Advertising appeals, 111

emotional appeal, 40

humorous appeal, 54–56

sexual appeal (see Sexual appeal)

Beckstrom’s Law, 15–16

BeUpfront website, 34

Buzz marketing, 7

Campaigns, hybrid marketing

benefits of, 65

combinations, 64

controversial messages, 65

Doritos campaign, 65

media platforms, 65–66

television and online channels, 64–65

traditional channels, 63–64

Characteristics and tools

commercial content (see Commercial content)

contragion (see Contragion)

user-generated content

advertisements, 48–49

encourage consumers, 48

Internet’s reach, 47–48

types of, 49

viral marketing, 49

viral messages, 39

Chinese social networks, 32

Commercial content

viral tools and platforms

business web pages, 44

mobile sites and applications, 46–47

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