[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.] Great events are gold mines for word of mouth. If you can put on something your customers want to bring their friends to, you’re…
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Video: How Waste Management spread the word about sustainability at The Greenest Show on Grass
Last year, the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open lived up to its name as “The Greenest Show on Grass.” It was the first sporting event of its kind to have zero waste. As the event’s sponsor, Waste Management brought in advanced facilities that made sure everything was recycled, reused, or composted — even discarded liquid from…
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Word of mouth for your event: Make the ticket worth putting on the wall
When you throw an event, is the ticket worth saving? The Indianapolis 500’s tickets are made with the race fan in mind: They’re oversized and include a lot of artwork, as well as the image of the previous year’s winner. Not only does the large size and the colorful images make the tickets hard to…
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WOM lessons from the 2009 NRA Show: Make it a competition
Supergenius Example #5: Cintas A couple of booths were inviting interaction with a few mini games or quizzes at the NRA Show 2009, but the one that perked our interest was Cintas‘ head-to-head fire extinguisher competition. Cintas — who was promoting their fire safety equipment — encouraged participants to take on one another in a…
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WOM lessons from the 2009 NRA Show: Get their signature
Supergenius Example #3: Eco Products Eco-Products — a company that sells environmentally friendly cups, containers, and packaging – raffled off a bike at their booth. But instead of the normal raffle, participants were also asked to add their signature to a pledge that read: “We the People of the restaurant and hospitality industry, in order…
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