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CREATING VIRAL STRATEGIES An indepth look into the 6 STEPPS of word of mouth why things catch on Information sourced from Jonah Berger | www.johanberger.com PRINCIPLES OF VIRAL MEDIA Want a brand, product or idea to catch on? Whether you’re trying to get people to buy something, persuade them to do something, or simply inform your audience about something, one thing is certain—you want it to catch on. It's human nature to want to be perceived as the best. Integrate Into Your Strategy Integrate into your Strategic Plan & your Comms Strategy. Or use Buzz Six to test your existing Strategy effectiveness. Did you know? Buzz Six is a strategic planning process to unlock your contagious potential. Integrate into your Marketing and Communication Strategy or test your existing campaign. Find your brand or product inner remarkability. Make people feel like insiders. Does sharing your content, make them feel so? Follow these fundamental key STEPPS or as many of them as possible, which would guarantee you greater success of your message or content being contagious and go viral. THE STRATEGIC PROCESS Buzz Six Strategic Plan 1. Define, Determine, Evaluate idea. 2. Use the STEPPS Framework. 3. Reevaluate your idea. Implement & Broadcast You have now quantified your strategic approach, focus and be the creators of contagious content infused in your overall strategic planning. Top of mind means tip of tongue. Give something to remind people of you brand. When we care, we share. Emotional content often goes viral. Built to show, built to grow. Design products and initiatives that advertise themselves. Useful things get shared. Package knowledge & expertise so that people can pass it on. Build a story that people want to tell, which carries your idea along for the ride.

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CREATINGVIRALSTRATEGIES An in­depth look into the 6 STEPPS ofword of mouth ­ why things catch onInformation sourced from Jonah Berger   |   www.johanberger.com

P R I N C I P L E S O F V I R A L M E D I A

Want a brand, product or idea tocatch on? Whether you’re tryingto get people to buy something,persuade them to do something, orsimply inform your audienceabout something, one thing iscertain—you want it to catch on.It's human nature to want to beperceived as the best. 

Integrate Into Your StrategyIntegrate into your Strategic Plan & yourComms Strategy. Or use Buzz Six to testyour existing Strategy effectiveness. Did you know?

Buzz Six is a strategic planningprocess to unlock your contagiouspotential. Integrate into your

Marketing andCommunication Strategy or test

your existing campaign.

Find yourbrand orproduct innerremark­ability.Make peoplefeel likeinsiders.

Does sharing your content, makethem feel so?Follow these fundamental keySTEPPS or as many of them aspossible, which would guarantee you greater success of yourmessage or content  beingcontagious and go viral.

T H E S T R A T E G I C P R O C E S S

Buzz Six Strategic Plan1. Define, Determine, Evaluate idea.2. Use the STEPPS Framework.3. Re­evaluate your idea.

Implement & BroadcastYou have now quantified your strategicapproach, focus and be the creators ofcontagious content infused in youroverall strategic planning.

SocialCurrency

Triggers Public PracticalValue

Emotion Stories

Top of mindmeans tip oftongue. Givesomething toremindpeople of youbrand.

When wecare, we share.Emotionalcontent oftengoes viral.

Built to show,built to grow.Designproducts andinitiatives thatadvertisethemselves.

Usefulthings getshared.Packageknowledge& expertiseso thatpeople canpass it on.

Build a storythat peoplewant to tell,which carriesyour ideaalong for theride.