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JetBlue invites a bunch of talkers to check out their new flights

To create buzz for their new routes from New York and Boston to L.A., JetBlue invited a bunch of YouTube celebrities to document a flight — sharing videos and tweets from a plane with wireless internet access. JetBlue’s only requests were that the bloggers disclose their relationship with the airline in whatever videos they produced…

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Issue #130: How to rally your fans

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Rally your talkers to energize them and revive their excitement for you. Here’s a few opportunities to…

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Issue #129: 3 tests for your word of mouth topic

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Before you run with your new topic, you can use these simple methods to test it: 1>…

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How a software maker included a bunch of tools for talking right in the box

Music production software maker Ableton gave their fans a bunch of reasons to talk with their latest release, Ableton Live 8. Already with a strong community of enthusiasts, Ableton included a bunch of tools for talking right in the box: Lots of stickers with suggestions on where to put them (i.e. different sizes for laptops and cell…

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Issue #128: How to thank your talkers

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] By getting good at making your talkers feel appreciated and recognized, you’ll find they talk about you…

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Issue #127: Help your employees become talkers

[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.] Some of your best potential talkers are on your payroll. Help them spread the word with these…

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Creating word of mouth by targeting a small group of big talkers

To create buzz for Gwen Stefani’s new fragrance line, “Harajuku Lovers,” Matchstick — a Canadian-based word of mouth agency — reached out to 50 influential female fashion, beauty, and lifestyle bloggers in Canada and sent each of them a Harajuku Lovers Fragrance Kit filled with samples and giveaways. The bloggers responded with a bunch of…

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Issue #126: What to feed your talkers

Every once in a while, your talkers need a little something to keep them going. Try feeding them frequent servings of the following: 1> Detailed data 2> Progress reports 3> Company news 1> Detailed data Share all the geeky technical data and product manuals with your talkers. You’ll be surprised at how much of what…

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