https://www.insidethatad.com/tags/viral/Recent content in Viral on Inside That AdHugoen-USFri, 19 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/dove-real-beauty-sketches/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/dove-real-beauty-sketches/<p>In April 2013, Dove released a short film that would become one of the most watched advertisements in internet history. &ldquo;Real Beauty Sketches&rdquo; reached 163 million views in its first month online, was shared in 25 languages across 110 countries, and sparked a global conversation about self-perception, beauty standards, and the gap between how women see themselves and how others see them.</p> <p>It was, in almost every measurable way, the most successful viral video in advertising history at the time of its release. And it came from a deodorant and soap brand.</p>https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/volvo-epic-split-van-damme/Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/volvo-epic-split-van-damme/<p>There are commercials, and then there are moments that transcend advertising entirely and become part of the cultural conversation. Volvo Trucks&rsquo; &ldquo;The Epic Split&rdquo; is firmly in the latter category. Released in November 2013, this 75-second film did something almost no B2B advertisement had ever done before — it went genuinely, globally viral, racking up over 100 million views and earning the kind of earned media that no budget could buy outright.</p>