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The Myth of Virality and What Marketers Can Learn From Justin Bieber

Strategy Driven

The current social strategy of many Marketing and Ad Agencies goes something like: “It doesn’t matter if the content is good, as long as we get a celebrity to tweet it, the thing will go viral!” Yet any attempt to market to these hyperactive, frenzied, texting balls of estrogen would be rejected and loathed.

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How Story Platforms Help Global Brands Go Local

Harvard Business Review

The film, produced by Coca Cola , features street scenes of people being kind and happy in well-known Cairo locations. The Coke campaign is one example of what three prominent co-authors addressed in a March HBR post titled " Great Advertising is Both Local and Global." It''s not easy to do, however.

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The Tech Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2015

Harvard Business Review

It analyzes consumer behavior, microeconomic trends, government policies, market forces, and emerging research within the context of our continually-evolving tech and digital media ecosystem. Smart virtual personal assistants: SVPAs started entering the market in 2013. It would even display a preview for you to watch.

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