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Guest Genius: Ann Handley

Each Tuesday, we’re happy to turn over our blog space to a Guest Genius, someone who can give a fantastic and fascinating perspective about making word of mouth work.  This week’s guest genius: Ann Handley Chief Content Officer, MarketingProfs Fly-Fishing Where the Fish Are Recently I spent a glorious morning learning some basics of fly-fishing…

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Josh Klein, guest blogger on Drew’s Marketing Minute"Steve Carell on Bad Advertising"Josh contributes to Drew McLellan’s blog with an analogy from the movie "Anchorman". Better yet, he makes it work. An excellent look at what it takes to create a message that cuts through. (link) Patrick Byers, The Responsible Marketing Blog"A Word of Mouth Campaign…

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Issue #107: Easy Word of Mouth

1> Great Thank-Yous2> Amazing Takeaways3> Talkworthy Trade Show Booths 1> Great Thank-Yous Replace your boring thank-you notes with something people will talk about.  We sent cheesecakes, boxes of books, and candy bars. Give people something that will make them walk around the office and say "You won’t believe what they sent us!" 2> Amazing Takeaways…

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Word of Mouth Marketing Research: Coworkers are Key WOM Influencers

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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Guest Genius: Cam Beck

Each Tuesday, we’re happy to turn over our blog space to a Guest Genius, someone who can give a fantastic and fascinating perspective about making word of mouth work.  This week’s guest genius: Cam Beck Experience Planner, Click Here The 5 Rs of Hiring Being remarkable is a function of exceeding expectations, wherever those expectations…

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Jackie Huba, Church of the Customer          "Online vs. Offline Word of Mouth"           An excellent analysis of a vital factor — a person’s credibility — when determining the ultimate power of word of mouth. (link)   Justin Foster, Brand Militia  "A State of Urgency"            In a right-now…

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Issue #106: Dealing With Negative Word of Mouth

1> Build credibility before you need it2> Respond3> Be a human4> Don’t fight5> You can’t win them all 1> Build credibility before you need it When someone attacks you on a blog or message board, it’s too late to show up and defend yourself — you’ll look like a PR flack and no one will…

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Word of Mouth Marketing Research: Moms love WOM

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9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

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The most effective ways to stop negative WOM with examples from Zappos, FedEx, Dell, and more.

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The New Topics Worksheet

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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