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The 5 Fastest Ways to Get More Referrals for Your Small Business

This is a guest post from Andy Sernovitz — WordofMouth.org and SocialMedia.org CEO and author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.” Most small businesses will tell you their new customers come through word of mouth, but very few can tell you how those referrals happen or where they come from….

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New FTC updates on social media disclosure laws

This post was originally published by WordofMouth.org CEO Andy Sernovitz on his blog, Damn, I Wish I’d Thought of That!. The FTC just released an update to their “.com Disclosures” guide — the biggest update on social media disclosure laws since the 2009 update to their Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising, and the first…

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WOM Tip #193: Small gestures are great word of mouth investments

Dollar Shave Club is most commonly known for their hilarious commercial that went viral earlier this year. But at least one customer will remember them for another reason: their amazing customer service. When this customer left his razor handle behind at a hospital, he wrote to the guys at Dollar Shave Club to see if…

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Free comic book excerpt: The 3 must-use word of mouth tools

This post is part of our special holiday giveaway series. When you buy the Word of Mouth Comic Book, we’ll send you a signed paperback edition of Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking for free. Learn more about it at the bottom of this post. Tools are what help your word…

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Free audiobook excerpt: How to find your word of mouth talkers

This post is part of our special holiday giveaway series. When you buy the audio edition of Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking, we’ll send you a signed paperback edition for free. Learn more about it at the bottom of this post. All word of mouth begins with a talker —…

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Classic word of mouth tools that still work

[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.] It’s easy to get overwhelmed with all of the complicated, techy, or social media campaigns you can do to get people talking about you. But word…

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Free comic book excerpt: How to join word of mouth conversations

This post is part of our special holiday giveaway series. When you buy the Word of Mouth Comic Book, we’ll send you a signed paperback edition of Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking for free. Learn more about it at the bottom of this post. Participating in word of mouth conversations…

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Free audiobook excerpt: How to create BtoB word of mouth

This post is part of our special holiday giveaway series. When you buy the audio edition of Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking, we’ll send you a signed paperback edition for free. Learn more about it at the bottom of this post. Word of mouth can work for any business, in…

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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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