Tag Archives: community management
Blog August 15, 2012

How you know when you’ve created a successful community

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This is a guest post from Douglas Atkin, CEO at The Glue Project and author of “The Culting of Brands.” The engine of loyalty is community. The engine of community is mutual support. The most powerful agent in creating loyalty is belonging. I would argue that the main ingredients of a successful community all create a…

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Blog August 1, 2012

How myths can inspire community members

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This is a guest post from Douglas Atkin, CEO at The Glue Project and author of “The Culting of Brands.” Myths are stories, but with a critical difference. They have symbolic importance. They embody what the community is all about: its purpose, its beliefs, and its actions. Regular stories that relate things like events and achievements…

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Blog July 19, 2012

Word of mouth: Not just another marketing channel

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This is a guest post Terri Whitesel, Manager of Online Marketing for DeKalb Medical. How we built a word of mouth-worthy orthopedic service from the ground up What do you do when your product or service is not WOM worthy? How do you plan a service experience from beginning to end to assure that your…

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newsletter July 10, 2012

How to launch a fan community

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[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 healthy fan community is a long-term, sustainable word of mouth asset. It takes a lot of effort and hard work to make a great…

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Blog, Crash Course Live May 10, 2012

Spike Jones: How to create a fan community

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10:15 — Cale Johnson introduces WCG‘s Group Director of Engagement, Spike Jones. 10:16 — 10:16 — 10:17 — Austin is the greatest place on earth. 10:18 — Community – The most misunderstood word on the internet. 10:19 —  Just because you throw up a site or get some likes on Facebook doesn’t mean you have…

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Blog April 4, 2012

How Threadless inspires their community to create amazing art and share it with the world

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We’re bringing together an incredible group of word of mouth marketers for our Word of Mouth Crash Course in Austin on May 10. We’re featuring 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors – all in one thrilling day. Threadless’ Cam Balzer is part of the day’s fantastic lineup, and he’s going…

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Blog, Case Studies, Events February 29, 2012

How The Home Depot brings their culture to life in social media — live from BlogWell

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Come to our upcoming BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference in San Francisco to hear Farmers Insurance, Rogers Communications, Target, Yahoo!, NVIDIA, Hitachi Data Systems, Verizon, and Autodesk share 8 great case studies on corporate social media. This event is all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups —…

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Blog, newsletter January 31, 2012

3-Minute WOM Lesson: 3 ways to get more Yelp reviews

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Numbers from September 2011 show Yelp has more than 61 million monthly visitors who are reading more than 22 million reviews. It’s an incredibly powerful word of mouth community that every day influences where millions of people do business. How to get more of your fans leaving reviews: 1. Remind your customers 2. Link to…

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Blog May 24, 2013

9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

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Blog May 10, 2013

3 Must-Use Word of Mouth Marketing Tools

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

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Blog April 26, 2013

The Top Four Tips for Multiplying Your Word of Mouth

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

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Articles January 11, 2013

10 Ways to Turn Around Negative Word of Mouth

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

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Downloads August 24, 2012

The New Topics Worksheet

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

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Blog July 20, 2012

The Word of Mouth Action Plan

By WordofMouth.org Editor

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

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