Web Storytelling: How to Find Ideas, Generate Word-of-Mouth and Get Profit from Your Social Media Posts

In this audiobook, we'll address issues related to the seemingly 'out of control' spread of some online stories and videos. From Gagnam Style to the Ice Bucket Challange ... How come some stories take root and others don't? What makes a piece of content go viral? How does the winning idea come about? How does it spread? Is it a replicable phenomenon? We will analyze together the principles that push users to press the 'share' button, the emotional levers to activate and how to generate word of mouth on the Net. An audiobook for all those who want to discover the principles of emotional persuasion on the Internet. Suitable for web copywriters, social media managers, entrepreneurs, creatives and all those who are facing for the first time to this fascinating discipline. TABLE OF CONTENTS The Concept of Social Virality Emotional Engagement: Empathy, Stimuli, Feelings How to Find the Creative Idea that Works Lateral Actions to Reach Goals Monetizing the Economic Return of a Viral Content Format Replicability and Parodies Talent and Originality. What Makes You Special The Drive to Share: Social Currency Generate Word of Mouth with Strong and Frequent Stimuli Positive, Negative Emotions and Physiological Excitement “Monkey Sees, Monkey Copies”. The Importance of Public Visibility Stimulating Sharing by Focusing on Practical Sense and Utility Creating a Story Around Your Product Acknowledgements and Greetings