How to win the internet (Or What Makes Content Go Viral)

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We've all wondered it, we all want it, and all our clients are ready to pay for it. Okay, not all. This is the conclusive no-bullshit report that tells you what makes things go viral, and splits it into ART and SCIENCE. Seriously there's equations in there (full disclosure: part of the equation is LUCK) but nonetheless, there is a strategy to getting your stuff more views and shares.

Transcript of How to win the internet (Or What Makes Content Go Viral)

How to win

the Internet

01 DEFINING

WINNING THE

INTERNET

• If people click and don’t share= LOSE

• If people share but their friends don’t click= LOSE

• Clickable+ Shareable= WINNING

Buzz Marketing

Creating excitement and

buildup leading to talk in

the street.

Focus= the talking

about your promotion

Mail, SMS, and Web are

integrated in a multi-

channel campaign

Viral Marketing

Get your audience to do

your marketing for you

Focus= the spreading of

your message

Web is a key element

Buzz Marketing

Creating excitement and

buildup leading to talk in

the street.

Focus= the talking

about your promotion

Mail, SMS, and Web are

integrated in a multi-

channel campaign

Viral Marketing

Get your audience to do

your marketing for you

Focus= the spreading of

your message

Web is a key element

02 Facts About

Internet Winners

FACT #1

Most Viral content is usually

OVER 1 MINUTE

FACT #2

Most Viral Content

occurs in these

Categories

Music

Ads

Politics

Comedy

Animals

Sexy

Tech

Strange

FACT #3

Winning the Internet is both

science + art

03 The ART Part

#1 The Art of Framing

(Packaging)

11 Words Make All The Difference!

Don’t Ignore the Share Image

Nobody wants to see your logo on

a facebook post. Nobody.

# 2 The Art of Contening (the

nutritional value)

“Don’t try to spread

cold butter on bread”

Tell A Story

Tell A Story

Tell A Story

# 3 The Art of Sharing

10 Strongest reasons People Share

Where?

Who?

04 The SCIENCE Part

THE FIRST 5 SECONDS

The First 5-7 Seconds

Adidas Misunderstood this and literally

created 5 Second Ads

Some chose to face it!

Some created campaigns

around it!

What actually worked in the first

5 seconds….

Kmart’s SHIP MY PANTS is one of the most viral ads of all times…

(more than 20 million views so far)

The last seconds

also matter!

Think of it as a timeline

CLICK SHARE

STUFF AND THINGS AND CATS

vs

AROUSAL HIERARCHY

Sharing is Caring

So…Build an emotional roller coaster

PLAY 1:30- end

“The ads that scored highest

for sharing motivation gave

viewers multiple reasons

to share.”

1. Connect with friends about a SHARED PASSION or interest.

2. To help socialize with friends offline.

3. The sharer believes the product or service could be USEFUL to friends.

4. The video promotes a GOOD CAUSE.

5. It's about a current TREND or EVENT.

6. It demonstrates the sharer's KNOWLEDGE and authority about a subject.

7. The sharer wants to be the FIRST TO TELL friends about a subject.

8. To start an online CONVERSATION.

9. Because the video says something ABOUT the sharer.

10.To see what friends THINK.

Celebrity Endorsement

TIMING IS EVERYTHING

The Ultimate Scientific

Formula

B1X

HEADLINE

CELEBRITY

AROUSAL HIERARCHY

FIRST/LAST SECONDS

LUCK

TIMING

SEEDING

Winning the

Internet Checklist

05

Was the ad well seeded?

Was there a curiosity gap in the title?

Could you use the title to finish this sentence “Hey, did you see the

video of______”

Did the first 5 seconds grab your attention?

Did it make you feel a strong emotion (laughing out loud, crying,

nostalgia)

Would sharing it make you look cool?

Would your mom share it?

06 Ways You Cannot

Win the Internet

THIS GUY

07 POP QUIZ

Come up with alternative

headlines for this video

Q: What is the most

viral ad ever?

08 Q&A