We bring viral influencer & social media firepower to businesses

"THE KINGS OF INFLUENCER & VIRAL MARKETING."

— FRANK YABLANS, CEO OF PARAMOUNT & MGM STUDIOS

2024 Influencer Marketing Playbook

From viral influencer marketing pioneer, Rick Schirmer.

  • “Rick Schirmer and his LaunchViral team have done a stellar job in helping bring a viral boost to some of our most strategic initiatives.”

    Aaron Tucker, Sr. Manager of Marketing, WALMART

  • "Doubled our sales."

    Mara Bartholomew, VP Marketing of SEYCHELLES SHOES

  • “LaunchViral’s campaigns and programs are so successful!”

    Rodney Bullard, VP Public Affairs at CHICK-FIL-A

For creators by creators

Human Influence. Machine Power.

  • Influencer Management

  • KPI Reporting

  • Influencer Identification

Our Core 4 Services

  •     ⁃    Community channel mapping

        ⁃    Influencer identification & authentication

        ⁃    Awareness-driven outreach (DM, SMS, MMS, email)

  •     ⁃    Influencer Opt-Ins

        ⁃    Triple verification & Selection (on-brand, quality likes, quality followers)

        ⁃    Organic (barter/trade) & Paid Posts

  •     ⁃    Content (creation& curation)

        ⁃    Posting

        ⁃    Follow/unfollowing

        ⁃    #Thread engagement

  •     ⁃    Post boosting

        ⁃    Influencer whitelisting

        ⁃    Niche community-focused ads

The LaunchViral™ Campaign Blueprint

Our 10-step process has been developed by viral influencer marketing pioneer Rick Schirmer (LaunchViral founder). It has been continually refined through thousands of campaigns along with the evolution of social media -- from Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and Instagram, to TikTok.

  • “Rick's drive and enthusiasm is like no other.”

    Jennifer Payne, VP Diversity & Inclusion of MERCEDES BENZ

  • “Rick Schirmer's a GENIUS."

    Scott Beck, Founder of BLOCKBUSTER, EINSTEIN BAGELS, and GLOO

  • "Rick has a unique gift to sell products in the social media universe."

    Dan Cobb, CEO of DBA WORLDWIDE

  • “Rick's been a trailblazer for some of Disney’s most iconic campaigns.”

    Jeffrey Schwartz, VP Corporate Affairs of DISNEY

  • “The super hero of launching ideas.”

    Jeff Henderson, Marketing Manager of CHICK-FIL-A

  • “Rick is the ‘rock star’ of helping brands make emotional connections and lifelong loyal fans.”

    Jody Dreyer, SVP Marketing of Disney

Our network of 400,000+ community focused influencers, creators, and celebrities have a combined following of over 2.2 billion:

  • Entertainment & TV

  • Beauty

  • Fashion & Style

  • Mom & Family

  • Celebrity

  • Diversity & Inclusion

  • Health & Fitness

  • Food & Beverage

  • Luxury

  • Faith

  • Home Design, Decor, & DIY

  • And more...

OUR VIRALBRAND™ STRATEGY

Over the past 20 years, the four pillars of our ViralBrand™ Strategy have helped Chick-fil-A grow 20X and earned remarkable ROAS for some of the world’s most iconic brands.

INFLUENCER CATEGORIES

  • “Rick is masterful. All the brands he touches GROW.”

    Matt Hall, CMO of PACIFIC DENTAL SERVICES

  • “Working with LaunchViral is simply a joy, in every sense.”

    Caroline Chambers, VP of MEALTHY

  • “LaunchViral does the best job earning media of any agency I’ve ever seen.”

    Chris Sariego, CMO of FAMILY THEATER

  • “Rick's the mastermind pioneer of viral influencer marketing. He's been the highlight speaker in my classes since 2007."

    Stephan Manpearl, Producer/Professor of Film and TV Marketing at UCLA

  • “LaunchViral understands how to make your brand shine.”

    Tiana Marie Dragos, CDO of
    AppliancePartsPros.COM

  • "Rick Schirmer is the master!"

    Jorge Guimaraes, Founder of BLACKHOUSE MMA

  • "Rachel's thought leadership and marketing expertise has helped thousands of fashion retailers grow and evolve their brands.”

    Kelly Helfman, CEO of MAGIC Fashion Events & INFORMA

  • “Rick Schirmer makes it happen. He's the real deal.”

    David Salyers, SVP Marketing of CHICK-FIL-A

  • “LaunchViral drives sales and brand awareness like no other.”

    Ashley Thompson, VP of BURST ORAL CARE