Word of Mouth Tip #23: It’s more fun to work at a company people love to talk about

It’s more fun to work at a brand, big or small, that is dedicated to earning the respect and recommendation of their customers. It’s more fun to believe in what you do — to know that at the end of the day, if you were able to turn a few strangers into happy customers, and a…

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3-Minute WOM Lesson: How to make great word of mouth topics

Topics are the ideas, features, and attention-grabbers you use to give your talkers something to talk about. You should be creating and testing as many as you can, as often as you can, until you find a few that really take off. What to remember when developing yours: 1. Keep it simple 2. Make it…

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Word of Mouth Tip #92: Happy customers are better at finding new customers than you are

So much time and resources within an organization are spent finding and nurturing leads. It’s a crucial part to growing any company: Finding more people to buy your stuff. But too often the most trustworthy people with the best industry connections are overlooked when developing a lead generation and sales strategy: Your happy customers. Instead…

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Video: How to get people talking offline

Geno Church speaking on word of mouth marketing.

Geno Church of Brains on Fire shares classic, offline word of mouth techniques to earn fans and get them talking.

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How Boeing incorporated social media at a corporate event — live from BlogWell

Come to our upcoming BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference in Dallas to hear Texas Instruments, Shell, AMD, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, United Airlines, Level 3, Northwestern Mutual, and AT&T share 8 great case studies on corporate social media. This event is all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no…

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3-Minute WOM Lesson: Who are your best talkers?

You’ve got an infinite number of talkers you can seek out and earn word of mouth from. But because you don’t have an infinite number of hours in the day, start with these: 1. New customers 2. Long-time customers 3. Loyal employees 1. New customers First-time customers make for powerful, eager talkers. But you only…

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Word of Mouth Tip #11: Make the routine remarkable

Your company, at this very moment, is interacting with customers in some sort of routine way. Some routines are down to a critical science: You know how long it takes to cook a burger; you know when to send your newsletter; your delivery drivers know the fastest, most efficient way to get from A to…

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How The Clorox Company is energizing their community of consumers — live from BlogWell

Come to our upcoming BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference in Dallas to hear Texas Instruments, Shell, AMD, Coldwell Banker Real Estate, United Airlines, Level 3, Northwestern Mutual, and AT&T share 8 great case studies on corporate social media. This event is all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no…

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