[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.] When someone makes you feel important or special, it’s human nature to tell people about it. But there are more ways to do that…
Barrier of entry
This is a guest post from Spike Jones — SVP, Managing Director SW Region at Edelman Digital 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. One of my favorite lessons from the Brains…
WOM Tip #157: If you’re going to be exclusive, make sure you show your fans a good time
Submerge is an obscure record shop in Detroit you’ll need an appointment to shop in. They’re only open a few days out of the week, and they’re extra exclusive. Lots of limited shops have a reputation for being snobby or not worth the effort anyway. But this record shop knows how to make their fans…