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?

Viral email marketing is one of the easiest and certainly one of the most effective ways to increase brand awareness and to increase product sales. The term viral refers to the nature of this marketing technique – the message is passed on from one person to the next with little effort and whoever comes into contact with the message starts sending it along it as well. Like a virus, the marketing message spreads rapidly and reaches a large number of people.

If you want to increase your brand’s popularity and if you want to increase your product sales, you should consider running a viral marketing campaign. If you have never done it before, it is about time you considered doing it. The results will be beyond what you could have imagined possible.

The biggest advantages of this marketing technique include: