Why the Marketing World is Going Viral

Imagine Dragons fans got an awesome surprise on Sunday during the GRAMMY Awards.

The chart-topping rock band made a surprise appearance during a break in the show… but it was much more than just a performance. It was an approximately $8 million commercial spot for Target’s #MoreMusic campaign, and the first live GRAMMYs advertisement. The result? #ImagineDragons and #MoreMusic took the social media world by storm.

But Target’s not the only large corporation to recently fuse televised events with viral marketing.

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