Tag Archives: word of mouth

A guide to becoming a WOW-maker

This is a guest post from Greg Meyer, a member of the Customer WOW team at Desk.com. Photo by Daniel Y. Go. It’s really great to open your email and get a compliment or hear something nice that a customer posted about you or your company on social media. I call that “Customer Wow” and…

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How a lanyard inspires hotel word of mouth

This guest post is from Jeremy Epstein, VP of Marketing and Social Navigator at Sprinklr. The BIG stuff in customer experience is obvious. At a hotel, you need a bed, a shower, etc. That’s clear. But it’s the little details that show you care and the little details that create the word of mouth that grows…

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WOM Tip #144: Perform random acts of buzzworthy kindness

You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get conversations started about your brand — a little (and really cheap) kindness will always go a long way. For example, Sweetgreen, a healthy restaurant with an environmental conscience, surprises people in amazing, yet frugal ways with “Random Acts of Sweetness.” When it’s raining, their…

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Communicators vs. Conversationalists

This is a guest post from Ferg Devins, Chief Public Affairs Officer at Molson Coors in Canada. As public relations professionals, we’re often challenged within our organizations to put together the comprehensive communications plan. Something big is going to happen and we need to prepare the messages, scope out what we think might be key questions, come up…

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Being customer focused = ROI

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. I recently read about a study done by the world famous company, Peer Insight (you’ll find them in Businessweek on a regular basis), that reinforced my philosophy that focusing on the customer and their entire experience of doing business with…

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Why your best talkers aren’t always your best customers

[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.] Finding your best talkers helps you figure out where to put your resources to most efficiently grow your word of mouth. While loyal customers may be…

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5 ways to generate WOM for a boring product

This is a guest post from Stephanie Bullis, Word of Mouth Marketing Manager at Grasshopper. Not all products and services are as exciting as Google Glasses or Willy Wonka’s ever-lasting gobstoppers. When was the last time you expressed outward enthusiasm about your new car insurance or shared your passion about the new blender you purchased? Chances…

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Get a free signed copy of Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking

We’re running a special giveaway this month: If you buy the comic or audio editions of the New York Times bestseller Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking, we’ll send you a free signed paperback edition. Wait, a comic book edition? Yep! This is the action-packed, condensed, and illustrated version of the…

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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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