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8 word of mouth case studies from big brands

Continuing with our big brand word of mouth week, check out a few of our favorite videos of big brand marketers sharing case studies on how they’re earning fans, thrilling customers, winning over critics, and measuring it all: 1. How Zappos delivers happiness $1 billion in sales and an army of loyal fans — and…

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How Target is sharing insider content with fans online

Our sister brand SocialMedia.org hosts the incredible BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference series — and their next one is coming up in Chicago on July 18. BlogWell events are all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups — just big companies sharing what they’ve learned. You’ll get practical, how-to…

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Video: Clorox’s Greg Piche on how they’re working with fans to create new products

Your fans represent an army of potential product designers, customer experience innovators, taste-testers, and “aha” idea suggesters. But how do you do it? It can be hard enough just to get busy customers to leave a review — how do you get this much participation from them? In the video below, The Clorox Company’s Greg Piche shares…

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How Hitachi Data Systems uses social media to generate leads

Our sister brand SocialMedia.org hosts the incredible BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference series — and their next one is coming up in Chicago on July 18. BlogWell events are all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups — just big companies sharing what they’ve learned. You’ll get practical, how-to…

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5 keys to delivering customer service that starts word of mouth

[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.] Customer service is a huge word of mouth opportunity. But so many businesses still see it as a burden — as that annoying thing customers…

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How Yahoo! is advancing their social media strategy

Our sister brand SocialMedia.org hosts the incredible BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference series — and their next one is coming up in Chicago on July 18. BlogWell events are all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups — just big companies sharing what they’ve learned. You’ll get practical, how-to…

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How Rogers Communications turns critics into fans

Our sister brand SocialMedia.org hosts the incredible BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference series — and their next one is coming up in Chicago on July 18. BlogWell events are all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups — just big companies sharing what they’ve learned. You’ll get practical, how-to…

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3 tips from Yelp’s Kevin Lee on how to work with online reviews

[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.] Working with customer feedback and reviews is an essential word of mouth skill. More and more customers are embracing the opportunity to become amateur critics,…

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