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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Gord Hotchkiss, MediaPost"Branding by Word of Mouth"Word of mouth relies so heavily on positive recommendations from people you know; here, Gord examines the trust factor and explains why the opinion of someone else means so much to us. (link) Gianluca Diegoli, Conversation Agent"Showing Customer Reviews on Your Site"Engaging your customers in conversation is vital to…

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New conference: 8 case studies on the best in corporate social media

BlogWell: How Big Companies Use Social Media takes place on October 28 in San Jose. Learn from: Cisco Systems Graco The Home Depot Intel Kaiser Permanente UPS Walmart Wells Fargo GasPedal and the Blog Council are hosting the event to provide tangible examples for all those companies who haven’t gotten started yet. After all, if…

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Jobs @ GasPedal: Make your living writing about social media and word of mouth marketing

    Writer/Editor/Blogger:        http://gaspedal.com/jobs/blogger.php     Event Producer:        http://gaspedal.com/jobs/event.php     Web/User Experience Designer:        http://gaspedal.com/jobs/web.php     Business Manager:       http://gaspedal.com/jobs/businessmanager.php     Interns, too:       http://gaspedal.com/jobs/interns.php   What we do, what we believe   We want to teach the world to blog. And use social media….

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Word Of Mouth Marketing Research: The Opinions of Friends, Family, and Peers Matter Most

You can be a supergenius with GasPedal’s Word of Mouth Marketing Research slide of the week.  Share it, copy it and send it to a friend!

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Guest Genius: David Alston

Each Tuesday, we’re happy to turn over our blog space to a GuestGenius, someone who can give a fantastic and fascinating perspectiveabout making word of mouth work. This week’s guest genius:David AlstonVP, Marketing at Radian6Leader in the field of social media measurement Social media is one of the biggest tools in today’s WOM marketers’ toolkit….

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Rohit Bhargava, 360 Digital Influence"How to Manage a Blog Crisis Like a Pro "One of the most important parts of successful word of mouth marketing is dealing with those who say unflattering things. Rohit does an excellent job here of describing how you might go about doing itsecret – if it’s worth following up at…

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Word of Mouth Marketing Research: WOM Means Big Business

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Leigh Duncan-Durst, MarketingProfs Daily Fix"The Accidental Evangelist"The power of the talker or influencer can be enormous – even if the talker or influencer isn’t aware of it. A remarkable look at how one person’s Tweet designed to just reach friends got national recognition. (link) Colleen Francis, Engage Selling"The Amazing Power of Testimonials”A good follow-up to…

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9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

Use the examples in this guide to help inspire ways to make your message more portable and shareable.

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These tools will help you kick off any word of mouth campaign no matter what topic, industry, or budget.

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The Top Four Tips for Multiplying Your Word of Mouth

These tips can help you get your marketing to do more work without a lot of extra effort.

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10 Ways to Turn Around Negative Word of Mouth

The most effective ways to stop negative WOM with examples from Zappos, FedEx, Dell, and more.

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The New Topics Worksheet

All word of mouth starts with a topic of conversation — a simple, portable, repeatable idea that gets people talking.

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The Word of Mouth Action Plan

Create a complete word of mouth marketing plan using this worksheet’s eight simple steps.

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