Blog April 15, 2015

Is your loyalty program missing a critical factor?

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This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’m a fan of loyalty programs… if they’re done right. The truth is, most companies aren’t willing to make the reward equal to or…

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Blog, newsletter April 14, 2015

3 simple ways to create a community of fans

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[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.] Can you teach people something? Can you make people feel at home? Can you throw a party? Then you have what it takes to…

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Blog, WOM Tips April 13, 2015

WOM Tip #381: Give surprise and delight a longer shelf life

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In Canada, one neighborhood woke up to find their cars barricaded by feet of snow. But luckily, Subaru had secretly stuck branded snow shovels in the piles of snow next to 500 cars the night before. Now, a whole neighborhood has a warm and fuzzy story about Subaru to tell — and a whole neighborhood…

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Blog, Videos April 10, 2015

Video: How your employees can help your company become a powerful influencer

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You know that your employees are a big factor in why people trust your company. But did you know that people are twice as likely to buy your stuff if they’re recommended from an employee’s social media presence than from traditional marketing? That’s why, according to Susan Emerick, author of The Most Powerful Brand on…

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Blog April 9, 2015

How small businesses can compete with Fortune 500s

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This is a guest post from Gary Vaynerchuk — well-known entrepreneur, social media innovator, and author of “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. It’s no secret that the companies I advise at VaynerMedia have a lot of resources. Probably a lot…

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Blog April 8, 2015

Find your brand expression

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This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Mirum and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT Delete” was released in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Marketing is a game of differentiation. Some might (fairly) argue that a…

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Blog, newsletter April 7, 2015

Fun and games and word of mouth

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[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.] In this issue, we’ve got examples from companies with products people don’t usually talk about. Not because the products aren’t cool or useful or…

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Blog, WOM Tips April 6, 2015

WOM Tip #476: Some of the best sharing tools are the low-budget ones

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To promote their movie, Unfinished Business, Twentieth Century Fox photoshopped the movie’s celebrities, Vince Vaughn and Dave Franco, into cheesy office stock photos. Big blockbuster movies have some of the most outlandish marketing budgets of all time. So why does this relatively low-budget marketing stick out? It’s funny, the photos are free to download and…

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Blog May 24, 2013

9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

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Use the examples in this guide to help inspire ways to make your message more portable and shareable.

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Blog May 10, 2013

3 Must-Use Word of Mouth Marketing Tools

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These tools will help you kick off any word of mouth campaign no matter what topic, industry, or budget.

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These tips can help you get your marketing to do more work without a lot of extra effort.

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Blog July 20, 2012

The Word of Mouth Action Plan

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Create a complete word of mouth marketing plan using this worksheet’s eight simple steps.

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