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Begin cultivating the long-term customer relationship

This is a guest post from Jeanne Bliss — customer experience expert and author of “I Love You More Than My Dog.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on her blog. Customers are assets to be cared for and nurtured. Beloved companies are always aware of how their assets…

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How to pull off thought-provoking 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.] There’s a time and a place for the fun marketing stunt or goofy ploy for attention. But sometimes it’s better to focus on substance…

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WOM Tip #212: Show your fans exactly how to contribute to word of mouth

Nature’s Variety, a pet food brand, asked adopted-dog owners to share photos of their dogs to help them create a crowdsourced short film raising awareness for pet adoption. And if there’s anything dog owners love to do, it’s share photos of their dogs. A campaign like this taps into that pride and gives people the…

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Video: How proactive listening helps Express Scripts avoid negative word of mouth

Negative reviews happen to everyone. No company is perfect. But what if you had an early alert system on negative word of mouth to help you could fix the problem faster? In her presentation at SocialMedia.org’s Brands-Only Summit, Riddhi Trivedi-St. Clair, Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at Express Scripts, explains how companies can do it…

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What does true brand evangelism look like?

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Mirum 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. Saul Colt fancies himself as one of the leading word of mouth…

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There is no substitute for a crappy product

This is a guest post from Gary Vaynerchuk — well-known entrepreneur, social media innovator, and author of “Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Sriracha. Know what it is? Of course you do. But do you know why you know what it…

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Create a complete word of mouth marketing plan using this worksheet’s eight simple steps.

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