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About the Course

Ever wondered why some things become popular, and other don't? Why some products become hits while others flop? Why some ideas take off while others languish? What are the key ideas behind viral marketing? This course explains how things catch on and helps you apply these ideas to be more effective at marketing your ideas, brands, or products. You'll learn how to make ideas stick, how to increase your influence, how to generate more word of mouth, and how to use the power of social networks to spread information and influence. Drawing on principles from his best-selling book, "Contagious: Why Things Catch On," Professor Jonah Berger illustrates successful strategies for you to use buzz to create virality so that your campaigns become more shareable on social media and elsewhere. By the end of this course, you'll have a better understanding of how to craft contagious content, build stickier messages, and get any product, idea, or behavior to catch on....

Top reviews

NR

Jul 25, 2020

Educational and eye opening, the instructor offered amazing content with examples and links to further look into the topics mentioned. A great tool to have for anyone in business, sales, or marketing.

LC

Jul 16, 2022

Very good information and offered in a relatable manner. Disapointed that quizzes still weren't effective for audit users. Maybe have a quiz for just for audit users, such as 3-5 questions vs the 10.

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By Nour N W A A N

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Aug 6, 2020

It was by far the most interesting and amusing course I have taken on coursera. It is absolutely life changing and i think that knowing these strategies will benefit everyone interested in building their own business, marketing their products or changing a behavior in a society or among peers.

By Fatima Z R

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Sep 19, 2017

I highly recommend this course to students with interests in social marketing, consumer behaviour and researching online communities. Five stars to Professor Jonah Berger; his lectures ignited my curiosity to get his book "Contagious: Why Things Catch On" and it's now on my to-be-read list.

By Charlotte P

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Jan 11, 2023

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this class. It taught me so many useful things that I'm already using at work. The teacher is amazing and all the concrete examples make things very interesting. I would recommend this to anyone. His teachings can be used in so many different ways and are easy to remember!

By Cristopher T

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Jan 6, 2021

The course is awesome the explanations were clear and easy to understand. However the only and remarkable problem was the extremely low volume of the audio, it was pretty hard to understand the good lectures without using headphones or a speaker. I really hope Coursera staff could fix it.

By Maria S

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Apr 4, 2020

The professor explains everything in a way that is very easy to follow. He uses good visuals and speaks clearly and I feel as though I finished this course with very valuable information that I can apply to my career. I was able to finish this whole course in one day. Highly recommend.

By Narine A

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Apr 29, 2022

The course is amazing. Information is easy to consume, detailed and interesting - and at the same time - short videos allow really to get to the core information.

Jonah is an amazing lecturer and marketer. Thank you a lot for the great chance to learn from smart and knowing people.

By Faizzan M

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Jan 17, 2020

As a digital Marketer & a content producer I found this course to be very effective. It refreshed a lot of ideas for me & identified the problems i was facing in creating viral campaigns. I would suggest others to take this course, It is going to help you in creating viral campaigns.

By Marcie D

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Jan 2, 2022

Prof. Berger has excellent content to demonstrate his ideas and points. I will be reviewing this course from time to time to refresh my memory and exercising these ideas at work and in my own social media. A great thank you to Prof. Berger for this informative and practical course!

By Uyên C

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Aug 4, 2021

A big thank to Mr. Jonah Berger for his amazing sharing about how our behaviors are effected a lot by others. This course is very useful, it provides knowledge about Human Behaviors, the Power of Word of Mouth, and yet Stategies. I got the most out of this course and so should you.

By José C S

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Mar 1, 2017

I HIGHLY recommend this course! Jonah Berger structured a very useful content in a way that's very easy to comprehend and memorize. His examples are simple but effective and help A LOT to understand how the mechanics of marketing work. Amazing. Thank you Both Coursera and Jonah!

By Burak Ü

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Nov 16, 2019

It was such a great lesson with the concise explanations of the concepts. The teacher definitely broaden my vision about spreading contagious content through different strategies. The knowledge that I learned through this lesson will help me in my job and in the future as well.

By Aydan

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Oct 21, 2019

This course is amazing! It contains all the information that you need; all the videos are accurate and provide you only the necessary useful material - no extra useless lectures. Huge thank you to the Professor for this valuable source of information! I absolutely recommend it!

By Mariana L

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Sep 3, 2017

Loved this course! Learned to understand how things go viral. The professor made the course fun to watch by adding interesting videos and making each section less than 10 minutes. By doing that I was able to remain focused and actually learn!! Everyone should take this class!

By Mehrnoosh

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Feb 10, 2023

Thanks very much to Mr. Berger and the coursera team for generously providing us with all this valuable information. The content of the lesson was very simple, concrete and completely practical, and I personally waited impatiently for each educational video to see it sooner.

By Uchenna N

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Dec 9, 2015

This course provides material vital to the success of any marketing campaign. I learned what makes products and services more appealing to their target market, and how this information is shared. I recommend this course for any small business owner or marketing professional.

By Estela M

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Oct 29, 2016

An extraordinary course that teaches clearly that is needed for our content to become viral. It's not luck thing is to apply what we learn in our company here. You're a beginner or not, here you will learn new techniques that worked to expand your brand. Highly recommended.

By Kate D

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Feb 6, 2018

I participated in this course, I read his book and I'm in love. I love how easy he breaks down core concepts in marking and helps a student and business person like myself walk away with action items. I learned things I could use to improve my marketing strategy tomorrow!

By abhishek p s

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Dec 31, 2016

It is an awesome course and has taught me a lot. It teaches as to why creating viral content is not a random phenomenon, but ha science behind it. It teaches creating sticky ideas, use of Networks, Marketing strategies and a lot more. All in all, it is a very nice course.

By Kevin H

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Dec 21, 2016

I feel like I understand everything that's both annoyed me and provoked my interest about marketing and the things that spread through social media. Presented excellently with confidence in the research!

Very thankful for the wealth of information provided in this course!

By Juliesse M C

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May 10, 2020

I really enjoyed this course. It is given that I learned a lot but what surprised me the most is how fun and enjoyable the lessons were. They weren't dragging. Jonah Berger is such a great speaker that I felt like I was just talking to a friend while learning from him.

By Lorraine S Y L

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May 4, 2020

Professor Jonah Berger's lectures are very engaging, with good use of his tone of voice. The course material, examples and case studies are applicable to one's daily life hence, it'll be easier to recall and apply what we have learnt. Highly recommended course to take.

By Jenney S

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Apr 17, 2020

Jonah Berger is engaging and funny whilst opening your eyes to situations and possibilities through stories. The course is a brilliant taster for the subject matter and makes you want to discover more of his work, like an angry panda whose cheese you've just rejected.

By Jasmine C

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Apr 20, 2017

I love this course! There is a lot of useful information. He explains everything in a way that is simple and easy to understand. This course has valuable information that I'm sure will help me in the future when I try to market my products. I definitely recommend it!!

By GABRIELA N M

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Jul 16, 2020

Conheci Jonah Berger a partir do livro Contágio, anos atrás. Adorei a experiência de poder rever alguns dos exemplos do livro e perceber como o material é altamente atual e muito importante para a realização de conteúdos que causem efeitos e emoções e tragam retorno.

By Gelise M

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Aug 11, 2021

Working in comms for many years, I really enjoyed learning the theory and it has helped me to better focus on how to craft messages and how to make use of networks. Jonah is also a great engaging teacher, he uses engaging examples and keeps you coming back for more.