More Media Coverage on Viral/Buzz Ethics
Yet another article about the thin grey line in viral/buzz marketing, this one focused on the blog space entitled "Fake Blogs, True Buzz." This appeared in the Chicago Tribune over the weekend. While the agency, Wieden & Kennedy, is credited with generating 2.2 million visitors for the ostensibly successful Sega, Beta-7 buzz-campaign, the article digs up the usual laundry list of viral campaigns gone bad, 7Up/Dr. Pepper's "Raging Cow" campaign to the recent Warner Music effort to "seed" new songs for MP3 download sites.
