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The inferior brand

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image and author of “Six Pixels of Separation.” His new book “CTRL ALT Delete” was released in May 2013. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Not everyone works for Apple. Not everyone has a brand like…

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WOM Tip #205: More personal = more remarkable

If you’re like most people, your mailbox is full of bills and junk. Nowadays, it’s not often that people get truly personal stuff in the mail. So to make their direct mail more direct, a Porsche dealership took one of their cars to a nearby neighborhood for a photo shoot. They took pictures of the…

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It’s easier to be honest

This is a guest post from Dave Kerpen — CEO of Likeable Local, chairman and former CEO of Likeable Media, and author of “Likeable Business: Why Today’s Consumers Demand More and How Leaders Can Deliver.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Four college students missed an important…

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WOM Tip #158: Turn “whoops” into a word of mouth opportunity

Jura is a small island off the West coast of Scotland, which many people had never heard of until it went missing — missing from Google Maps, that is. Google had somehow forgotten the island in their latest Maps update and virtually “sunk” it. One company located on the island was particularly offended by the…

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Brand vs. Reputation

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. There is a phrase that I’ve been hearing people say…

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How Rembrandt inspired great word of mouth marketing

This guest post is from Jeremy Epstein, VP of Marketing and Social Navigator at Sprinklr. Our latest edition of word of mouth wizardry comes in the form of this flash mob, storytelling bit of artist-based promotion from the Netherlands. Now, it so happens that one of my favorite works of art of all time is Rembrandt’s…

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What makes word of mouth marketing better than traditional advertising

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.” Advertising is the cost of being boring. With a remarkable product or service, you can get your customers to talk about you for free….

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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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