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. Movements aren’t about the product conversation, they’re about the passion…
Word of Mouth Tip #123: Start something great and ask fans to join you
Give people something worth believing in – something worth joining and following – and you can create amazing conversations. Sam Parker and the folks at GiveMore.com started something great: They created a “Declaration of Contribution” and sent an email asking their fans to sign the petition. They described it as a way to remind ourselves…