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Create a love affair with your customers

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Satisfaction is nice. Loyalty is good. Repeat business is dandy. But none of that is love. And if you really want to get and…

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Become a fan of your fans

This is a guest post from Spike Jones — SVP, Managing Director SW Region at Edelman Digital and co-author of the book Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable Word of Mouth Movements. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Yep. That pretty much sums it up. Unless…

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Is there such a thing as too much community management?

This is a guest post from Gary Vaynerchuk — well-known entrepreneur, social media innovator, and author of “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. If you’ve engaged with me on Twitter, you know I am big on replying. I’m on there as…

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3 word of mouth marketing lessons from Taylor Swift

[Welcome back to our Word of Mouth Marketing Lessons newsletter. This is text from the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using this handy form.] Taylor Swift isn’t just a musician, she’s a marketer. Her fame doesn’t just rely on fancy sponsorships or advertising, but on a multi-platform, fan-based…

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Ambassador programs: Step away from the status quo

This is a guest post from Spike Jones — SVP, Managing Director SW Region at Edelman Digital and co-author of the book Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable Word of Mouth Movements. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’ve come to the unfortunate conclusion that the…

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How fans have blown audiences away

This guest post is from Andy Nulman — President of Just for Laughs and author of “Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise.” See the original post this was adapted from and more like it on his blog. This year I had the pleasure of flying to San Francisco to be one of…

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Video: How BMW turns fans into brand advocates

Have you ever had a fan wear so much of your branded clothing that it looks like they work for your company? What about a fan that could tell what year your product was made by its smell? BMW does. And they decided to do something for these fans that would turn them into loyal…

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What’s your love plan?

This is a guest post from Spike Jones — SVP, Managing Director SW Region at Edelman Digital and co-author of the book Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable Word of Mouth Movements. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Love plan? LOVE PLAN? I know what you’re…

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