Tag Archives: social media

The first chapter of “The Social Media Side Door” by Ian Greenleigh

Ian reveals the best ways to earn the attention of influential people using social media channels.

Read More 1 Comment

Video: How Citrix has evolved into a social business

Companies of any size can become a social business by leveraging the value of social media throughout all parts of the company –- taking social media much further than just promoting content to fans online. Citrix started its journey to becoming a social business by launching online customer support through social media. Excellent customer service…

Read More Comments Off on Video: How Citrix has evolved into a social business

How to make boring stuff more remarkable

[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.] For all of the companies who aren’t selling stuff like sports cars, high-tech gear, and designer shoes out there, you know that word of…

Read More Comments Off on How to make boring stuff more remarkable

Video: How UCB Pharma’s fans make them remarkable

How do you get people to care about what your company is talking about? Get them to care about the characters in your story. For lots of companies, the main character in their story is the stuff they’re selling — for UCB Pharma, it’s their patients. In his presentation at SocialMedia.org’s BlogWell conference, Greg Cohen,…

Read More 1 Comment

Video: How Intel celebrates their fans’ inner geek

Social media isn’t just an outlet or a megaphone to blast your message. To get your fans to share your content, you need to find what really makes them tick and what kinds of posts will hold their attention. Intel empowers their fans to spread the word that smart is cool, and they have fun…

Read More Comments Off on Video: How Intel celebrates their fans’ inner geek

Video: How Humana builds fan relationships by focusing on their goals

For health insurance companies, it’s hard to start conversations with your fans when things like negative industry perceptions stand in the way. But Humana broke through this wall by making their social strategy all about their fans’ goals — and how their community can support them. In his presentation at SocialMedia.org’s BlogWell conference in Chicago,…

Read More Comments Off on Video: How Humana builds fan relationships by focusing on their goals

Video: How Moen inspires word of mouth through influencer outreach

Sometimes the best way to start word of mouth conversation is to know what your fans are talking about already. But, where do you find these conversations in the first place? For Moen, it was all about realizing their audience wasn’t talking about faucets, they were talking about entire kitchen and bathroom remodels. In her…

Read More Comments Off on Video: How Moen inspires word of mouth through influencer outreach

5 A+ attributes of a community manager

This is a guest post from Dave Kerpen — CEO of Likeable Local, chairman and former CEO of Likeable Media, and author of “Likeable Business: Why Today’s Consumers Demand More and How Leaders Can Deliver.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on Likeable Media’s blog. In this weekly episode of…

Read More 1 Comment
Featured Downloads

9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

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

Read More

3 Must-Use Word of Mouth Marketing Tools

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

Read More

The Top Four Tips for Multiplying Your Word of Mouth

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

Read More

10 Ways to Turn Around Negative Word of Mouth

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

Read More

The New Topics Worksheet

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

Read More

The Word of Mouth Action Plan

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

Read More