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In praise of the surprise and delight

This is a guest post from Spike Jones — Group Director of Engagement at WCG and co-author of the book Brains on Fire: Igniting Powerful, Sustainable Word of Mouth Movements. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’m a huge proponent of the good ol’ marketing tactic…

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Why no business is too boring for word of mouth

This is a guest post from Andy Sernovitz — CEO of WordofMouth.org and SocialMedia.org and New York Times best-selling author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.” Some of the best word of mouth stories are about blenders, men’s health, and billing software. A great topic — attached to any great…

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WOM Tip #159: Make your packaging a conversation-starter

Your shopping bags and product packaging are little billboards that your customers carry around advertising your stuff. But if they’re throwing them away once they get home, that word of mouth opportunity only lasted for the duration of their trip home. You can make more opportunities for people to talk about your stuff by making…

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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 one-sentence word of mouth wonders

[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.] Short is sweet when it comes to word of mouth topics. Why? Because word of mouth is lazy. To get people to talk about…

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Video: How GE turns one-to-one conversations into bigger buzz

Often, the best way to create big conversations is to start with small ones. At General Electric, they found a way to have meaningful discussions about one of their key pillars — health — with a social network for sharing healthy goals. In the video below, their Social Media COE Leader, Jon Lombardo, explains why…

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3-Minute WOM Lesson: The fundamentals of a great WOM topic

[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.] A great topic isn’t a slogan or a generic brand message — it’s something simple that spreads…

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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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