Over the last two days, a viral Youtube video is newsjacking the election hype train with an announcement of a celebrity presidential run.
#RunTomRun, a slick teaser trailer touts the candidacy of Tom Cruise for 2020 – and the internet hasn’t so much as blinked. In 2019 anything is possible.
It’s already clocked up 126,000 views in about a day and a half, and the trend looks to have legs.
The 2-minute clip embedded at http://www.runtomrun.com stars actor and Cruise-impersonator Miles Fisher, who has co-written this collaboration with independent editor and director Stephen Vitale.
Backed by town hall meeting and press-shot styled photos on a background of stars and stripes – and complete with an email signup form on the homepage – it almost seems plausible. There’s even a catchy campaign slogan: “America, you complete me!”
On track for a milly
Noted SEO authority and President of SEO National, Damon Burton remarks.
“Based on the analytics for Run Tom Run, and historical statistics of past viral videos, I’d expect this to hit a million views within the next 5-10 days.”
Burton went on to mention the high quality of the production:
“Big congrats to Miles. He is a fantastic actor and a master of his craft, with an arch comedy style that always leaves you guessing. Miles captured the essence of Tom Cruise to a tee here. Cheers also to director Stephen Vitale, who’s created a great lampooning parody style that seems *almost* plausible in these strange times.”
Burton continues about the growing significance of viral videos in today’s age.
“In 2019 we’re seeing online video shifting from being a complimentary media to becoming the core content for many brands. The shift is a big part of mobile dominating the consumer internet, where people are accessing their content on the move while going about their day – video content allows people to dip in and out without the need for exclusive focus that text media requires.
This has meant a huge growth in the short-form category of videos under 4 minutes running time which is perfect for this type of bite-size media consumption. We’re seeing video explode across all the major social platforms, and creating new breakout styles on up-and-coming platforms like TikTok.
When people think of SEO their mind goes directly to search giant Google – but what’s not so widely known is that Youtube, a property owned by Google, is actually the world’s second-biggest search engine. Staying on top of trends in the video space is a big part of the knowledge portfolio that SEO National clients come seeking our help with.”
Stranger than fiction
It’s unclear whether the real Tom Cruise has seen the video embedded at http://www.runtomrun.com yet – but if #RunTomRun inspired him to take up the campaign trail next year, would anyone be surprised?
Post-2016, anything can, will, and does happen in politics…
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