[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.] Right now, if you want someone your customers trust to talk about you, you’re not alone. You’re competing with marketers from some of the…
Ambassador programs: Step away from the status quo
This is a guest post from Spike Jones — SVP, Managing Director SW Region at Edelman Digital and co-author of the book Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable Word of Mouth Movements. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’ve come to the unfortunate conclusion that the…
Sometimes, the best content is given away
This is a guest post from Spike Jones — Group Director of Engagement at WCG and co-author of the book Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable Word of Mouth Movements. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Content is king. Or maybe it’s queen. It might even…
Case Study: Maker’s Mark
2:10 — Erin McDaniel introduces Doe-Anderson‘s President and CEO, Todd Spencer 2:11 — 2:12 — Bill Samuels, Sr. was the inventor of Maker’s Mark. 2:14 — “Anything that can be said about a good whiskey has already been said about a bad whiskey.” 2:15 — In the beginning the market demographic we focused on are…
4 guiding principles behind Maker’s Mark’s amazing fan community
[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.] If you were setting out to start a fan community, you’d have a tough time finding a better model to follow than Maker’s Mark’s ambassador…