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5 Proven Ways to Make Your Message and Your Marketing Viral

I had a client recently demand that I produce a viral message spontaneously, no branding, they were a complete unknown. I patiently explained that it isn’t generally that simple (there are always exceptions). Viral is kind of like that overnight sensation that actually took 5-20 years to create. You have a much higher chance of going viral if you have built up recognition, a tribe, a following, a fan base, and the like.

#1 Be Consistent and Persistent
While I know it can be a hobgoblin, it is essential to be consistent and persistent in your marketing and branding efforts today. Crafting a clear and focused message that differentiates you from the competition (noise in the marketplace) and states the transformation your product or services provides is a real pillar of marketing success and viral potential. Consistent and persistent is all about having a reliable routine that puts you in front of your target market regularly and with a specific message. You must be outcome based and not feature driven to truly capture your target.

#2 Bring Value
Yes, humor and outrageous does work but it works best when tied to some sort of value. Gary Vaynerchuk of Crush It fame is one such example. He began with his video wine tasting posts and was toiling in virtual obscurity for almost 18 months before it clicked and he began his viral ascent from a $5 million company to $60 million+.

#3 Relate It to Current Headlines and Trending Topics
As I write this the social networks are grappling with the overload of communication from the World Soccer Cup. Regularly the BP Oil Spill is a trending topic. Often there are simple ways you can harness the power of stories that already exist and are getting views by creating content in posts and updates that reference these in a meaningful and relevant way and use the hashtag (the # symbol before the keyworded tag) to ensure you show up.

#4 Leverage Celebrity Cachet
As simply as you can harness trending topics you can also leverage celebrity power by commenting on and taking lessons from celebrities who are hot. When Michael Jackson passed recently, many bloggers picked up on the his fame by creating content around his life, his impact, his fame, and his tragic death. And no you don’t have to capitalize on someone’s demise to make this work! You can celebrate their overcoming something (Sandra Bullock), or point out why they deserve the accolades they get and how that is relevant to your audience.

#5 Use Video
From the infamous Taylor Guitar videos poking fun at United Airlines to the social media animated statistic videos by Erik Qualman, or something more personal, video ranks. That means the search engines, Google, Bing, Yahoo and more love video.

This isn’t about being a pro, it is about being brave enough to just be “good enough.” From the heart tends to be most memorable and most appreciated. So go for it!

Taking action on even one of the strategies here will get you closer to your viral tipping point and with consistent and persistent effort, you’ll surpass your current efforts with viral success. Are you ready for that? I’ve seen it happen all too often when a company gets a viral opportunity, like a mention in Daily Candy (unpaid and only happens by recommendation) and they aren’t prepared and lose the business, tank the momentum, and blow the profit it meant. Be careful what you wish for and remember to always be marketing (not selling, there is a big difference!)

Filed Under: Best Business Practices, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Success Habits Tagged With: Business Development, Marketing Strategies, Social networking

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  1. Jenni P says

    June 17, 2010 at 7:50 am

    Thankyou for this message…I’m getting it!:) Hugs to you and all you stand for. Dream Warrior Jenni. News soon!

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    • Melissa Galt says

      July 27, 2011 at 1:24 pm

      Thanks Jenni!

      Glad you are getting it!

      Hugs, Melissa

      Reply
  2. Elge Premeau | Internet Marketing Consultant says

    June 29, 2010 at 7:56 pm

    You are sooo right when you say it takes 5 – 20 years to be an overnight success. Going viral require A LOT of planning. It also requires a sense of humor or at least the ability to not take yourself or your company too seriously. But before you do any of that, you have to have a solid infrastructure in place. It doesn’t matter how many butterflies you try to catch if your net is full of holes.

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    • Melissa Galt says

      July 27, 2011 at 1:24 pm

      Hey Elge,

      Great to see you here and you are so right.

      Betting with your expertise, your clients never have holes in their nets and viral is just a matter of proper planning!

      Hugs, Melissa

      Reply
  3. Gonzalo J. Suárez says

    June 29, 2010 at 8:02 pm

    Well, it’s not easy to go viral… But at least you had charted the territory, so makes it easy to us to follow.

    Thanks and I will try to use more video in my sites.

    Saludos

    Gonzalo

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    • Melissa Galt says

      July 27, 2011 at 1:25 pm

      Gonzalo,

      Always glad to blaze a trail or forge a pathway.

      Hugs, Melissa

      Reply
  4. Leslie Stafford (@letlesliedoit) says

    July 27, 2010 at 2:42 pm

    Great Melissa. It really isn’t about the tools, which is hard for some people to understand. It’s getting the message relevant. Some wonderful advice for all of us.

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    • Melissa Galt says

      July 27, 2011 at 1:25 pm

      Thanks Leslie,

      Glad you appreciate my viewpoint and know you “get it” too!

      Hugs, Melissa

      Reply
  5. Sean Buvala says

    July 26, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    Yes, yes, a hundred times yes. Patience and time to be an overnight success. I can pretty much get Google to pick up anything on my Storyteller.net site. It only took just short of 15 years of online presence- and being older than Google itself.

    On a coaching-frustration note: It never fails to astound me that someone can book me for multiple sessions (paid work) and then not do any of the “homework” or effort required. There’s no magic button to press in biz storytelling. We still have to work at communication- just like we did before the Internet.

    Relevance counts. Number four reminded me of one of my more popular blog posts about storytelling at the Michael Jackson funeral. I’m not sure if I can put a link in here, but here’s my example. http://seantells.com/mjfuneral

    Great post. Going to share at Twitter now. 🙂

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    • Melissa Galt says

      July 27, 2011 at 1:27 pm

      Sean,

      You are so right about still needing to do the real work. And I agree it is frustrating and disrespectful of our time as coaches when our clients don’t do the work necessary to move it forward.

      Yes, you can include a link and glad you did. That is a great example.

      Thanks for sharing.

      Hugs, Melissa

      Reply

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