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How to make your content go viral

This is a guest post from Jonah Berger, Marketing professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and New York Times bestselling author of “Contagious: Why Things Catch On.” See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. If you asked Google a few years ago, “What makes things go…

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How to make your word of mouth marketing more efficient

[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.] Some of the best word of mouth ideas are the ones that build on something already in place — the ones that work with…

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WOM Tip #477: Make something unexpectedly delightful

When you’re selling a solution, it’s easy to focus too much on the problem. Commercials for scented trash bags and air fresheners, for example, usually make you cringe by focusing on all of the nasty smells you need to cover up. But what if they did something to make their customers smile instead of cringe?…

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25 ways to thank your customers

When you show your customers your appreciation for their business, you give them a great reason to talk about you. You get your business back on their minds, you make them feel special, and you open up the door for their feedback. But you can do a lot more than just make a follow up…

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Everyone likes pie

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. Bill Kerschbaum shares a great example of the best kind of word…

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Great storytelling: Lessons from Ira Glass

This is a guest post from Mitch Joel — President, Twist Image 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. Great storytelling is a lot of very hard work. It’s sad…

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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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These tools will help you kick off any word of mouth campaign no matter what topic, industry, or budget.

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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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