Scenario 18-3 For Some Years Now, Enterprising Individuals Have Gotten Their Own

Scenario 18-3
For some years now, enterprising individuals have gotten their own ideas, forums, and entertainment programs out in front of the public with no help from big tech firms, media conglomerates, or ad agencies.They simply posted their creations on the Internet.It began with blogs, moved to podcasts, expanded to social networks, moved on to YouTube videos, and transferred to Twitter.And it just keeps going.Audience members can download these technological tidbits-text, visual, and audio formats-to their laptops as well as to cell phones, Blackberries, iPods, iPads, and every other mobile gadget that hits the market.Eventually, public relations companies started getting into the act.
-(Scenario 18-3) The makers of a well-known Tennessee whiskey release a very funny three-minute video on their website.It gradually gets noticed and downloaded and emailed to friends and family by loyal consumers, and then by people who just want to share a funny video.With very little effort, the word gets out and people are talking about this old-fashioned brand in a new way.The company is benefiting from the success of

A) corporate image marketing.
B) lobbying.
C) green marketing.
D) viral marketing.