www.clickz.com

JANUARY 7, 2013

Heidi Cohen | December 24, 2012. Show your emotional side to increase virality. Milkman in an article entitled, "What Makes Online Content Viral?" Editors note: This column was originally published on August 20, 2012, and was the seventh most popular column of the year on ClickZ in 2012. December 10, 2012.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

One explanation is that “growth hacking” is just a catchy way to rebrand marketers, but this begs the question as to why “growth hacking” went viral in the first place. In early 2012, Pinterest became an overnight sensation and is now a major source of traffic for women-focused sites. Channel instability. Product-growth fit.

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Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2018

If this was Facebook 2012 you might think they were trying to show you other people to connect with and befriend. But I see it differently – I think this is about civility, not virality. For example, see the “From Phoenix, Arizona” on the screenshot below.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Estimates show that only about 14% of engineers in 2012 were women (Crawford) and that number hasn’t gone up far in recent years. In February 2017, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler’s blog post about the sexual harassment she experienced while working at Uber went viral. ASME , Sept 2012, [link]. Accessed 15 Sept 2017.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Tiny, unknown apps can suddenly go viral and, seemingly overnight, grow to millions of users. By the time Instagram was purchased by Facebook in April of 2012, the app had more than 40 million users, but only a 13-person team. On average, every employee—including the CEO—supported more than 3,000,000 users.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

Berger explains why people talk about certain produces and ideas more than others, why some stories have a greater tendency towards a viral effect and why some rumors are simply more infectious than others. Which of the following was true of mobile usage in 2012? c) Worldwide mobile payment transactions were over $170 billion.

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Viral Small Business Social Media Technical Review 93

Board Effect

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Giving Tuesday was created when the 92 nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation came together in October 2012 to get the “giving season” off to a good start. Mashable made the public announcement, and Giving Tuesday quickly went viral. Giving Tuesday also has people thinking about planned giving for Giving Tuesday.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Monday, January 16, 2012. ▼ 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). software. (10).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

By some measurements Twitter was the fastest growing social network of 2012. In 2012 that number skyrocketed to 26%. SocialBakers , a site that tracks data, reported in December 2012 that 1.4 It’s the principle underlying “viral marketing.” They are going to Instagram, Tumblr, Snapchat, Kik, and other applications.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Yet I am amazed to see US Census Bureau data from 2012 that at least 50%, maybe up to 75%, of small businesses still have no presence at all. Viral marketing needs a website. But word-of-mouth and viral marketing doesn’t work without a web site. These are soon to be the walking dead, and the competitors you can beat today.

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Internet Viral Naming Web 247

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 23, 2013

Viral reach (views) consists of posts viewed as a result of a friend’s actions (sharing, liking, commenting). It’s the “viral” metric, touching on one of your primary motivations for creating a Facebook Page- connecting with the friends of your existing fans for free! 1: Fan Reach. Here’s the scoop-. fans and non-fans alike).

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE: These products have different names in 2019 than they did in 2012 when I wrote this post and there are other new products today as Bazaarvoice continues to broaden its offerings.] In 2012, he left Bazaarvoice after spending a year as our head of marketing in Europe and around six years with us overall.

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Stealth Cofounder Los Angeles Technical Review 48

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2011

Thanks to credit crunches and slow sales, experts say the key to budgeting for 2012 is being prepared for the worst. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!). But some observers believe that the tough times may be increasing interest in social ventures.”. Running a business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new media out there today. Even viral marketing costs real money and time. Marty Zwilling First published on Young Entrepreneur on 9/14/2012. Don’t quit your day job until new revenue is flowing.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral Early Stage 274

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. The viral nature of social media no doubt aided this growth, as did improvements in the online shopping experience. What’s Next in 2012….

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Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 01/15 - 01/22. (1). BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. ▼ 2011. (2). ▼ 07/31 - 08/07. (1). Software 2.0:

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 01/15 - 01/22. (1). BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. ▼ 2011. (2). ► 07/31 - 08/07. (1). Software 2.0:

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 23, 2013

Marketo filed for IPO with impressive 80% year-over-year growth in 2012, with almost $60m in revenue. Use viral growth to offset cancellations. Few B2B companies can truly claim “viral growth” characteristics. Except, they lost $35m. It’s not impressive when you spend $1.60 for every $1.00

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Brandanew

JUNE 15, 2015

Storytelling as a Content Marketing technique that was introduced in 2012 by the co-founder of Contently, Shane Snow. The most popular growth hacking techniques include social media and viral marketing. Viral marketing. Here are 10 buzzwords and content marketing definitions to watch out for this year. Storytelling.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 28, 2014

Even though the video may contain some of these elements, an explainer video is NOT specifically: A Viral video. Neil Patel, co-founder of CrazyEgg says that even though the video below brought in an extra $21,000/ month back in 2012, it was the script that was really responsible for such incredible growth. A Tutorial. image source.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 01/15 - 01/22. (1). BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. ► 2011. (2). ► 07/31 - 08/07. (1). Software 2.0:

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. Internet Ad Revenues Rise to Historic $17 Billion in First Half 2012, Up 14% Over Half-Year 2011, According to IAB – [link]. Fatherpreneurship: How to be a Successful Father and Entrepreneur - [link]. Avoid the 50/50 co-founder model – here’s why – [link]. Show them WHY.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

No wonder they won the Crunchie for Fastest Rising Startup of 2012. Here’s the secret sauce to Snapchat’s viral growth: its group messaging functionality. The virality of a messaging platform equals its emotion-friction ratio, and the Snapchat paradigm maximizes this virality coefficient. Low Emotion. High Friction.

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Cracking the Code

JUNE 23, 2008

This video is a very smart viral marketing initiative from Cardo Systems , a provider of bluetooth headsets and it reached more than 6m eyeballs (this number includes the different versions of the video as well as the videos of people trying the experience to show it is a scam!). (1). ► 2012. (1). Monday, June 23, 2008.

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Software Review Technical Review Viral Europe 48

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 01/15 - 01/22. (1). BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. ► 2011. (2). ► 07/31 - 08/07. (1). Software 2.0:

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Agile VC

JANUARY 27, 2012

January 27, 2012. I think one of the key takeaways is that the exponential growth of Internet connected devices along with the strong viral loops of Facebook and Twitter have served as accelerants for these high growth companies. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC.

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Hockey Stick Seed Stage Silicon Valley Syndicate 113

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

We launched the larger channel back in 2012 and the smaller channel in 2019. For viral growth, you want most of your traffic coming from “Browse features,” which consist of YouTube’s home screen, subscriptions, and other browsing features. Beardbrand currently has two different YouTube channels, one with 1.6

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Channel Metrics Algorithm Video 129

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Word-of-mouth and cheap viral marketing won’t build critical masses of users, curated content, and direct sales forces. Foursquare has raised more than $112 million in outside funding, on $2 million in revenue in 2012.

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Finder Curation Seattle Community 210

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 14, 2010

► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 01/15 - 01/22. (1). BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. ► 2011. (2). ► 07/31 - 08/07. (1). Software 2.0:

Software Review 48

Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

In 2012, the parking reservation app, ParkMe (pictured), targeted the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to launch an audacious and risky marketing campaign. The stunt went viral, with the app receiving plenty of publicity. The positive reception of the brand increased to the point of being named Tech Company of the Year by USA Today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. billion in 2012. United Airlines is still recovering from that debacle. Keep up with the competition. billion and that could be $5.2

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Social Media Media Marketing Reputation 198

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 23, 2012

What additional lessons can small businesses learn from BrandZ 2012 study? According to the BrandZ 2012 rankings, Apple increased its brand value by 19 percent this past year – to $183 billion (37 percent of Apple’s market capitalization). First , great products and services are critical to building a strong brand.

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Small Business Viral Equity Campaign 98

Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

This amount increased by 80% in 2012 to $2.7 And then from 2012 to 2013, Crowdfunding increased by 89% to $5.1 While the JOBS was signed in April 2012, it did not allow for equity-based Crowdfunding until the SEC approved certain regulations. It turns out, I was right. But as you can see in the chart above, $1.5 Here’s why.

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Accredited Investor SEC Equity Viral 89

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2016

In 2012 alone, more than half a million new businesses were started. Its “Community” area allows anyone with a free Buzzfeed account to publish content, and pushes great stories to its front page, where it can receive even more facetime and potentially go viral. And that number shows no sign of slowing down. Start a Program.

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Curation Startup eCommerce Architecture 100

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 7, 2009

► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 01/15 - 01/22. (1). BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. ► 2011. (2). ► 07/31 - 08/07. (1). Software 2.0:

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Software Review Technical Review Europe Venture Capital 48

Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

► 2012. (1). Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Online Gaming. (1). Portfolio. (3). sales and marketing. (10). Small and medium businesses. (2). software. (10). Venture Capital. (3). Blog Archive. ► 01/15 - 01/22. (1). BlablaCar - Travel Revolution. ► 2011. (2). ► 07/31 - 08/07. (1). Software 2.0:

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