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noun
: marketing designed to disseminate information (as about a new product) very rapidly by making it likely to be passed from person to person especially via electronic means
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Paramount Pictures was previously responsible for last September's viral marketing campaign for the horror film Smile, which saw actors sit behind home plate at various Major League Baseball games with creepy grins on their faces.
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Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
This viral marketing for 80 for Brady is next level.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 Feb. 2023
Why biology is in dire need of some viral marketing (and why the creationists are winning at SEO), by Kevin Zelnio.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2011
The combination of heavy viral marketing and an immediate chorus has helped Smith score their biggest hit in years, and Petras her biggest hit to date.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2022
What happens if no one notices the viral marketing campaign for your new horror film?
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2022
With lofty claims and unnecessary additives, food scientists say it’s the epitome of viral marketing.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2022
The movie was made under-the-radar and used a viral marketing campaign to tease out interest.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2022
No one pulls out her phone to take a picture of sliders or mini quiches—here was a way to turn catering into viral marketing.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
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Tommy Mcardle, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2023
This viral marketing for 80 for Brady is next level.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 Feb. 2023
Why biology is in dire need of some viral marketing (and why the creationists are winning at SEO), by Kevin Zelnio.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 29 Oct. 2011
The combination of heavy viral marketing and an immediate chorus has helped Smith score their biggest hit in years, and Petras her biggest hit to date.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2022
What happens if no one notices the viral marketing campaign for your new horror film?
—Clark Collis, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2022
With lofty claims and unnecessary additives, food scientists say it’s the epitome of viral marketing.
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 29 Sep. 2022
The movie was made under-the-radar and used a viral marketing campaign to tease out interest.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Sep. 2022
No one pulls out her phone to take a picture of sliders or mini quiches—here was a way to turn catering into viral marketing.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1989, in the meaning defined above
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“Viral marketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viral%20marketing. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.
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