viral videos come from. And it’s only fair to admit that we all have been there at one time or the other, wondering such a thing. OK, not that failing to know where these kittens that look cuter than the whole cast from the Care Bears ever kept us from sleeping, but we have all been there. And this new service is going to make everything clear the next time we should wonder...