2012 Advertising Viral 
Cision
APRIL 4, 2016
If you’re like me, you probably greet articles about content virality with a healthy dose of skepticism. Of course anyone writing content or posting on social media hopes for the largest possible distribution, but the articles that purport to tell you how to make content go viral are oftentimes less useful than they intend to be.
Cision
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
When it comes to producing viral videos for big brands, Stephen Voltz is about as experienced as they come. With his viral videos for big brands being viewed over 150 million times, Voltz took the stage at Inbound 2015 to share what he believes to be the four key elements found in almost every viral video.
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Polaris
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
In April 2012, Mullick released Caines’s Arcade, an 11-minute video telling the story of Caine, his cardboard arcade and the flash mob. The video quickly went viral, racking up over 1 million views the first day alone. He also addressed the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.
Cision
MAY 12, 2017
Launched in April 2012, Google’s Penguin update was aimed at sites which spammed search results. The best way to go about it is to find ad placements by listing the websites where you want to advertise or search for placements that are in-sync with your client’s themes or topics.
Waxing UnLyrical
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
A Harvard marketing professor named Thales Texeira has done some recent studies of content virality and sharing. In his research on viral advertising videos , he found that a very small percentage of advertising videos (0.1%) actually go “viral.” His findings are pretty illuminating. Why we share.
Prowly
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Unlike advertising, which relies on paid media channels, PR campaigns focus on earning media coverage, building relationships with media professionals and target audiences, and influencing public perception through engagement and storytelling. Oreo's famous "Dunk it in the Dark" campaign did just that.
ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Between 2012 and 2014, organic social reach dropped from 16% to 6% –and wise PR counselors know they have to bite the “paid” bullet if they wanted to maximize social content. Paid reach has its place, but we’re still chasing “viral” or highly shareable content. PR will embrace paid media.
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