The Secret Strategies Behind Many “Viral” Videos
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Fri, 2007-11-23 12:21 1640 days ago

For self-producers on getting your videos/films seen:

TechCrunch reports wrote:

Have you ever watched a video with 100,000 views on YouTube and thought to yourself: “How the hell did that video get so many views?” Chances are pretty good that this didn’t happen naturally, but rather that some company worked hard to make it happen – some company like mine… Over the past year, I have run clandestine marketing campaigns meant to ensure that promotional videos become truly viral, as these examples have become in the extreme. In this post, I will share some of the techniques I use to do my job: to get at least 100,000 people to watch my clients’ “viral” videos… (more)

Editorial note: Don’t know how accurate or legit this is— some aspects, at the very least, seem to be ethically questionable, so be sure to read the critical comments there as well— but may be illustrative of some aspects of the “biz” side of showbusiness.