Raving success

01/04/2008

A French dance craze has spawned a potential megabrand - and it's all thanks to video sharing. Tektonik, a blend of punk, techno, break and disco, started in a Paris club but took off after notching up 33,000 videos on YouTube.

It is fast becoming a merchandising phenomenon, with related fashion, hairstyling and CD compilations. Run by a team including a former Merrill Lynch equities trader, who trademarked the brand name early on, Tektonik is already being cited as a classic case-study in viral marketing.

Watch Tektonic moves on YouTube