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Video: How to share the right content to influence your customers

According to LinkedIn Director of Data Science and Data Engineering Lutz Finger, the way people see influence is usually wrong. Some marketers wait for that one magic influencer to take their message and help it “go viral.” But, Lutz says, virality is constant and doesn’t decide to become more viral over time. Instead, he says…

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How to trigger word of mouth

This is a guest post from Jonah Berger, Marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and New York Times bestselling author of “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There’s a science behind word of mouth and why things go viral….

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Word of mouth research: WOM is the biggest influencer in apparel and electronics purchases

When buying apparel and electronics, consumers look primarily to their peers for information about products, retailers, and past shopping experiences. That’s according to a study by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association and BIGresearch. Findings from the study include: At 44.4%, WOM is the number one influencer in electronics purchases At 34.4%, WOM is the…

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Word of mouth research: Blogs are key sources of influence when making purchase decisions

Fifty percent of consumers say they find blogs useful for purchase information, according to a recent study by BuzzLogic and JupiterResearch. The study shows blogs are considered key sources of influence for everything from technology products to automotive and health-related purchases. Other key findings: Blog readership has grown by 300% over the past four years…

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Verity Gough, MyCustomer.com“Making word of mouth marketing work: Finding the influencers”The essence of word of mouth is getting people to talk about you; this is a good look at finding the people who will do the talking for you, especially near the end of the piece. (link) Mika, DoshDosh"How ‘Surprise’ Helps Word-of-Mouth and Viral Marketing"Not…

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