[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…
WOM Tip #148: Invite your fans to help make your everyday processes more interesting
A lot of companies give money to charities — it’s nice, but not all that unique. But what if you could make your usual corporate giving into something worth talking about? The fact that American Express donates money every year is great, but not necessarily remarkable — it’s the fact that they bring their customers…
How premium brands like Lexus, AmEx, and Apple are making profits by making love
These days, it’s simply not enough to manufacture a good product. Those are the table stakes. If you make an inferior product, no amount of marketing can save you from the painful truth that will spread faster than you can say, “tweet tweet.” That said, in categories with several high quality options, the winners like…