Video: How Paychex got employees to share the (right) word of mouth message

Many business have a fear that if they ask employees to talk about them, the wrong message might come out. That’s especially true with social media. For Joe Schaeffer, Paychex’s Social Program Manager, that fear came with a social media push on their employees’ most popular event of the year, simply called, Conference. According to…

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Instantly impress your newest customer

This is a guest post from Andy Sernovitz — CEO of WordofMouth.org and SocialMedia.org and New York Times bestselling author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. What’s the opposite of Batteries Not Included? How about: We give you everything….

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How your brand should tell a beautiful story

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image 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. Before you do anything, please watch this: It’s almost perfect, isn’t…

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3 reasons why your customers are better at earning 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.] Often, customers and real people turn out to be better marketers than we are. Of course, it takes a little creativity to get them…

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WOM Tip #143: Prove you’re that good

The word “best” gets thrown around a lot. Everyone likes to claim it, but it’s not always easy to prove. Why do the Allstars, a cover band in the Netherlands, say they’re the “world’s best cover band?” Because they can fool Shazam, the app you can use to identify songs and artists solely from the…

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Video: How JCPenney got all eyes on them during the Super Bowl with some misspelled tweets

Taking risks isn’t the easiest word of mouth strategy. And that’s especially true for big corporations in social media. That’s why Sean Ryan, JCPenney’s Director of Digital Marketing, says friends, family, and strangers asked if he was fired after a risky campaign his team pulled off during the last Super Bowl. In his presentation at…

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The ingredients of WOW!

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. When was the last time you raved about a business? Was it because their product was so notably superior? Or was it because something…

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Is there such a thing as too much community management?

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. If you’ve engaged with me on Twitter, you know I am big on replying. I’m on there as…

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