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How to tell your brand’s story at scale

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. We all know that television…

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Video: How ARIA got more word of mouth out of their traditional advertising

You’re probably already doing some pretty cool stuff with your traditional advertising. But it’s rare that these one-off campaigns in commercials and magazine ads start sustainable conversations. To get people talking about how MGM Resorts’ ARIA was a must-see in Las Vegas, they used social media to expand on the unique stories a magazine spread…

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Video: How Dow Chemical got their scientists to spread word of mouth

You already have a remarkable story to tell. You probably have experts on staff with incredible knowledge, amazing stories, and ideas to share. Your job is to make it easy for them to do it. If you can pull it off, you’ll have these fantastic sources of great, sharable, inspiring content worth talking about. At…

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WOM Tip #109: Teach your talkers the story you want them to share

You can’t control conversations about your brand. People are going to say whatever they want about you. But you can influence the conversation. If you supply your talkers with a great story that’s worth sharing, they’ll spread it. Maybe not exactly like you wrote it — but that’s OK. It’ll still be a lot better…

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The art of making your customers the hero of the story

This is a guest post by marketing consultant, speaker, and author John Jantsch. The ideas in this post are drawn from his most recent work, The Commitment Engine — Making Work Worth It. Find more information at www.makingworkworthit.com. I use the idea of “hero” a fair amount when I talk about marketing stories. I don’t use…

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How Boeing focuses on storytelling to make online content more interesting — live from BlogWell

Come to BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media on August 11 to hear McDonald’s, Whirlpool, GM, CME Group, Chevron, Alberto Culver, Verizon, and Kraft Foods share case studies in corporate social media. You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — in one afternoon, for just…

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