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Can you build trust before the transaction?

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. What if you found a way to build extreme trust before…

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10 things companies with loyal customers do

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. Beloved companies know that the outcome of their decisions and their actions reveal who they are and what…

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Five actions worth repeating: The apology peace process

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. Companies that are beloved don’t take apologizing as admitting defeat. It’s part of the journey toward becoming a…

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4 rules of word of mouth marketing

[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.] Let’s get back to the basics. Word of mouth marketing is all about your topic, talkers, tools to start conversations, taking part in those…

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Is there a recipe for creating trust?

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. We talk about the idea of creating trust every week with our clients. At my agency, MMG, we call this equation basic marketing math:…

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3 actions to earn back customer trust

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. When you apologize, is it genuine? Is this your finest hour? Saying sorry is about accepting accountability. You…

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Video: How earning trust becomes a competitive advantage

“Trust is often your first filter,” Don Peppers, author of Extreme Trust: Honesty as a Competitive Advantage, tells us. No one wants to hang out with someone they don’t trust. The same goes for your customers. In his presentation at SocialMedia.org’s Brands-Only Summit, Don talks about why earning trust and being transparent is not only…

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They’ll buy when they trust

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Here’s an equation that every business owner needs to understand. Know + Like + Trust = Buy. Whether you sell toothbrushes or multi-million dollar medical…

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