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How to respond to negative feedback: A 3-step tutorial from a taxi company

This guest post is from Jeremy Epstein, VP of Marketing and Social Navigator at Sprinklr. I had a negative experience with a taxi service and blogged about it. Nothing too unique there — at least anymore. But, it’s exactly those types of customer expressions many companies fear: “What if they say something negative about us?” The point,…

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Word of Mouth Tip #148: Do something worth talking about in your store window

Real-life, in-person experiences are special word of mouth opportunities. They bring people together, they create excitement, and they get people talking. Retailers have a great opportunity with their physical location. It gives them a venue to create events — something the online guys just can’t do. Over in Sweden, for example, retailer NK teamed up…

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Either they trust you or they don’t

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. Marketing The art of selling Customer loyalty Brand promise Social credibility All very important concepts on my blog. And in your organization. At the core of every one of them is trust. Or the lack thereof. Think of any relationship…

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Can you make us a viral video?

We have an internal joke when a client or prospect asks us to help them create a word of mouth or viral video. We say, “Sure! Have two guys kick one another in the privates and people are sure to talk about it!” The fact of the matter is, you can’t MAKE anything go viral….

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Word of Mouth Tip 104: Don’t filter your customer feedback

Testimonials are powerful word of mouth motivators. No copy you could write or ad you could create is as good as honest praise from a happy customer. Word of mouth marketers know this — but that marketer part can be tempting. We want to edit them, clean them up, and show only the glowing reviews….

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8 word of mouth case studies from big brands

Continuing with our big brand word of mouth week, check out a few of our favorite videos of big brand marketers sharing case studies on how they’re earning fans, thrilling customers, winning over critics, and measuring it all: 1. How Zappos delivers happiness $1 billion in sales and an army of loyal fans — and…

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The Customer Experience Officer: Human Duct Tape to Connect the Silos

Continuing with our week focused on how big brands are earning word of mouth, here’s a guest post from author and CustomerBliss founder, Jeanne Bliss. You can meet Jeanne and learn a ton about earning customer love at the CXPA‘s Members Insight Exchange in San Diego June 19-20. Why does it take such a push to…

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6 ways big brands are earning word of mouth

[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.] Word of mouth isn’t just something for quirky small businesses, hot startups, or solo entrepreneurs. Some of the biggest and most legendary brands in 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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