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Volkswagen have decided to give the world of viral video a go and have pretty much nailed it. These two video’s are spreading over the internet like wildfire. The first is a “deep bin,” a trash can that when you throw rubbish in, sounds like it’s dropping for a long distance.\u00a0 The second is about musical stairs.<\/p>\n

The best bit about these two videos though is the fact the only time you know it was Volkswagen is at the very end for about 2 seconds when they show their logo – that’s it. Now people are discussing Volkswagen like crazy and all they had to do was avoid any real advertising.<\/p>\n

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