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What to Do When Your Product Goes Viral

Virality can be a blessing and a curse. To avoid becoming a one-hit wonder, companies should make the most of the moment, but also think long-term.
Going viral can be a make or break moment for a brand.
Going viral can be a make-or-break moment for a brand. (Courtesy Still Here, Hill House, Heaven Mayhem, Djerf Avenue; BoF Team)

After Hailey Bieber shared a photo wearing accessories label Heaven Mayhem’s mini gold knot earrings on her Instagram, Pia Mance, the brand’s founder, sprung into action.

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The platform’s freewheeling approach to e-commerce has opened the floodgates for established labels, grey-market sellers and influencers to entice beauty shoppers to buy. But with little oversight over fake product listings, brands must negotiate how much control they want to give over to the app.

The Life Cycle of a Viral Fashion Trend

BoF explains why online trends from cottagecore and quiet luxury to barbiecore and coastal grandmother bubble up and spread out — and how brands can find their footing in the fast-moving, jumbled space.

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Diana Pearl
Diana Pearl

Diana Pearl is Senior News and Features Editor at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and drives BoF’s marketing and media coverage.

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