Viral marketing is huge and Facebook represents the pinnacle and one of the most popular facets of viral marketing. “With some candidates in the 2008 Presidential election embracing every facet of Web 2.0 to get their message out…your next president may be no further than a friend-add on Facebook.” – Time. According to Jupiter Research, 70% of viral marketers report increasing brand awareness as one of the most successful areas of their social marketing campaigns.
With 70 million active users, Facebook is the Internet’s leading social utility. Facebook Pages give businesses the opportunity to build a consumer base, sell products, run promotions, schedule appointments or reservations, share information, and interact with customers. Today, hundreds of thousands of leading brands, restaurants, hotels, writers, filmmakers, bands, and retailers are leveraging Facebook Pages to reach consumers. Read the rest of the document here
