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Vamsi Kanuri, and ,The Conversation

What Makes An Image Go Viral? A New Study Offers Surprising Clues

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If you work in digital marketing, you don’t need to be told a picture’s worth a thousand words. More than half of content marketers say images are crucial for achieving their social media goals, and a staggering 70% of users prefer image-based posts over text, surveys have found.

But which types of visuals work best? While anecdotal evidence abounds, systematic research on this topic is scarce.

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