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3 ways to find your word of mouth topic

[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.] What do you want people to talk about when they talk about your business? It’s a simple question that’s sometimes hard to answer. But…

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When is the wrapping better than the gift?

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. Amazon gift cards come in this great metal gift box. Same gift…

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3 word of mouth situations when the customer is definitely right

[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 customer is always right” is a tricky phrase. The heart of it, unflinching customer service, is well meaning — but frankly, sometimes your…

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Video: How earning trust becomes a competitive advantage

“Trust is often your first filter,” Don Peppers, author of Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage, tells us. No one wants to hang out with someone they don’t trust. The same goes for your customers. In his presentation at SocialMedia.org’s Brands-Only Summit, Don talks about why earning trust and being transparent is not only…

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What are you doing to generate word of mouth?

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. We all know how awesome word of mouth is. We know it beats any mode of advertising and that over 90% of consumers say it’s…

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3 newsjacking tips for word of mouth marketers

[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.] Since Oreo tweeted, “You can still dunk in the dark,” when the lights went out during the 2013 Super Bowl, hijacking news stories for…

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The origins of online word of mouth: Part 2

Dave Evans is the VP of Social Strategy for Lithium Technologies and author of the best selling book “Social Media Marketing: An Hour a Day.” This blog post is part two of an excerpt adapted from his book. Read part one here. Ironically, it’s when the advertising and marketing is low-key or absolutely quiet that…

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Your product is the experience

This is a guest post from Todd Alexander, Brand Evangelist and EVP at Kreber. Last night we went to our favorite Indian restaurant and enjoyed a fabulous meal. My daughter-in-law ordered her usual chicken tikka masala and she made a very interesting comment after she had just a few bites. She said, “The food tastes…

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

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