Viral Marketing is something like, you create a network of frds and pass on ur message thru that and they pass of to their frds and all, and this in the end reaches a vast audience.
Think virus, and spreading uncontrollably... --> http://ezinearticles.com/?Viral-Marketing---The-Future-of-Advertising&id=386489 Colm
Funny Photos are fantastic viral marketing seeds. Get a unique funny photo. Brand it with your domainname, comapny name etc.. and email it to all your friends. Sit back and watch. If it's new and funny it will spread like a "virus".
Dont forget about different youtube videos.....or FWD messages your friends send you. While they might not be marketing material gives you a better idea. Word of mouth also causes an viral effect....say u saw a good movie...of course your gonna tell your friends...and so on and so on. Desmond
probably i first encounter this "viral marketing" from clickbank product. as i understand its like friend invite friends to join. basically is a referal system, that spread automatically like a 'virus' does. see it as friendster where you can invite more people to signup as well, there is no promotion, your member will promote it for you you will need a quality product/service for this to work. you might need to see "butterfly effect" book as well. will explain more.
I doubt there would be any good, (free), ones If you find any service that offers viral marketing then I would suspect that there might be some form of spamming involved. FFMG
i have heard of a company which is damn good in viral marketing, they did that for microsoft outlook, the one i came across, but yea, they are the biggest company in that niche in india.
Viral Marketing is when you create a 'buzz' about something and then everyone starts talking about it. For example, The Million Dollar Homepage and Youtube are prime examples of Viral Marketing. Saddams Husseins video execution went 'viral' despite being controversial.
There is an excellent book on Viral Marketing by Seth Godin. Who by the way is a marketing genius that really understands the process. According to Seth, Virus Marketing is the ability to "turn your ideas into epidemics by helping your customers do the marketing for you. His book is titled Unleashing the Ideavirus." It's available in Ebook form: I'm a new guy here so I'm not yet able to post a live link. But you can check out a book description at <Seth Godin> It's a .com