As we gear up for Word of Mouth Supergenius: The “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” Conference on July 20th in New York, our fantastic presenters are sharing some word of mouth tips as previews for the day’s 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant author sessions. Our lineup…
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Cale Johnson is the Editor and VP of Content at WordofMouth.org. Follow him on twitter at @calejohnson.
Saul Colt on how to create word of mouth on zero budget — a live Word of Mouth Supergenius preview
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Special Word of Mouth Supergenius preview of Tony Hsieh’s new book, “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose”
We’re so excited to have Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh keynoting our upcoming Word of Mouth Supergenius event on July 20th in New York, we’re making this week a special Zappos week. We’ve got a few special newsletters lined up, a live interview with Tony and our Andy Sernovitz, and a few posts looking at some…
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Word of Mouth Tip #85: Having a little fun makes it easier to talk about serious topics
You may see your cause as the most important thing in the world — and your followers may too — but that doesn’t automatically make it easy to talk about. Diseases, war, political issues, and controversial topics are often tough topics to talk about. Even if everyone at the party hopes for peace in Darfur, nobody feels like…
Word of Mouth Tip #46: Bad situations are great opportunities to earn word of mouth
Because our world is run by humans, it’s a given that things will go wrong. At some point, something is going to break. Maybe it’s your fault, maybe not. The details won’t matter to the customer that’s stranded, delayed, hopeless, and generally screwed. And this is the point where great word of mouth marketers separate…
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Word of Mouth Tip #74: Create something amazing and give it away
Word of mouth needs a trigger — something to spark the conversation. Triggers come in all shapes and sizes. Buttons, badges, handouts, cards, T-shirts, artwork, research, lists, or ideas can all ignite word of mouth. And like anything, the more useful, unique, sticky, funky, bubbly, or brilliant the trigger, the more conversation it creates. How a…
