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Homeless man viral marketing watch this story unfold 2,758,284

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Homeless man viral marketing watch this story unfold 2,758,284 views up 1 million in one day YouTube - Homeless man w/golden radio voice in Columbus, OH (Updated-2)

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  • Profile picture of the author Devid Farah
    What an AMAZING voice! Thanks for this great video!

    I think this guy will be contacted soon by some BIG companies...i hope for him!
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  • Profile picture of the author Will Perkins
    WOW, that's the kind of voice you only hear from the absolute top professionals.

    If someone got him in contact with a few large companies, he'd easily have hundreds of voice over jobs lined up in a week.
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    • Profile picture of the author Richard Van
      Er, didn't King Sholoh just post about this a while ago?

      Anyway, here's the good news, look in the comments underneath...

      here's some quick facts:
      - he's got an appointment with Dave and Jimmy's Radio in about 4 hrs.
      - ritchey bought him a phone.
      - there is a $15,000 salary offering for a gig in the radio biz.
      - he's got hundreds of other job offerings if he doesn't accept the salary
      - he's been clean for 2 (two) years.
      - earlier there was a fundraiser made for him, generated about $1500 for him
      - his name is Ted Williams.
      Not sure how true that is but it sounds quite good.
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  • Profile picture of the author paulie888
    What an amazing voice. If he continues to stay sober and focused, I'd not be surprised if he becomes a national celebrity of some kind in short order.

    This is a staggering demonstration of how powerful video can be - the video was uploaded just two days ago on January 3rd, and has already received nearly 3 million views!
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  • Profile picture of the author WillR
    Great story and great voice. Damn we live in a different world these days don't we...
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  • Profile picture of the author x3xsolxdierx3x
    This is awesome. Just shared it on my Facebook.
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  • Profile picture of the author AlexNeill
    Wow I was shocked when I heard it, just shared it on my facebook too, Alex
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    • Profile picture of the author Devid Farah
      I just read this:

      " ITS OFFICIAL Ted Williams has got a job.
      Hes going to be the Cleveland Cavaliers voice over plus
      hes getting a full time job with them AND
      hes getting a house.
      GodBless Ted Williams
      we wish you the best "


      Well if this is true i'm very happy for him!
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      • Profile picture of the author sbucciarel
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        Originally Posted by Devid Farah View Post

        I just read this:

        " ITS OFFICIAL Ted Williams has got a job.
        Hes going to be the Cleveland Cavaliers voice over plus
        hes getting a full time job with them AND
        hes getting a house.
        GodBless Ted Williams
        we wish you the best "


        Well if this is true i'm very happy for him!
        I am so happy for this man. A talented man with a beautiful voice. Best wishes for him. Hope this new year is a new start.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rus Sells
    I want to hire him to do the voice for a video! This dude rocks! I watched his video last night and he seems like an amazing man!
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  • Profile picture of the author warriorkay
    Oops, I just saw this after posting a new thread
    about it. Mods please delete the new thread.

    IT'S NOW 4+ MILLION VIEWS within 2 days, :d

    When I checked it had 1+ million views. FEW minutes
    later I checked again and it had nearly 3 million views.
    Now - few hours back, it has 4+ million views. And
    I discovered it just got posted 2 days back!!!



    Awesome powers of video going viral on YouTube,
    don't you agree?

    Someone said among the comments:

    WOW just I saw this video yesterday Jan. 4th and it was only 3,000 view...
    AND NOW it's 4,024,790 in less than 24 hours. MAN VIRAL VIDEOS ARE
    AWESOME

    Lessons to learn here, among others, include:

    Hosting videos on YouTube is the way to go... they
    can handle whatever "immediate" surge of traffic you
    throw at them,

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  • Profile picture of the author Bicycle Cat
    Amazing. Simply amazing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Charlotte Jay
    Here's the official story link: Cleveland Cavaliers hire homeless man with "Golden Radio Voice" | Cleveland Leader
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  • Profile picture of the author Andy Rockwell
    So weird to hear this guy. Completely not what I expected to hear when he opened his mouth.
    I hope the guy does well and gets back on his feet. Seems like a good humble dude.
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  • Profile picture of the author EA
    This guy seriously needs to find the Warrior Forum - someone in that area (who's here in this forum) should walk up to him and tell him about this forum and all the fantastic people here
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    • Profile picture of the author thehypnotist
      maybe this story was posted before but the reason why I posted it was to show the power of youtube and also to kick start some ideas for people who should be jumping all over this.

      I am retired from marketing but if I was still in the game I would

      blog about the guy
      tweet about the guy
      share on facebook about the guy

      create ebooks around the story

      create a Parody of him and upload it to youtube

      A parody in contemporary usage, is a work created to mock, comment on, or make fun at an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, ...


      What about someone saying the same words but inhale hellium to create a funny voice ?

      I bet you would get a million views :-)
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  • Profile picture of the author Mohammad Afaq
    Ok guys, if you want to hire him FORGET IT

    He has received an offer by Cleveland Cavilers and they offered him a full-time job and a house. He also received offers from Fox, MSNBS etc. etc.

    Check this out: Homeless man with golden voice to NFL Films? - Game On!: Covering the Latest Sports News

    So that's an happy ending
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      no ending to this story
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      • Profile picture of the author True Solution
        Brother, do you know what viral add are amazing - there's multiple ways to profit - jumping into the arena of big dollar bills and creativeness expressed in adForms only actually costs a few hundred for a half decent video recorder.

        The problem is confidence, self belief, the illusion of difficulty - A leader dreams of the viral that will make him millions, consistently striving for it with determination. My brother, imagine, if everybody who was interested would just jump in, get creative, see what type of ad they could make, direct, script, imagine - you could - it's a fun skill, and it can benefit you in all areas of life, to understate it.
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  • Profile picture of the author thehypnotist
    4,561,566 views and counting I bet this gets to 200 million views becuase its a story that we need to start the year
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  • Profile picture of the author Angela Wills
    Just saw this today, my mom sent it to me. What an amazing voice.
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  • Profile picture of the author jwardz
    God Bless him. I just looked him up online and he has been offered a job and a home.
    "The Cleveland Cavaliers just offered me a full-time job and a house! A house! A house!" said a stunned Williams on radio station WNCI.

    A caller to the show who said she represented the Cavs, offered Williams a full-time job doing voice-over work for the team and a free home in Cleveland, the New York Post reported."
    That took a lot for him to get out there and admit his past problems and then market himself like that. Talk about reaching his target market! May his good luck continue.
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    It's Kevin Riley!
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  • Profile picture of the author warriorkay
    Video now has 5+ million views... within hours!!!

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  • Profile picture of the author Always-A-Warrior
    Now he has a new image ... all shaved and getting paid. I'm thinking of hitting the streets myself. lol

    Ted Williams - From Homeless To Radio Announcer
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    • Profile picture of the author ExRat
      Hi Always-A-Warrior,

      It's so nice listening to him in that interview - he's nearly breaking down all of the way through about seeing his ageing mother and things but he keeps it together.

      When he 'turns on' the radio voice it's almost like he is speaking into an effects unit, his voice is so different. It seems to come from a different place within him.

      Awesome!
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      • Profile picture of the author Devid Farah
        Originally Posted by ExRat View Post


        When he 'turns on' the radio voice it's almost like he is speaking into an effects unit, his voice is so different. It seems to come from a different place within him.

        Awesome!
        Hi ExRat,

        exactly!

        My father is an actor and radio announcer and told me that this voice is something magic!

        It seems that he has something within him that makes that particular sound!

        That voice will transform him in a millionaire!
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    What a country!
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  • Profile picture of the author Jacqueline Smith
    What a heart warming story!

    It's a good reminder to never give up!
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  • Profile picture of the author YoichiSpeaks
    Amazing. What a voice.
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    • Profile picture of the author Page-One
      The "take home" message for me, after listening to this guy's amazing voice, is that every last jack and jill of us has at least one talent or gift or strength...and usually more than one.

      As applied to Internet Marketing efforts, this tells me two things: first, that I need to align what I am trying to do with my strengths so I don't wear myself out trying to do what I'm really not "good at."

      And second, we all need each other. Maybe I can write, but I can't draw or design my way out of a paper bag. Maybe you can sell ice in Antarctica but can't put up a website to save your life.

      Still, I wish I had this guy's voice!
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  • Profile picture of the author Steve Wells
    This is the kind of news and story that the media should ALWAYS be promoting, not all the negative crap they have consistanly report about.

    Imagine what a change and a world this could be if you only had positve, inspiring, uplifiting stories reported on the news......
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    • Profile picture of the author thehypnotist
      Originally Posted by Steve Wells View Post

      This is the kind of news and story that the media should ALWAYS be promoting, not all the negative crap they have consistanly report about.

      Imagine what a change and a world this could be if you only had positve, inspiring, uplifiting stories reported on the news......
      True,but its upto the power of the internet folks to tell this story
      6.278.276 and it looks like people are telling the story
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  • Profile picture of the author Always-A-Warrior
    Ted's story (which will not be over for a long time) is one we as marketers should follow that instead of following the money to where it may lead you ... simply follow your passion. Add the 3 P's to your daily marketing ritual - Passion, Persistence and Patients.

    With all the emotional interviews going on about this guy (MTV exec Bobby gets emotional with Ted and makes an offer - see blog) I can't waite til he meets his mother.
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  • Profile picture of the author xd14jhb
    I saw the story this morning and was greatly impressed. You never know what hidden talents we all may have !!
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  • Profile picture of the author thehypnotist
    the guy has seven children,its interesting to listen to him on youtube YouTube - Homeless man w/golden radio voice Ted Williams on WNCI 97.9 interview... He says he would like to read children books that would be good for his soul.

    Also read http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/05...ts-job-offers/
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    7,472 shares in last 24 hours Viral Video Chart - Powered by Unruly Media
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Bandicoot
    I really feel like everything may turn out well for that guy. I just watched that video on youtube only minutes ago.
    That massive exposure should get that guy the right ears for the job.(a job).
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  • Profile picture of the author MarieReyes
    That's quite a story for 2011! Everyone is entitled to an opportunity, his started at that moment.
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    • Profile picture of the author Devid Farah
      Just a quick update!

      Yesterday this video was at 4,024,790 views,today it is at 11,013,298 views!

      7 million visitors in just one day!

      AMAZING!
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by Devid Farah View Post

        Just a quick update!

        Yesterday this video was at 4,024,790 views,today it is at 11,013,298 views!

        7 million visitors in just one day!

        AMAZING!
        The amazing thing is that the video was initially posted on January 3rd, so it's been barely 4 days and it currently has 11 million+ views - this must be some kind of record, as I've never seen a video take off like this before on Youtube!
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  • Profile picture of the author spearce000
    I saw this story yesterday on Sky News. They played a short clip from the video and a caption said it was on YouTube. TV exposure of your YouTube video is a sure fire way to send the viewing figures into the stratosphere.

    I'm glad things are working out for Ted Williams thanks to all this exposure. It's a shame to see such talent going to waste.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulie888
      Originally Posted by yukon View Post

      I can't believe any radio station wouldn't hire him, his voice is awesome!
      Well, he was a homeless recovering alcoholic begging for money on the streets, and it'd have been hard for any radio station to have taken him seriously at first. It's only due to the helpful samaritan who posted this video on Youtube that he has gotten the recognition which he so richly deserves!

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  • Profile picture of the author Dean Dune
    Absolutely astonishing.

    This is a great, positive way to bring in 2011!

    I really hope Ted can keep his act together and enjoy his newfound success.

    A shining example of how drugs and alcohol can really screw up your life. I'm glad he's getting a chance to fix things up for himself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marvin Johnston
    This is an amazing story!

    For anyone who missed it, the *story* is what got this man some recognition.

    Maybe some good marketing advice for all of us !

    Marvin
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  • Profile picture of the author JackPowers
    Very inspiring and very cool.

    This was the first thing I saw when I turned on the television yesterday and it immediatly made my day.

    We need more stories like this in the news.
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    Great voice. Hope he stays clean!
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    Absolutely incredible and what an AMAZING voice!

    TD
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    • Profile picture of the author Tom189
      This is some pretty inspirational stuff... All the best for him.
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    11,760,345 views wow....
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  • Profile picture of the author Always-A-Warrior
    His mother speaks to CBS - Homeless Man With Golden Voice: Ted's Mother Speaks Out
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    • Profile picture of the author thehypnotist
      youtube removed the video because of copyright claim by zieger and tigges What the hell is that about ? seems like this video was going to break youtube it was upto 15 million views before it was shut down,anyhow its out on the internet now... but what a shame to stop it


      MONEY GREED FAME MONEY GREED FAME MONEY

      cant people let this kind of story run without throwing sh#t at it ?
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      • Profile picture of the author warriorkay
        Originally Posted by thehypnotist View Post

        youtube removed the video because of copyright claim by zieger and tigges What the hell is that about ? seems like this video was going to break youtube it was upto 15 million views before it was shut down,anyhow its out on the internet now... but what a shame to stop it


        MONEY GREED FAME MONEY GREED FAME MONEY

        cant people let this kind of story run without throwing sh#t at it ?
        I wonder the exact same thing. Give me a freakin break...
        a video of just few minutes??!!! Why can't they
        just let people enjoy it and feel the success with Ted???

        What crazy killjoys !

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  • Profile picture of the author thehypnotist
    YouTube - TedWilliamsRadio's Channel please RT and spread it via facebook

    also leave a good will message before his channel gets swomped
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  • Profile picture of the author Social Experts
    A guy from BHW posted that video. Pretty crazy
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    Chill.

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  • Profile picture of the author Always-A-Warrior
    After 20 years apart, the man with the golden voice FINALLY meets his mommy. Yes his mommy. - Homeless Man With Golden Voice: Ted Meets His Mommy
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