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Campaigns that succeed are those that carefully consider what makes content go viral, including each element of the content as well as the emotional responses and psychological factors that prompt engagement.

But understanding these factors in and of themselves is only half the story; the other half is understanding your audience and the characteristics that influence their reactions.

In other words: To create a campaign that will be popular with men, women, Millennials and Baby Boomers, it’s going to take more than a few cat pictures and some Autotune.