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Blog, WOM Tips September 23, 2013

WOM Tip #185: Make your event reservation-only

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When restaurants give away something good for free, you know there’s going to be a line, chaos, and generally, an unpleasant experience. And while some stores are willing to deal with the lapse in good service to get tons of customers through the door, they’re forgetting one important thing: The customer experience is not about…

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Blog, WOM Tips October 15, 2012

WOM Tip #122: Stop negative word of mouth by making it really easy for upset customers to contact you

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The only thing worse than delivering a bad product, service, or experience to a customer is not making it easy for that frustrated customer to immediately tell you about it. Put a feedback form on your website. Follow up shortly after a sale to make sure they’re happy. Put the phone number of someone important…

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Blog May 28, 2012

Word of Mouth Tip 54: Start conversations by supporting great groups and great causes

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If you’ve ever eaten at a Houlihan‘s, you may have noticed the music they play is different than the stuff everyone else is playing. That’s because in each of their 83 restaurants around the country, they hand-pick the music you hear. They seek out unknown artists and feature them alongside more famous acts in what’s…

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Blog April 23, 2012

How Noodles & Company created so much buzz around a new menu item

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We’re bringing together an incredible group of word of mouth marketers for our Word of Mouth Crash Course in Austin on May 10. We’re featuring 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors – all in one thrilling day. Noodles & Company’s Nick Filler is part of our lineup, and he’s going…

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Blog, newsletter February 21, 2012

3-Minute WOM Lesson: How to help new customers talk about you

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New customers can be powerful talkers. The first-time experience is a great conversation primer, but you shouldn’t rely on that alone to create word of mouth. Your job is to put something in their hands that reminds them, motivates them, and makes them look good. Three great things you can do: 1. Give them a…

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Blog May 24, 2013

9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

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

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Blog May 10, 2013

3 Must-Use Word of Mouth Marketing Tools

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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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Blog April 26, 2013

The Top Four Tips for Multiplying Your Word of Mouth

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

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Articles January 11, 2013

10 Ways to Turn Around Negative Word of Mouth

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

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Downloads August 24, 2012

The New Topics Worksheet

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

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Blog July 20, 2012

The Word of Mouth Action Plan

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

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