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Blog, Videos November 14, 2014

Video: How Olive Garden made their social media presence about their customers — not marketing

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For a lot of people, social media is a direct line to a company’s customer service. But what happens when that company uses social media as just another place to advertise? According to Justin Sikora, Olive Garden’s Director of Brand Building and Public Relations, that promotion-focused strategy was leaving their customers ignored and upset. To…

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Blog, Videos October 17, 2014

Video: How Johnson & Johnson gets to know their customers before they start conversations

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According to Johnson & Johnson Director of Corporate Social Media, Devon Eyer, their social media strategy used to be about “planting flags:” staking their claim to a Facebook page, a Twitter handle, a blog presence, and broadcasting their messages there. But now, she says the company takes a much more customer-centered approach — one focused…

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Blog, Videos July 11, 2014

Video: How Johnson & Johnson turns influencers into talkers

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In an increasingly connected world, it’s less about what your brand says and more about what people say about your brand. After all, that’s what word of mouth marketing is all about. In her presentation at SocialMedia.org’s Brands-Only Summit, Johnson & Johnson Director of Corporate Communications for Social Media Devon Eyer talks about how they…

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Blog, Videos February 7, 2014

Video: How Reebok finds the right brand advocates

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With millions of Twitter followers in Reebok’s demographic, one famous hip-hop artist seemed like the perfect choice for their influencer program. But according to Reebok’s Global Content and Community Manager, Ben Cobb, just because a celebrity has a lot of influence doesn’t mean they have the right kind of influence. In his presentation at SocialMedia.org’s…

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Blog, Videos August 2, 2013

Video: Social media success starts with trust, presented by Andy Sernovitz

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Building trust is the secret to success when it comes to effective social media and word of mouth marketing. Being honest with your consumers is the ultimate bottom line, but that line can become blurred if proper ethics and disclosure practices aren’t a core part of your social media strategy. SocialMedia.org and WordofMouth.org CEO Andy…

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Blog, newsletter October 2, 2012

4 key groups to train on word of mouth ethics

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[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.] Nobody is going to put their reputation on the line to recommend you if they have any questions about your trustworthiness. It takes a long, long…

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Case Studies, Events November 30, 2011

How Cargill built awareness for their Truvia brand — live from BlogWell

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Come to our upcoming BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference in Dallas to hear Texas Instruments, Shell, AMD, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, United Airlines, Level 3, Northwestern Mutual, and AT&T share 8 great case studies on corporate social media. This event is all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no…

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WOM Tips January 27, 2010

Word of Mouth Tip #31: Bloggers need to write something every day — suggest something

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Bloggers, journalists, podcasters — all content producers — are always looking for the next great story. While there are plenty of horror stories of PR flacks blasting form letters to bloggers, you don’t have to suffer the same fate. In general, a polite email is a good start. Keep it friendly, honest, and be sure…

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Blog May 24, 2013

9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

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