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Guest Genius: Spike Jones

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:Spike JonesFirestarter, Brains on Fire “Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” –…

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Mitch Joel, Six Pixels of Separation"The Secrets of Self-Promotion — Courtesy of Wired Magazine"     Mitch looks at a Wired Magazine piece as a precursor to the inevitable: why word of mouth will become all the rage (that is, if it’s not already there, judging by the success of the subject in the piece). (link)…

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Congratulations to Word of Mouth Crash Course scholarship winners!

Thanks to the dozens of you who applied for scholarships to GasPedal’s July 30, 2008, Word of Mouth Crash Course. We have awarded scholarships to the following candidates: Subbu Arumugam, sufo.org Sandy Crossen, Pro-White Teeth Michael Desrochers, Politemail Tish Grier, the Constant Observer Joanne Simons, Neighborhood Development Center Michael Trenshaw, AMBUCS Angeline Vuong, crowdSPRING GasPedal…

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Issue #105: Word of Mouth Ethics

{This post includes text of the great email newsletter all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up to have this delivered directly to you!}  1> Ethics are easy2> Three simple rules3> There is no gray area 1> Ethics are easy  Word of mouth marketing is all about honesty. It’s about earning the respect…

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Word of Mouth Marketing Research: Traditional journalists believe in the power of new media

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: Jory Des Jardins

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:Jory Des JardinsCo-Founder and President, Strategic Alliances of BlogHer, Inc. WOMEN BLOGGERS: WHOM DO WE TRUST?  Since 2005, when my organization, BlogHer, held…

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Nintendo, as reported by Mack Collier, The Viral Garden"Case Study: Dooce’s Nintendo Wii Giveaway"     Transparency is key in a word of mouth campaign, and Mack talks about how Heather Armstrong did it right. He also points out out Nintendo hit a home run. (link) Sean Moffitt, Buzz Canuck & Patrick Thoburn, Matchstick"7 Questions with…

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Join the Word of Mouth Marketing Facebook Group

We’ve started up another resource to make it easier for you to join in the word of mouth conversation: our new Facebook group, Word of Mouth Marketing, is a place to learn some new things, get involved in WOM-related discussions, and network with folks who are also interested in becoming a word of mouth marketing…

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