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3 word of mouth lessons from an online community

[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.] Product Hunt is an online community for product enthusiasts, makers, investors, and journalists who are interested in the latest tech products — from hoverboards…

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WOM Tip #345: Make the people who give you feedback feel like rock stars

In Google’s help forums, Top Contributors are volunteers that share their expertise with other customers and champion popular feedback to Google. Basically, they’re Google’s biggest fans. And for all of their help, Google gives them the distinction of a “Top Contributor” online — but that’s not all. Each year, Google holds a Top Contributor Summit,…

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Issue #126: What to feed your talkers

Every once in a while, your talkers need a little something to keep them going. Try feeding them frequent servings of the following: 1> Detailed data 2> Progress reports 3> Company news 1> Detailed data Share all the geeky technical data and product manuals with your talkers. You’ll be surprised at how much of what…

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Word of mouth research: WOM’s critical role in tech purchase decisions

Tech decision makers give user-generated sites equal importance to traditional media sources when considering tech purchases, according to a recent study by Hill & Knowlton and highlighted in PRWeek. The study went on to show that word of mouth was the second-most important factor in making a decision, behind only “personal experience.” Other findings: 67%…

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