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4 rules of word of mouth marketing

[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.] Let’s get back to the basics. Word of mouth marketing is all about your topic, talkers, tools to start conversations, taking part in those…

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WOM Tip #204: Think of other groups you can serve

Your talkers aren’t just your customers or even their friends and family. Sometimes they’re the people who can’t buy your stuff at all. Sometimes they’re dogs (or, their owners, at least). At Lakeview Water Park, a public pool in Idaho, the last day of their summer season is dedicated to dogs. The park shuts down…

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Video: How Waste Management spread the word about sustainability at The Greenest Show on Grass

Last year, the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open lived up to its name as “The Greenest Show on Grass.” It was the first sporting event of its kind to have zero waste. As the event’s sponsor, Waste Management brought in advanced facilities that made sure everything was recycled, reused, or composted — even discarded liquid from…

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Memory creation is the currency of your brand

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. Are you leaving customer memories to chance? Beloved companies identify the experiences they deliver. They know the memory…

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Give it away — to the people who matter

This is a guest post from Andy Sernovitz — CEO of WordofMouth.org and SocialMedia.org and New York Times bestselling author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. There’s a rack of free magazines at Reagan Airport in DC, specifically…

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3 word of mouth lessons from an artist

[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.] Low budget, minimal resources, and a remarkable product: The “starving artist” is a textbook example of a word of mouth marketer. Here are three…

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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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