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Category Archives: WOM – Word of Mouth
The Bottom Line on Blogging – The Kansas City Star
The Bottom Line on Blogging – The Kansas City Star Companies find all that Web talk builds business. By DAVID HAYES at The Kansas City Star Hayes does a great job researching the topic. He includes lots of quotes from several influencial bloggers. Here's a sample from the article: “Blogs are wonderful for helping small […]
The Social Customer Manifesto Podcast – AMA Hot Topic Series Review
The AMA Hot Topic Series – The Social Customer Manifesto Podcast The American Marketing Association's Hot Topic series – Feb. 15, 2006 – included discussions on: podcasting, video blogging, word of mouth marketing (WOM), RSS, interactive social networking, etc. Christopher Carfi and Leif Chastaine review this AMA Hot Topic series, give an update on the […]
Is Jack Trout at Forbes.com All He’s Cracked Up To Be?
Is Word Of Mouth All It's Cracked Up To Be? – Forbes.com With more than 40 years of advertising and marketing experience, Jack Trout still doesn't appear to get it. He states in his recent article, I certainly would never tell a CEO, "B.J., I just put a big chunk of our budget into word-of-mouth." […]
Mastering Word of Mouth Marketing – WOM Wednesdays
Interested in mastering the art of word of mouth marketing? The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) provides a weekly teleconference series on topics such as customer evangelists, ethical best practices, and viral marketing. You'll hear speakers like Jackie Huba and Ben McConnell, authors of "Creating [tag]Customer Evangelists[/tag]." Other participants include executives from WOMMA, GM, […]
Word of Mouth Marketing – A Strategy
Word of Mouth (WOM) marketing is a term used to describe activities that companies undertake to generate favorable publicity. People are inclined to believe word of mouth promotion because the source is preceived as credible and likely someone you know. WOM is highly valued by marketers and it has become a managed marketing strategy with […]
State-of-the-Art Endurance Center Grand Opening Today – Feb. 25
Endorphin Fitness hired us to help market their Grand Opening event. Given a very limited marketing budget, we recommended and ran a sensible Word of Mouth (WOM) marketing campaign for the event. The campaign included: Writing and distributing press releases to local media, publishers, key contacts (or connectors), associations, and sponsors Regular website updates to […]
FREE Music From Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz International – Mixed Tape 10 Mercedes-Benz International provides FREE music downloads. Their latest release, Mixed Tape 10, is now available for download. They provide a wide variety of music from around the world. For example, you get “Flashback,” a track from Fat Freddy’s Drop – a soul/reggae band from New Zealand. You also get […]
Word of Mouth Marketing: People are Talking
Word of Mouth (WOM) Marketing campaigns are effective, economical, and essential. For good reason, the proper use of WOM campaigns produces measureable results making WOM a red hot topic. For some time now, we have been incorporating sensible WOM strategies into all of the marketing plans we prepare for our clients. We encounter thousands of […]