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3 ways to use data for 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.] Every day you collect information from your customers about the stuff they buy, the feedback they give you, and the questions they ask. So…

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WOM Tip #346: Rethink where you’re starting word of mouth conversations

When you think of a petition, you probably imagine a person with a clipboard, asking for “just a minute of your time.” It’s a practice people know well — and one people often avoid. To stand out from other causes, Action Against Hunger in France placed their petition for protecting humanitarian volunteers not on a…

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It’s more than action, it’s intent and motivation

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. Many companies try to copy the actions that result from beloved companies’ decisions. The fact of the matter is…

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How to sell ideas like Gladwell

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. Whether you agree with his conclusions or not, Malcolm Gladwell has certainly…

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How to let your fans do the talking

[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.] Your best advertising comes from your biggest fans. People trust people like them. So when your customers talk about your stuff, your potential customers…

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