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Ian Strain-Seymour: How to get great reviews

11:55 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Bazaarvoice‘s Client Partner & Social Commerce Strategist, Ian Strain-Seymour. 11:56 — Why do we want reviews? “They are table stakes fror brands and retailers.” They establish authenticity. 11:59 — How do you get reviews? “You have to ask. We haven’t found anything more effective than emailing the consumer shortly after…

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Video: How to respond to online feedback, posts, comments, and reviews

The more you respond to online conversations about you, the better and more frequent those conversations get. It’s one of the fundamental skills of being a great word of mouth marketer. Anyone can push stuff out there — that’s usually called advertising. But a great marketer will thank the fans, help customers with problems, and…

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WOMMA and Bazaarvoice team up to establish stronger standards for authentic reviews

Word of mouth is based on trust. This foundation is what separates word of mouth from all other forms of marketing – and it’s this trust that’s so important to protect. That’s why WOMMA and Bazaarvoice’s partnership to develop new industry standards to strengthen the integrity of consumer-generated reviews is so inspiring. From their press release:…

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5 real-life examples of how to convert almost any situation into positive word of mouth

Simplicity Sofas is a furniture manufacturer who sells products direct to consumers through our website. Our marketing program relies heavily on word of mouth. We routinely convert problems, mistakes, unreasonable demands, surprise gifts, routine procedures, and anything else that happens into opportunities to amaze and delight our customers. Since we conduct our business through e-commerce,…

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

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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3-Minute WOM Lesson: 3 ways to let your fans do the talking

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text from the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Honest praise from happy customers will always be more effective than any sales copy you could write. As…

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3-Minute WOM Lesson: How to make your word of mouth more visible

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text from the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Love from fans and happy customers isn’t worth much if prospective customers don’t see it. How to bring…

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3-Minute WOM Lesson: Word of mouth tips for retailers

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text from the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Whether you’re a one-location store or a national retail chain, you can have amazing word of mouth. How…

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