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What you’re not getting about creating a community

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. Everybody just thinks they’re just going to start a show, or start a blog, and they’re magically going…

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3 acts of kindness to inspire 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.] Everyone loves talking about random acts of kindness because they feel good to share. The best part: Any company — large or small, local…

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WOM Tip #145: Your influencers can show up in unexpected places

Sarah Horne, a children’s book illustrator in London, got IKEA’s attention when she shared her doodles superimposed over the company’s furniture catalogue in her portfolio. But instead of sending her cease and desist letters, IKEA hired her as their first-ever children’s illustrator in residence. It’s a cool story, so plenty of publications shared it. But…

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Video: How Hallmark turned around negative word of mouth when Jingle “lost his bark”

If you searched Google for Hallmark’s Jingle puppy after Christmas 2013, you’d find 2.5 star reviews on the first page of results, angry rants about it on Facebook, 20 scathing reviews on Amazon, and crying kids in YouTube videos. Woah, how did this all happen? According to Camille Lauer, Hallmark’s Social Media Manager, it’s all…

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Why do you track customers’ referrals?

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. Consider the customer referral as the true money question; it’s the final frontier of loyalty. If your customers…

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A checklist to guarantee passion projects

This guest post is from Andy Nulman — President of Just for Laughs and author of “Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise.” See the original post this was adapted from and more like it on his blog. I carry a journal with me just about all the time, which I fill with…

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