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Video: How REI earns advocates with user-generated content
Some companies are afraid of asking their customers to share content with them: What about the legal requirements for using their photos in marketing? What if no one wants to participate? Or worse, what if it’s just no good? According to Lulu Gephart, REI’s Manager of Social and Earned Media, user-generated content is nothing to…
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WOM Tip #206: Workshops are great for word of mouth
The Home Depot does it with weekly DIY lessons, REI does it with YouTube videos, and now Verizon is doing it with in-store wireless workshops. When you teach your customers something — whether it’s a new skill, or how to use your product — you give them a reason to come back. These learning experiences…
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WOM Tip #195: Teach them something worth sharing
Great content is something people love to talk about and share with their friends. But it doesn’t have to be a viral video or a novel to be noteworthy. If you have some expertise on a topic, you have a great reason to create content — because everyone has something to teach to someone. For…
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