Arun Kottolli wrote a great post about creating buzz around boring products. He also offers valuable insights into sales situations where the decision makers are not the produce end-users. His blog contains many other well-written articles also. Thanks Arun!

Also check the buzz marketing philosophy at buzzmarketing.com. Tons of good stuff there about the differences between the “push” and “pull” of marketing strategies and other buzz marketing fundamentals.


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Posted in Buzz Marketing, Media 2.0, Strategies, Writing
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» Howie Hard Drive - Viral social media video example :: The Social Media Experience :: said, August 21st, 2007 at 11:18 pm

video is a great example of using buzz marketing for boring products. In fact, I’ve never empathized with a 500gb hard drive on such a deep level. Nic, please let …

» Four Success Factors - Viral Videos as Sales Tools :: The Social Media Experience :: said, December 3rd, 2007 at 11:31 pm

David Dalka mentioned on his blog that folks at SES Chicago 2007 were discussing video marketing’s potential for marketing boring products (today!). I was immediately reminded of the Howie Hard Drive videos. Even though data security is not the sexiest of topics, the video is a solid example of creating buzz for boring products. …

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