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50 small things to help improve your customer service

This is a guest post from Greg Meyer, a member of the Customer WOW team at Desk.com. “The Thank You Effect” is an example of a small action that prompts meaningful next steps to measurably improve service in any company. In my experience, there are a number of these small actions that, when evangelized through a support…

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WOM Tip #183: Ask them for a referral when they’re most excited about your stuff

Apple wants everyone to know that their iMovie software makes it easy for you to make a good-looking video. That’s why they ask their users to tell everyone about it when this is fresh on their minds: right after they’ve made a video. When you upload one of your videos from iMovie to Vimeo, iMovie…

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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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Video: How Life Technologies encouraged employees to engage in online word of mouth

Just because an employee isn’t on your social media team doesn’t mean he or she can’t participate and add value to your online conversations. But many of them hesitate to take part because they’re afraid of doing it wrong. Instead of missing out on this great resource, why not give them the training and the…

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Free download: Chapter from “APE” by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch

After writing ten books and experiencing a huge disappointment from one of his publishers, New York Times bestselling author Guy Kawasaki was ready to take things into his own hands — and then show everyone how he did it. With tech developer and co-author Shawn Welch, Guy explains the art of self-publishing in APE: Author,…

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How TalentGrow sent a holiday gift worth talking about

This guest post is from Jeremy Epstein, VP of Marketing and Social Navigator at Sprinklr. Let’s be honest. Most holiday gifts are lame. (Like you need another basket of fruit or a card that has a generic “Happy Holidays” on it.) I’d rather skip it. If you’re going to do something, do something “remarkable” and do…

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Video: How Mattel got fans voting for Barbie for president without traditional advertising

As a celebrity, Barbie has to stay culturally relevant. As an icon, she has to represent girls doing amazing things. That’s why it seemed natural that she would run for president last year. But to make this one-off campaign into continually engaging content, Mattel turned to social media. Social Media Managers Travis Harding and Jessica…

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Getting your biggest influencer talking: Helping your CEO use Twitter

This is a guest post from Ferg Devins, Chief Public Affairs Officer at Molson Coors in Canada. We’ve welcomed a new President and CEO to Canada at Molson Coors, Stewart Glendinning. Interestingly enough he had a Twitter profile established when he arrived but it had little to no activity. When he started with us, Stewart was truly intrigued…

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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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