Advertising Age Article Abstract

Behind the Epidemic of Lousy Viral Campaigns

Me-too-itis Hobbles Too Many Marketers' Efforts

Most of the online viral ad campaigns you hear about and see these days have one thing in common: They suck. And there's a reason for that: They are not the end result of an actual idea or strategy but are born of a desperate desire to do something, anything, in the new-media space. ...

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