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    What Makes Videos Go Viral?

    by Michael Stelzner / April 15, 2011

    social media expert interviewIn this video I interview Scott Stratten, author of the book Un-Marketing. Scott talks about why he believes businesses need to stop marketing and start engaging.

    You'll discover the biggest marketing mistakes businesses make today and how to remedy them. Scott also talks about some of his successful video marketing campaigns and shares great tips on how to make viral videos.

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    About the authorMichael Stelzner

    Michael Stelzner is the founder of Social Media Examiner and the Social Media Marketing Society. He's host of the Social Media Marketing Podcast, the Web3 Business Podcast, and he's founder of the Social Media Marketing Society. He also authored the books Launch and Writing White Papers.
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