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Video: How Kaiser Permanente writes their own word of mouth stories

“If you don’t like the news, go out and make your own.” That famous quote by Wes “Scoop” Nisker fits nicely with the word of mouth fundamental, “give people something to talk about.” According to Kaiser Permanente’s VP of Brand Communication, Holly Potter, that quote also inspires their goal to tell their own stories online….

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THE best customer service tip ever

This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’m going to tell you THE secret to incredible customer service, customer retention, and word of mouth referrals. It’s quite complicated so you’ll want to…

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Aim for the front-lash!

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. Every once in a while, I get happily blindsided by a superb business adage. An…

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Why useful is remarkable

[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.] We love viral stunts and funny ads as much as the next person. But there’s a more sustainable way to get your customers to…

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WOM Tip #471: Tell an epic story

The word “epic” gets thrown around a lot these days (“Epic fail,” Epic Meal Time, the movie Epic, etc.). But let’s get back to what it really means: A long, heroic story in elevated style. It’s an adventure, it’s history-making, and it’s worth talking about. Epic is The Wu – Once Upon a Time in…

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Video: How USAA built buzz for an internal training program

Company training programs aren’t usually that exciting — even less exciting, an email announcing new company policies. So when USAA rolled out their new initiative to get everyone in the company involved in social media, they didn’t do it the traditional way. Instead, USAA Director of Social Communities and Advocacy Julie Finlay says they created…

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All word of mouth starts with a topic of conversation — a simple, portable, repeatable idea that gets people talking.

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

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