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How T-Mobile got a bunch of word of mouth by asking folks to dance

With more than 12 million YouTube views, T-Mobile’s dance-takeover of Liverpool Street Station is one of the most talked about stunts of the year. The company coordinated several hundred undercover dancers to overwhelm the station, surprising commuters with a series of dance moves — all filmed and shared online. Shown once on television, the video…

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Word of mouth for your event: Make the ticket worth putting on the wall

When you throw an event, is the ticket worth saving? The Indianapolis 500’s tickets are made with the race fan in mind: They’re oversized and include a lot of artwork, as well as the image of the previous year’s winner. Not only does the large size and the colorful images make the tickets hard to…

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Survey: How Big Businesses Staff Social Media

The Blog Council is preparing a study titled “How Big Businesses Staff Social Media.” This study will benchmark social media functions in enterprise environments. Specifically, we want to learn: Who works on social media What department they work for How much time they spend using social media What they earn Benefits of participation: You will…

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Issue #137: Word of mouth for tourism

[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.] Tourist destinations have an inherent word of mouth advantage in that everyone that visits has a camera…

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Word of mouth from empty bottles of booze: How Sushi 28 does it

Chicago’s Sushi 28 — a bring-your-own-beverage sushi and Vietnamese noodle restaurant — invites customers to write messages on their empty wine bottles after their meal and displays them in the window. In thick black marker, fans write notes like “Get the dragon roll, we love it here!” and “Best first sushi ever!” — and the…

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JetBlue invites a bunch of talkers to check out their new flights

To create buzz for their new routes from New York and Boston to L.A., JetBlue invited a bunch of YouTube celebrities to document a flight — sharing videos and tweets from a plane with wireless internet access. JetBlue’s only requests were that the bloggers disclose their relationship with the airline in whatever videos they produced…

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What Quartino gives after every meal that gets people talking

After your meal, Chicago Italian restaurant Quartino gives diners a postcard along with the bill. It’s the perfect word of mouth tool. Not only is it great for all the tourists that make it to Quartino (which sits just off Michigan Avenue), but because it’s not completely covered in Quartino’s logos or brand slogans, it…

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Issue #136: Word of mouth for expensive things

[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.] People love to talk about expensive, high-end stuff as much as they do regular, everyday affordable goods….

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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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