Here you will see some viral marketing examples that are considered effective by Business Week and other experts.The several techniques used are unique and they were effective for many different reasons.Some inspired curiosity.

In 2001, Business Week cited advertising for the Blair Witch Project as a striking example of viral marketing.  The advertising campaign insinuated that the footage was “real”, filmed by a group of college students that had disappeared, presumably leaving only their video camera behind.

Teasers were first seen on TV and then posted on the internet.Viewers were highly encouraged to share the footage with all their friends.The film grossed over $248 million and cost only $35,000 for the production.Who wouldn’t want to see sky high profits like that?

Word of mouth sales are something that have been around ever since mankind discovered commerce.If someone liked a product or a service or thought it was cool, they would recommend it to all of their friends and family.This phenomenon continues, in spite of the fact that we have other, more sophisticated advertising sources.  In fact, if you learn how to utilize the basic concepts behind word of mouth, you could actually make even more sales utilizing the same high-power advertising methods.

Let’s consider Kashi, an American company that prides itself on selling wholesome, all-natural food products.Even having an established brand, they decided it would create even more buzz using television and word of mouth together, (a perfect combination).The television part would come through a commercial, while the word of mouth part came through a special give away or incentive.

It is important that you know which keyword phrases to use as you begin creating and writing compelling ads for your Google Adwords campaign, so that people can easily find your ads. Perry Marshall (a Google Adwords expert) teaches pay-per-click users and advertisers to utilize the Google Adwords Keyword Selector Tool when creating their ads.

This free resource will allow users to uncover the best keywords in a niche, and may also assist in locating other related phrases for your campaigns, or in your keyword research. Google’s Keyword Tool is very helpful at focusing your efforts if your ads aren’t working; if your ad is only using low volume keywords, there’s a possibility that your Adwords ads won’t be clicked on enough to make your ad profitable.

Although viral email marketing may sound like a “bad” thing, it is not spam.You are not shelling out cash for a list of random e-mail addresses, accumulated by another company.  You are actually encouraging your current customers to tell their friends about your products or services.

It is essentially no different from word of mouth advertising, has parallels to multi-level marketing and it is very effective.  The right campaign for your business depends on what your company sells or the services that you offer.  But there are six basic elements that make up an effective strategy.  First, you have to give something away.