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Loading ...The Annoying Orange Web show has taken YouTube by storm. The YouTube channel has well over 1 billion views and more than 2 million subscribers. Dane Boedigheimer, the creator of the phenomenon, recently spoke with WebProNews about the viral sensation and its television deal.
Boedigheimer, who is more commonly known as “Daneboe,” told us that he had created several one-off talking food episodes prior to the launch of Annoying Orange. He expected Annoying Orange to follow the same trend, but instead, it took off.
Boedigheimer credits a large part of the success of Annoying Orange to their efforts on Facebook and Twitter. The Facebook page has over 10 million “likes” and the pages for individual characters have many fans as well. Twitter is also a key tool for the show since users can read what are, essentially, mini episodes from the various Twitter accounts set up.
What’s more, the show captured the attention of the Cartoon Network. The TV series is set to air in June, but the Web show will continue. Boedigheimer told us that he hopes the shows will work together and push traffic to each other.
He is excited about the future and said his team will continue to create consistent content.
Have you jumped onto the “Annoying Orange” bandwagon? We’d love to know.
I hadn’t heard that Annoying Orange is hitting Cartoon Network, but that’s really great for them!
Dane and his team really have their marketing and business strategies down cold! Having individual Facebook pages and Twitter accounts for the AO characters is really brilliant. I like how Dane mentioned that he didn’t know that AO would go viral. Too many people are looking for a quick fix to go viral, and then they wonder when they don’t achieve it. Building up quality products over the years is absolutely the best way to build an audience.
Great interview, Abby!
Thanks, Mandy! I agree. I thought it was really clear that Dane was dedicated to not only his Web show, but also the fans – both of which are characteristics of an effective leader.
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Dane, great job. I am wondering how you keep the fruit the same and fresh all the time.
Is it all CG or is it real fruit?