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AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3 – 6 months to reach full viral effect

Samsung Sheep Viral Video – 2 months

samsung sheep viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

T-Mobile Dance viral video – 5 months

t mobile dance viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

Cadbury Dancing Eyebrows Viral Video – 4 months

cadbury eyebrows viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

Geico Numa Numa Guy viral video – 3 months

numa numa guy geico viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

McDonalds Filet-o-Fish Viral Video – 5 months

mcdonalds filet o fish viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

etrade baby took 4 months to reach full viral

etrade baby viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

Super cameleon viral video took 3 months to reach full viral

super chameleon viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

Durex bunnies viral video took 3 months to reach full viral

durex bunnies viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

Dennys banana pancake viral video took 4 months to reach full viral

dennys banana pancake viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

Lewist Hamilton Grand Prix took 2 months to reach viral

lewis hamilton grandprix viral video AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

the shape of the views curve is different for a NON-viral video — it just accumulates views over the years.

shape of a non viral video curve AdAge Top Viral Videos: all take 3   6 months to reach full viral effect

link back to the original article showing 12 points that demonstrate why I think the JK Wedding video has a manufactured viral effect.

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Friday, July 31st, 2009 digital 1 Comment

Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them don’t drive sales.

Samsung LED Sheep – how do I even buy an LED from Samsung, if I wanted one?

T-Mobile Dance – not sure exactly what it means or how it is related to cell phone service, but it SURE was cool!

Cadbury Eyebrows – cool, and forwardable video. but what does Cadbury make again? So I can go buy some of whatever they make?  ;-)

etc. etc.  you get the point…

the only videos (below) that actually have anything to do with the product are Filet-O-fish, condom bunnies doing their thing, and Denny’s banana on pancakes.


Source:
http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=135717

Last Week Brand Campaign Agency Current Week Views* % Change in Views** Watch the Spot
1 1 Samsung Extreme Sheep LED Art The Viral Factory 2,866,364 +39% viral samsung ledsheep 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
2 2 T-Mobile T-Mobile Dance Saatchi & Saatchi, MediaCom 876,946 -15% viral tmobile dance 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
3 4 Cadbury Eyebrow Dance Fallon 636,418 +27% viral cadbury eyebrowdance 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
4 New Geico It’s the Gecko/ Numa Numa The Martin Agency, Horizon Media 442,653 New viral geico numanuma 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
5 5 McDonald’s Talking Filet-O-Fish Arnold 378,488 -2% viral mcdonalds filetofish 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
6 9 E-Trade E-Trade Baby Grey, New York 323,100 +17% viral etrade babies 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
7 New Ray-Ban Never Hide Cutwater 304,970 New viral rayban neverhide 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
8 8 Durex Get It On Fitzgerald & Co., SuperFad 235,290 -18% viral durex balloonanimals 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
9 Back on chart Denny’s Nannerpuss Goodby, Silverstein & Partners 178,359 -3% viral dennys nannerpuss 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.
10 6 Vodafone Lewis Hamilton and the RC Office Grand Prix Outsider 171,123 -49% viral vodafone grandprix 100 Viral videos are cool and all, but most of them dont drive sales.

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