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How to spread word of mouth with video content

[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.] You’ve probably had a lot of conversations with your friends that start with, “You have to see this video.” People love sharing videos because…

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Video: How Kaiser Permanente started amazing word of mouth with video content

If you want to show people how awesome you are instead of just telling them, you might give them a demonstration or a sample to take home. Unfortunately for Kaiser Permanente, you can’t sample healthcare. They had to find another approach to demonstrate their service in a compelling, honest way. That’s when Kaiser Permanente’s Director…

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WOM Tip #195: Teach them something worth sharing

Great content is something people love to talk about and share with their friends. But it doesn’t have to be a viral video or a novel to be noteworthy. If you have some expertise on a topic, you have a great reason to create content — because everyone has something to teach to someone. For…

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WOM Tip #148: Invite your fans to help make your everyday processes more interesting

A lot of companies give money to charities — it’s nice, but not all that unique. But what if you could make your usual corporate giving into something worth talking about? The fact that American Express donates money every year is great, but not necessarily remarkable — it’s the fact that they bring their customers…

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Video: Likeable’s Dave Kerpen tells you how to be amazing in social media

Social media can be an incredibly powerful word of mouth amplifier. But, how do you show everyone your brand is worth talking about? For starters, stop talking about yourself and pay attention to what your customers are saying about you instead. After you listen carefully, respond — even to the negative stuff. Say thank you…

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How NVIDIA coordinated their PR, social, & product teams to produce a video that went viral

Our sister brand SocialMedia.org hosts the incredible BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media conference series — and their next one is coming up in Chicago on July 18. BlogWell events are all about how big brands use social media. No agencies, no startups — just big companies sharing what they’ve learned. You’ll get practical, how-to…

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Word of Mouth Geniuses of the Week

Mitch Joel, Six Pixels of Separation"The Secrets of Self-Promotion — Courtesy of Wired Magazine"     Mitch looks at a Wired Magazine piece as a precursor to the inevitable: why word of mouth will become all the rage (that is, if it’s not already there, judging by the success of the subject in the piece). (link)…

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