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The Viral Video Manifesto: Why Everything You Know is Wrong and How to Do What Really Works
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The Viral Video Manifesto: Why Everything You Know is Wrong and How to Do What Really Works

by Stephen Voltz, Fritz Grobe
November 2012
Beginner
240 pages
4h 59m
English
McGraw-Hill
Content preview from The Viral Video Manifesto: Why Everything You Know is Wrong and How to Do What Really Works

CHAPTER 11Own It

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If you have an odd idea, something different, that can sometimes be enough, but the way to make something truly unforgettable is to take that idea and make it yours. Own it.

Your goal is to show us something we’ve never seen before. Often that means you need to show us something that’s the best of its kind—on the planet. That was the key to making videos like Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi (48 million views), Levi’s Guys Backflip into Jeans (8 million views), and even Dude Transports 22 Bricks on His Head (1.9 million views) viral hits.

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When we say “own it,” we mean take whatever ...

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ISBN: 9780071803380