Digital Marketing Thought Leader and Viral Video Creator With Proven Track RecordCalled a “viral video pioneer” by NBC's “Press:Here,” a “genius” by Harvard's Lawrence Lessig, and a “wizard” by Rolling Stone, Stephen Mark Voltz brings together a unique combination of left brain creativity and right brain analytic ability. With his business and creative partner Fritz Grobe, he is co-founder of Eepybird Studios, the force behind the iconic “Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments” which, first helped awaken global brands to the marketing potential of viral video. That video boosted 2L sales of Diet Coke in the United States by over 5%. When asked by the Coca-Cola Company to create another viral hit, Voltz and Grobe created “Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments II” which got over 10 million views and again boosted U.S. 2L Diet Coke sales by over 5%.Advertising Age put Voltz and Grobe on the cover of its' 2007 "Agency of the Year" issue and called Eepybird's work “the most important commercial content of the year.” Since their original Diet Coke and Mentos work Voltz and Grobe's Eepybird Studios have created branded viral videos for Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, OfficeMax, Disney/ABC Family, and McDonald's. Not including their Diet Coke and Mentos mega-hit, Eepybird Studios' other branded viral video campaigns have generated an average of 4.9 million views.Voltz is also co-author (w/Grobe) of “The Viral Video Manifesto: Why Everything You Know is Wrong and How to Do What Really Works” which was named one of the Top Ten Business Books of the Year by the Globe and Mail. Ty Kiisell's review in Forbes.com concluded: ”the guys at Eepybird seem to have found the Holy Grail.” ● Winner: First Ever Webby Award for Viral Video ● Winner: First Ever Webby Award for Branded Content ● 2 Emmy Nominations for viral video work ● TV appearances include - The Late Show with David Letterman - Good Morning America - The Today Show - The Early Show - Ellen - Mythbusters