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Chapter 20<br />

Create a Viral Video<br />

Be sure <strong>to</strong> thoroughly examine <strong>your</strong> vision and write down every detail that<br />

you see in <strong>your</strong> mind. Whatever you do – don’t gloss over the idea by writing<br />

down a few incomprehensible notes. It’s the small nuances of <strong>your</strong> vision<br />

that might really put the polishing <strong>to</strong>uches on <strong>your</strong> video.<br />

Then email it <strong>to</strong> <strong>your</strong>self for review later. Try <strong>to</strong> come back <strong>to</strong> it a few hours<br />

later when you have time <strong>to</strong> devote <strong>to</strong> the idea. Setting aside time <strong>to</strong> review<br />

<strong>your</strong> idea is worth it. If the video does well, you’ll be glad you invested those<br />

fifteen minute <strong>to</strong> look at it.<br />

If at First You Don’t Succeed…<br />

Chances are you’re not going <strong>to</strong> hit a grand slam the <strong>first</strong> time out. So <strong>make</strong><br />

it a company effort <strong>to</strong> put out a good video every quarter or bi-annually. It’s<br />

great for building brand culture and deconstructing what <strong>your</strong> company is<br />

really about, on <strong>to</strong>p of it all, it’s a great deal of fun. The best thing about this<br />

strategy is that with relatively low risk and investment, you can be playing on<br />

the same playing field as the big boys both in terms of exposure and if you’re<br />

lucky, <strong>sale</strong>s..<br />

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