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Viral Video Ad Weekly Round Up: July 18, 2011

The beauty of this Lamborghini video isn’t in fancy voice over or even reckless driving, it’s the ability of the video to capture the essence of the vehicle. Each one is meticulously hand made (according to the video) and then shipped to you after a talented Italian model/fighter pilot pushes your car to the edge and grants it acceptable to be sold. The production value is impeccable, the only thing we could ask for is a 0-60 run with a mic hooked up to the engine to showcase that v12!

Moving from high budget and beautiful production to something more modest is our transition to Facebook’s viral that introduces video calling. With the built in following Facebook has, it’s a little disappointing this video only garnered 200k+ views, but considering the production value and simplicity of the video it’s not completely surprising.

Dorito’s fleshed out a nice story with amazing production value, including special effects and music that rank this high in quality branded production. Unfortunately, it missed the mark with its humor and didn’t gain the amount of views they were surely hoping for given the work put into the video. Had they brushed up on the writing and made this more amusing we think it could have been quite successful.

Take note, other brands, K-Swiss knows how to garner an audience and how to make a viral video. Their no holds barred approach has earned them nearly 700k YouTube views despite the fact that the video is unlisted. They have attacked the market with their hilarious, yet NSFW video that has quickly gained the company respect from YouTube watchers. Viral isn’t always PC, but it sure can be effective.

Rube Goldberg machines fascinate internet audiences, that is for sure, but usually the advertisement is minimal and the genius behind the video is in the contraption, not how many ads a company can place throughout that contraption (as is the case with the video below). Honda, for instance, did its own Rube Goldberg device using only car parts from the vehicle they were advertising – now that’s impressive. They also made it short enough to keep from needing an intermission while watching it. Take note, you can make a video that’s too long and too branded:

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Viral Video Ad Weekly Round Up: June 6, 2011

Sometimes we all need a little something to make us smile during the day and this video should do just that. A very talented magician, Simon Pierro, has put the iPad at the center of his bag of tricks and created a great viral that is full of fun and fantasy. Throughout the video he plays with perspective, taking things out of, and putting them back into the iPad. He even pours milk into the iPad, soaking a friend on Facetime! It’s not an ad for the iPad from Apple, in fact, this is supposed to be a video showcasing the new features of iOS 5 facilitated by the iPad. But to be honest, it doesn’t much matter who or what this video was originally set to showcase, the end result is a head scratching, smile inducing, slow motion-replaying viral that keeps us entertained.

Drool. Allow the majesty of a world record breaking 332 ft car jump to sink in. Now that you’ve fully ingested the fear of nose diving 100 ft before making enough speed to jump over 300 ft, we can focus on the brilliance that was this Hot Wheels viral campaign. The six million views this video has gained so far is remarkable, and one of the most viewed videos listed on our viral video round-up to date. Hot Wheels managed to create a lot of excitement and mystery around this jump with videos preceding it, including tease videos and an expected release date for the video showing the actual jump. The other thing they did to maximize the campaigns longevity was to hide the drivers identity, so even after the jump video had been released viewers would be drawn back again to figure out who was crazy enough to pull this off. The subsequent “reveal” video has pulled in almost a half million views, citing the curiosity aroused by such an insane human being. Overall, this was a solid campaign, hopefully other companies will continue to do such fun and exciting things for online viewership.

Well, now that we’ve seen everything we can happily die in peace. That is, of course, not until “go to a nude gaming party” is crossed off the bucket list. Alas, this is nothing but an ad, but the buzz it caused was really something to behold. The internet was a flurry with questions regarding the legitimacy of this viral, even though it is clear this is an ad. Wishful thinking on the part of the masses, we suppose. After racking up nearly a million views it can be safely assumed that nudity is the only thing as viral as kittens. Rounding out the top three most viral keywords would be gaming. So, to create the ultimate viral perhaps its time for a nudist gaming party starring purring kittens, sponsored by Google, with a Lady Gaga cameo. Eat that, Smart Water!

The Samsung Infuse apparently has a very realistic and vibrant display, something Samsung would like you to believe and subsequently laugh at after watching this ad. This commercial certainly went viral but was likely aided by a large marketing effort, including broadcast plays. They’ve done a pretty good job here of creating a simple but funny ad that sells the excellence of the phone screen while creeping out those who are afraid of spiders, because lets face it, the spider they chose is freaky looking. Admit it, it’s ok. We won’t judge. Phone companies have been getting deeper into the viral space because so many of their customers are in the coveted 18-35 year old age range whom spend so much of their time online. Nearly a million views, they have hit their mark with this ad. We will see if Samsung will continue to use the internet as a marketing device, but with success like this, it’s likely they will revisit the space again.

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Viral Video Ad Weekly Round Up: September 7, 2009

T-Pain is a huge rap star with money, fame, success, and (we assume) a ton of awesome cars. So what else could a man at the top of his game do? Why, release an app which allows anyone to sound like him and his signature Auto-Tuned voice obviously! The video is a pretty cool mash-up of different people singing into the app to one of T-Pain’s signature songs. The internet seems to have responded well to it as it’s garnered millions of views. Hey T-Pain, if you want to work on I’m on a Boat version 2.0, we’re your men!

Not everything on YouTube goes viral because it’s particularly good, sometimes things get ironically popular. This karaoke fail is one such video. The subtitles are hilarious and add a lot to a video that is funny on its own. The production quality is poor, but the voice quality is pretty good. We have to give credit where credit is due, so we will compliment this guy on his good recording quality and snazzy clothing.

The Onion is a satirical comedy website that has been successfully producing videos and articles that keep the internet laughing. This video, produced with nearly identical quality to a real talk show on any morning news channel, comically warns of the dangers of adding parents to ones Facebook. With a foul mouthed and judgmental mother stalking her sons Facebook “live on the air” the hosts are taught how to keep tabs on their children while they are away at college. Twitter is also mentioned as an excellent way to stalk your children. The excellent writing and outstanding production quality make The Onion a reliable website to find hilarious and entertaining videos.

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