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What So What In the Weeds Now What Word of Mouth Marketing Lincoln Garrick, Solstice Advertising Welcome
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Word of Mouth – The act of consumers providing information to other consumers WHAT
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Word of Mouth Marketing – Giving people a reason to talk about your products and services, and making it easier for that conversation to take place. WHAT
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WOMM Philosophy 101 Word of mouth marketing isnt about creating word of mouth It's learning how to make it work within a marketing objective WHAT
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WOMM Philosophy 101 Word of mouth can't be faked or invented WHAT
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2006 = ill-will 2009 = FTC violation $11,000 per occasion, case-by-case WHAT
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Word of mouth can be encouraged and facilitated * make people happier * listen to consumers * make it easier to tell friends * make certain influential individuals know about you WHAT WOMM Philosophy 101
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Word of mouth marketing empowers people to share their experiences harnessing the voice of the customer for the good of the brand WHAT
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WOMM Philosophy 201 All word of mouth marketing techniques are based on the concepts of customer satisfaction, two-way dialog, and transparent communications WHAT
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WOMM Philosophy 201 * Educating people * Identifying people most likely to share * Providing tools that make it easier to share * Studying how, where, and when opinions are shared * Listening and responding to everyone WHAT
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Wom is the primary factor behind 20 to 50 percent of ALL purchasing decisions (Mc Kinsey, April 2010) We know its important = We all do it SO WHAT
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Target (Influencers / Evangelists) Channel (Viral / Non Viral) IN THE WEEDS
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Buzz Marketing Viral Marketing Community Marketing Grassroots Marketing Evangelist Marketing Product Seeding IN THE WEEDS Influencer Marketing Cause Marketing Conversation Creation Brand Blogging Referral Programs
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Recognizing that a happy customer is the greatest endorsement - Work to create customer enthusiasm with less emphasis on pushing marketing messages WOMM in action NOW WHAT
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Give your customers a voice: Provide something worth talking about and provide tools that make it easier for them to share their opinions WOMM in action
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Engage the community: Find the right people and connect them to each other Help form new communities Participate in and support existing communities and conversations WOMM in action NOW WHAT
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PARTING SHOT www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdB7GDZY3Pk
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