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  • 13 Jan 2017
  • News

Not Just A Crock: The Viral Word-Of-Mouth Success Of Instant Pot

  • 2015
  • Other Unpublished Work

Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns

By: Lingling Zhang, Clarence Lee and Anita Elberse
Keywords: Digital Marketing; Advertising Campaigns
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Zhang, Lingling, Clarence Lee, and Anita Elberse. "Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns." March 2015. (In preparation for resubmission at Marketing Science.)
  • 12 Mar 2015
  • News

Dressing for TED: What to Wear to Go Viral

  • May 2011
  • Conference Presentation

Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns

By: Anita Elberse
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Advertising
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Elberse, Anita. "Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns." Paper presented at the Media, Technology and Society Seminar Series, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, May 2011.
  • Jun 2011
  • Conference Presentation

Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns

By: Anita Elberse
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Advertising
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Elberse, Anita. "Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns." Paper presented at the INFORMS Marketing Science Conference, Houston, TX, June 2011.
  • May 2011 - 2011
  • Conference Presentation

Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns

By: Anita Elberse
Keywords: Internet and the Web; Advertising
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Elberse, Anita. "Viral Videos: The Dynamics of Online Video Advertising Campaigns." Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, Durham, NC, May 2011.
  • 01 Dec 2011
  • News

Ticktock

planned to publicize Clocky beyond some photos on the course website, but a few gadget aficionado blogs linked to the images, and the buzz went viral. Around the same time, HBS professor Elie Ofek was seeking case studies for his second-year View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel; viral marketing; Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • January 2014
  • Teaching Note

Dumb Ways To Die: Advertising Train Safety (A), (B) & (C)

By: John Quelch
Keywords: Advertising Media; Viral Advertising; Viral Marketing; Public Safety; Advertising; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Internet and the Web; Digital Marketing; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Public Administration Industry; Oceania; Europe
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Quelch, John. "Dumb Ways To Die: Advertising Train Safety (A), (B) & (C)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 514-082, January 2014.
  • 18 Jun 2013
  • News

Megahit Marketing

  • Teaching Interest

Digital Marketing Strategy

By: John A. Deighton

When the tools of marketing change, strategies change too. The focus of this course is on firms trying to navigate the transition from offline to online market-making and strategy development. Our concern is primarily with corporations that have products and... View Details

  • 21 Jul 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Solving the Marketing Resources Allocation Puzzle

U.S. companies spent a staggering $285 billion on advertising in 2006, according to Advertising Age. That's a lot of dollars and expectations being handed to advertising managers to generate returns. But do marketing managers allocate... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
  • 2015
  • Working Paper

Online Word of Mouth and Product Review Disagreement

By: Frank Nagle and Christoph Riedl
Studies of online word of mouth have frequently posited―but never systematically conceptualized and explored―that the level of disagreement between existing product reviews can impact the volume and the valence of future reviews. In this study we develop a theoretical... View Details
Keywords: Online Word Of Mouth; Online Communities; Viral Marketing; Online Product Reviews; Quality; Internet and the Web; Consumer Behavior; Marketing Reference Programs; Social and Collaborative Networks; Digital Marketing; Analytics and Data Science
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Nagle, Frank, and Christoph Riedl. "Online Word of Mouth and Product Review Disagreement." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-091, May 2013. (Revised May 2015, selected for AOM Best Paper Proceedings.)
  • 18 Sep 2017
  • Research & Ideas

'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing

Advertising Symbiosis: The Key to Viral Videos The Revolution in Advertising: From Don Draper to Big Data Why Comparing Apples to Apples Online Leads To More Fruitful Sales What do you think? What big flops and bold wins have businesses... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Advertising; Technology
  • June 2015
  • Case

The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation

By: Thales S. Teixeira and Elizabeth Anne Watkins
In 2013, the Coca-Cola Company was awarded Creative Marketer of the Year by the Cannes Lions Festival (known as the "Oscar of Advertising") for the first time ever in history and nearly 50 years after the Festival's inception. Just one year before that, Jonathan... View Details
Keywords: Attention Economics; Creating Connections; Digital Marketing; Marketing Innovations; Social Networks; Advertising Content; Networked Brand; Beverage Industry; Coca-Cola; Digital Innovation; Digital Transition; Marketing; Marketing Communications; Innovation Strategy; Social and Collaborative Networks; Advertising; Creativity; Consumer Products Industry
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Teixeira, Thales S., and Elizabeth Anne Watkins. "The Coca-Cola Company's Case for Creative Transformation." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 815-714, June 2015.
  • October 2016
  • Case

Triangulate: Stay, Pivot or Exit?

By: Thomas Eisenmann, Shikhar Ghosh and Christopher Payton
Sunil Nagaraj, Triangulate's founder had spent a few years trying to launch a dating application that matched users based on their behavior on social media. Based on input from advisors, the company changed its focus from a B2B site to a B2C dating site with a unique... View Details
Keywords: Early Stage; Pivot; Two Sided Markets; Business Model; Business Exit or Shutdown; Product Launch; Venture Capital; Failure; Internet and the Web; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology; Social and Collaborative Networks; United States; North America
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Eisenmann, Thomas, Shikhar Ghosh, and Christopher Payton. "Triangulate: Stay, Pivot or Exit?" Harvard Business School Case 817-059, October 2016.
  • 02 Feb 2023
  • Research & Ideas

Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable

could be used for good?’” One particular news story in 2017 caught their interest: After United Airlines forcibly removed a passenger from an overbooked plane to make room for crew members, videos passengers took of the man getting dragged down the airplane’s aisle... View Details
Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Technology
  • December 2004 (Revised October 2005)
  • Case

Hasbro Games -- POX (A)

By: David B. Godes and Elie Ofek
Hasbro's newest toy is so unique it requires a unique launch strategy. Comparing traditional media (TV, print) with a non-traditional viral campaign, Matt Collins must weigh the risks and benefits of doing things the way they've always been done or blazing a new path... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Cost vs Benefits; Marketing Strategy; Advertising Campaigns; Product Launch; Innovation and Invention; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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Godes, David B., and Elie Ofek. "Hasbro Games -- POX (A)." Harvard Business School Case 505-046, December 2004. (Revised October 2005.)
  • January 2010 (Revised August 2011)
  • Case

United Breaks Guitars

By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld
When social media propagate a complaint about poor customer service, an international media event ensues. How do viral videos spread and what can firms do about them? This case dissects an incident in which a disgruntled customer used YouTube and Twitter to spread a... View Details
Keywords: Communication Technology; Customer Satisfaction; Marketing Communications; Marketing Strategy; Consumer Behavior; Network Effects; Service Delivery; Social and Collaborative Networks; Internet; Air Transportation Industry
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Deighton, John A., and Leora Kornfeld. "United Breaks Guitars." Harvard Business School Case 510-057, January 2010. (Revised August 2011.) (request a courtesy copy.)
  • 27 Jul 2009
  • Research & Ideas

Social Network Marketing: What Works?

When marketers want to reach users of social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, or Cyworld, they have two choices: buy advertising or start a viral campaign. New research by Harvard Business School... View Details
Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Advertising; Publishing; Retail
  • 31 Jan 2013
  • News

Can Super Bowl ads still infect the Internet?

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