viral marketing
[ vahy-ruhl mahr-ki-ting ]
/ ˈvaɪ rəl ˈmɑr kɪ tɪŋ /
noun
a marketing strategy that focuses on spreading information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially by using unconventional means such as the internet or email: Which online social networks can help with viral marketing?
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Origin of viral marketing
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby viral marketing
viral hemagglutination, viral hepatitis, viral infection, virality, viral load, viral marketing, viral tropism, Viramune, Vira Saiva, Virazole, Vir Chakra
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British Dictionary definitions for viral marketing
viral marketing
noun
a direct marketing technique in which a company persuades internet users to forward its publicity material in e-mails (usually by including jokes, games, video clips, etc)
a marketing strategy in which conventional media are eschewed in favour of various techniques designed to generate word-of-mouth publicity, in the hope of creating a fad or craze
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