Viral Marketing

On the Media | May 5, 2011
There was a time when 30-second TV spots could really move the dial for consumers. But anyone in advertising today will tell you that the cost of making a TV spot is going up, while the instances of people buying things based on TV spots seems to be going down. What’s a marketer to do? Forget the media, and take it to the streets. OTM's Jad Abumrad has the story.

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