There was a point when marketers were trying to create videos for pretty much everything hoping it would go viral. Viral videos were quite popular for a while but lately it seems like it has gone downhill. Recently some blogs and sites are making use of images to get the word out. Although the sites I will be mentioning here aren’t of typical business nature they still give us an insight on how viral images can be created.
One of the ways viral images can be created is by using current trends and including that into your image. I came across a few images that were made using this trend. They used the popularity of Facebook combined with Football and Sarah Palin. As you can see these are the current trends. These blogs/sites used what is popular currently and used it to promote their site and or blogs. Please take a look at the links below,
As you can see from these images both sites used what is current at the moment to boost their presence on the web. Videos were strong at one point to create a viral message and it still is to some point. But images are definitely taking the viral marketing to a different level through humor and other aspects of marketing. Although these images don’t market or promote anything in particular, they sure as heck help these sites and blogs get their name out there.
If you have links to any images that went viral please feel free to share with us through your comments.
Thanks for the great post. Those pics definitely give those sites some reach on the web. I’m trying to figure out how I can possibly use photos to actually target a niche market. Guess I’ll have to keep thinking about it for now.
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