Viral Marketing Deserves More Exposure

Word-of-mouth Could Accomplishe Much in the World of Marketing

By Bill Johnson, published Mar 22, 2006
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The fact that Varial Marketing (VM) most probably is the cheapest form of marketing is not holding it from becoming the most effective one, because at times, when the right combinations come together the outcome could be epidemic. The reason why it is so is the intent from the beginning is to reach a big number of recipients and that is only when it will be effective. It originates from one source and everyone that will come in contact with it could be asked to pass it to someone else, preferably to friends, family members, coworkers, a network group, fitness club, even to the members one's church, and that single beginning could end up being exponential.

What is good about it is the cost incurred could be nonexistent, however, anything that will spread through VM has to be good. It also has to be executed well so that it will be an attention grabber from the inception and people will love to spread it around, and at times they have no choice. Because people always like talking about interesting things and exchange information that being one of the reasons why they socialize. In addition, if they had been enticed about something new they encountered recently they will definitely pass it around.

The reason why VM has become popular is because of the Internet that has made the spreading process very simple. Email is one great way of undertaking such a marketing campaign and it will be exempted from being considered a spam, because the recipients are, more or less, known and it is not going to raise such an awe where the recipients will threaten to report it as a spam. All it takes is mentioning the affinity if aimed at a bigger group like a network or members of an entity where the sender is a member. When it comes to family members and friends there is no need because it could even be done through word-of-mouth.

Takeaways
  • The marketer knows 10 people and if those 10 people know other 10 people, the outcome is exponential
  • Email is one effective means of sending of VM message and all the recipiants could do so
  • The key is not to forget the "send to your friends" button on whatever is going out
Did You Know?
The good thing about VM is any of the online marketing tools could be integrated with it, which means putting the message pass it along is possible on any one of them.
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