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How to Create Your Word of Mouth Marketing Plan — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

As previews for our upcoming Word of Mouth Supergenius event in New York on July 20, we’re sharing a bunch of the amazing how-to classes, case studies, and brilliant author sessions from the last “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” conference. In his Word of Mouth Supergenius class, “How to Create Your…

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Word of Mouth Tip #85: Having a little fun makes it easier to talk about serious topics

You may see your cause as the most important thing in the world — and your followers may too — but that doesn’t automatically make it easy to talk about. Diseases, war, political issues, and controversial topics are often tough topics to talk about. Even if everyone at the party hopes for peace in Darfur, nobody feels like…

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Word of Mouth Tip #46: Bad situations are great opportunities to earn word of mouth

Because our world is run by humans, it’s a given that things will go wrong. At some point, something is going to break. Maybe it’s your fault, maybe not. The details won’t matter to the customer that’s stranded, delayed, hopeless, and generally screwed. And this is the point where great word of mouth marketers separate…

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Upcoming GasPedal events

6/15 Paul Gillin: BtoB social media — really! (Private member call.) Click here 6/24 Symantec: Surprisingly effective results from small social media spending. (Private member call.) Click here 7/20 Word of Mouth Supergenius: 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors — all in one thrilling day. (Public event.) Click here

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John Jantsch on Duct Tape Marketing — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

As previews for our upcoming Word of Mouth Supergenius event in New York on July 20, we’re sharing a bunch of the amazing how-to classes, case studies, and brilliant author sessions from the last “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” conference. In his Word of Mouth Supergenius author discussion, “Duct Tape Marketing,”…

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Word of Mouth Tip #74: Create something amazing and give it away

Word of mouth needs a trigger — something to spark the conversation. Triggers come in all shapes and sizes. Buttons, badges, handouts, cards, T-shirts, artwork, research, lists, or ideas can all ignite word of mouth. And like anything, the more useful, unique, sticky, funky, bubbly, or brilliant the trigger, the more conversation it creates. How a…

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3-Minute WOM Lesson: How LEGO connects and supports their growing network of fans — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

[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.] As a preview for Word of Mouth Supergenius on July 20 in New York, we’re taking a…

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6/24 Symantec: Surprisingly effective results from small social media spending (Private member call)

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9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

Use the examples in this guide to help inspire ways to make your message more portable and shareable.

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3 Must-Use Word of Mouth Marketing Tools

These tools will help you kick off any word of mouth campaign no matter what topic, industry, or budget.

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The Top Four Tips for Multiplying Your Word of Mouth

These tips can help you get your marketing to do more work without a lot of extra effort.

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10 Ways to Turn Around Negative Word of Mouth

The most effective ways to stop negative WOM with examples from Zappos, FedEx, Dell, and more.

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The New Topics Worksheet

All word of mouth starts with a topic of conversation — a simple, portable, repeatable idea that gets people talking.

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The Word of Mouth Action Plan

Create a complete word of mouth marketing plan using this worksheet’s eight simple steps.

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