[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.] Chubbies is a clothing retailer for men that sells the brightly colored short shorts you’d see dudes wearing at frat parties, on boats, and…
WOM Tip #386: Everyone loves a hidden gem
You know that feeling you get when you discover some cool new restaurant? Or when you tell your friends about a shop they’ve never heard of? That feeling is a huge word of mouth motivator. People love to look cool and adventurous in front of their friends. So they love being the first to tell…
WOM Tip #298: Make invisible stories visible
Amazing things happen in your store and at your company all the time. But it’s not always easy to spread those amazing stories to everyone else. One way to do it: Give those stories a visual cue. Put something on the wall that starts conversations. Here’s one inspiring example: At Rosa’s Fresh Pizza in Philadelphia,…
WOM Tip #199: Put word of mouth tools in every package you send
The best thing you can do to help your customers remember to talk about you is to put something in their hands to share. It doesn’t have to be fancy, and it certainly doesn’t have to be expensive — but it does have to be remarkable. For example, Sock It to Me places a funny…