The 5 action steps to get people talking about you

[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.] The 5 Ts are the fundamental principles of word of mouth marketing. Every successful word of mouth campaign — planned or otherwise — has these…

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Word of Mouth Tip #163: The more you explain, the more your fans feel connected

When you open up and take people behind the curtain, a few things happen: They trust you more, because you’re not afraid to take them behind the scenes. They criticize less, because they understand more. They offer more ideas, because they see more opportunities to help. The best part? This is pretty easy to do….

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Video: Brand Autopsy’s John Moore on how to create buzzworthy topics

All word of mouth starts with a topic of conversation. People talk because they have something interesting to talk about. And that’s where you come in — it’s your job to give customers a story worth sharing with others so that your message can be more easily spread. In the video below, Brand Autopsy’s John…

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No pictures allowed

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image and author of Six Pixels of Separation. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I once nearly got kicked out of a furniture store. Apparently, I broke a very strict rule of “no photography” while looking to make my purchases. Do…

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The Wizards of word of mouth marketing

This guest post is from Jeremy Epstein, VP of Marketing and Social Navigator at Sprinklr. The art of word of mouth generation lies in recognizing when a small effort that costs you little or nothing can have a big impact — and will give someone a reason to talk about you. I took my son to…

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Work in word of mouth every day: WordofMouth.org is hiring

WordofMouth.org and our sister brand SocialMedia.org are growing quickly, and we need some smart people to help us keep it up. We’ve got positions at all levels available, including: Community managers A writer A designer Office administrators Membership recruiting …and a whole bunch more. Full list is here. We’ve worked hard to create a culture…

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Why most referrals come from new customers (and what to do about it)

[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.] A big challenge for word of mouth marketers is familiarity. As much as a longtime customer may love you, they’re not as likely to talk….

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Word of Mouth Tip #154: Fans can help you build anything

When it comes to this word of mouth stuff, we see a lot of BtoB marketers throw their hands in the air and say these ideas will only work for the BtoC folks. But BtoB brands can have just as much fun. Take Caterpillar, for example. They’re not exactly what you would call a sexy…

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9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

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

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3 Must-Use Word of Mouth Marketing Tools

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

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The Top Four Tips for Multiplying Your Word of Mouth

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

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10 Ways to Turn Around Negative Word of Mouth

The most effective ways to stop negative WOM with examples from Zappos, FedEx, Dell, and more.

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The New Topics Worksheet

All word of mouth starts with a topic of conversation — a simple, portable, repeatable idea that gets people talking.

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The Word of Mouth Action Plan

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

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