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How to make your customers’ reviews more helpful

If you’re looking to improve the quality of reviews your customers are leaving, try what doll maker American Girl does on their review page and offer some tips on how to leave a helpful review. American Girl encourages reviewers to: Focus on the product’s features. Be specific about what you like or dislike. Avoid information…

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Word of mouth research: The effects of online reviews on book sales

Online book reviews are, on average, overwhelmingly positive and have a significant impact on individual book sales. That’s according to a 2006 study by Yale professors Judith A. Chevalier and Dina Mayzlin published in the Journal of Marketing Research. The study focused on the effect of word of mouth on online book sales by examining…

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Issue #104: How to Get Positive Online Reviews

{This post includes text of the great email newsletter all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up to have this delivered directly to you!}  Everyone wants positive feedback — make it easy for your customers and clients to show you some love: 1> Ask and encourage 2> Monitor what’s being said 3> Respond…

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Word of Mouth Marketing Research: Consumers show just how viral videos can be

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

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

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