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It's actually a commercial for Blendtec — a company most viewers had probably never heard of. But with the viral clip, Blendtec let social networking spread its name and message rather than paying for a mass advertising campaign. And it worked like a charm. "Viral-produced movies" are the new holy grail of advertising, but they're tough to pull off. Only the best among them can overcome the slight annoyance people feel when they realize a video they enjoyed was actually an ad — and yet compel them to share it with friends anyway. So what defines a great ad — one that a viewer will choose to Tweet or post to Facebook? Coker has come up with a recipe for success called the branded viral movie predictor algorithm. First, the themes of a video must be congruent with people's pre-existing knowledge of the brand it is advertising.

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