This is a guest post from Ian Greenleigh — Bazaarvoice’s Manager of Content and Social Strategy and author of the upcoming book The Social Side Door. The topic of influencers usually focuses on tools more than strategies. Klout, for instance, is not a strategy, it’s a tool that tends to dominate any discussion of influencer discovery and…
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Word of Mouth Tip #137: Short-term negative feedback is worth the long-term trust
It’s tempting to hide the negative feedback, the lousy reviews, and the tough criticism. But instead of trying to hide it (which is impossible anyways), a better option is feature it, respond to it, or explain how you’re incorporating the feedback into future products. The negative stuff might cost you a few sales today, but…
Either they trust you or they don’t
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. Marketing The art of selling Customer loyalty Brand promise Social credibility All very important concepts on my blog. And in your organization. At the core of every one of them is trust. Or the lack thereof. Think of any relationship…
How trust builds a brand worth talking about
This is a guest post by Greg Link based on the big ideas from the new book he’s co-authored with Stephen M. R. Covey, Smart Trust: Creating Prosperity, Energy, and Joy in a Low-Trust World. A Paul Zak study showed that sending intentional signals of trust created reciprocity that resulted in a nearly threefold increase in…
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