This is a guest post from Jay Baer — social media and content strategist and author of “Youtility: Why Smart Marketing is About Help not Hype.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his Convince & Convert blog. According to Nielsen, we trust friends and family members’ recommendations 92%…
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How humanity drives customer experience
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WOM Tip #486: Tell everyone your above-and-beyond customer service stories
When an Uber driver named Dahir brought a passenger from the airport to his car parked at a friend’s house, the passenger realized that his car’s battery had died. So Dahir drove the passenger to a store to get jumper cables and helped him jump start his car battery at no extra charge. Every company…
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Become a fan of your fans
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. Yep. That pretty much sums it up. Unless…
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WOM Tip #582: Listen for opportunities to make someone’s day — even small ones
Big gestures can earn word of mouth, sure. But so can a lot of little moments. For example, Staples was paying attention when this college student tweeted a question about clipboards. Even though she didn’t use “@Staples” to send the message directly to them, they saw the opportunity and surprised her by sending her a…
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WOM Tip #376: Inexpensive tools can carry word of mouth messages for more expensive stuff
Homage, a retro-sports-inspired clothing company, includes packages of old baseball cards with their customers’ orders. They’re not worth anything to a serious baseball card trader — but that’s not the point. They’re nostalgic, they’re a cool way to surprise and delight customers, and most importantly, they’re a word of mouth carrier. When Homage sends these…
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