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Case Study: Noodles & Company

2:10 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Noodles & Company‘s Marketing Manager, Nick Filler. 2:12 — The word of mouth campaign created with a t-shirt and a Sharpie pen. 2:13 — Noodles & Company are under 300 restaurants, but they use word of mouth and creativity to their advantage. 2:14 — The goals: do something different, create a spectacle, engage…

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Word of Mouth Tip #94: Leak it to your fans first

When you’re releasing something new to the world, give it a word of mouth boost by leaking it to your fans first. When it’s new, fresh, and unseen, it’s naturally remarkable. People can’t help but show their friends. But as soon as it’s on every store shelf and featured in every primetime commercial, there’s nothing new…

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How to Create Buzzworthy Topics — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

As previews for our upcoming Word of Mouth Supergenius event in New York on July 20, we’re sharing a bunch of the amazing how-to classes, case studies, and brilliant author sessions from the last “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” conference. In his Word of Mouth Supergenius class, “How to Create Buzzworthy…

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Issue #132: Word of mouth for your service company

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Service companies have just as many fans and word of mouth potential as anyone else. Help them…

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Butterfinger’s Buzz: A great mix of online and offline WOM

To promote their new Butterfinger Buzz bar, Nestle mixed a bunch of online and offline word of mouth ideas. Using a special web page for the new candy bar, they encouraged fans to download their stencil and use it along with some paint to spread the word about Buzz on their freshly shaved heads. Participants…

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Word of mouth research: Social sites are key resources for consumers

Social media sites are the number one online source for information on a company, brand, or product according to a 2008 study by OTX and DEI Worldwide. Further, nearly half (49%) of these consumers made a purchase decision based on what they gathered. Other findings: 71% of respondents found recommendations from online consumers helpful 67%…

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Get started with word of mouth marketing through our one-day Crash Course

Learn everything you need to start a fantastic word of mouth marketing program in just one day. At our Word of Mouth Marketing Crash Course, you'll learn the basics, big ideas, and best practices to master word of mouth, blogs, buzz, viral, and all those great things that get people talking about you. Word of…

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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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