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Is Word-of-Mouth Marketing Still Worth Your Time?

Content Standard

The adage goes that word of mouth is the best form of advertising. It’s not just that word-of-mouth marketing is being sized up alongside digital strategies possessing unprecedented value. The bigger question is what those forms now look like, and how word of mouth drives value on the digital front.

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Is word-of-mouth best for business execs?

Integrated B2B

While all the attention these days seems to be on online marketing – and, sure, that’s where the excitement is, there are still plenty of B2B executives getting results from good ol’ fashioned face-to-face networking and word-of-mouth exchanges. Newsflash: Real conversations still prevail.

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Closer Than You Think: How to Build a Team of B2B Brand Ambassadors

Trade Press Services

That said, more often than not, they are already part of your network and can be harnessed at no cost. To leverage employees as effective brand ambassadors, share valuable communications they want to engage with and that can benefit the individuals in their networks. Identify the program’s criteria and guidelines.

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Why now is the time to pay attention to micro-communities

Martech

It’s hard to imagine the web as a real, tangible thing — especially in the context of social media and digital communities where a screen separates our reality from the insular worlds of the internet. These experiences can translate to more trust and credibility for the brand and valuable word-of-mouth beyond the community.

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Five Reasons Why You Absolutely, Positively Need to do Online Brand Monitoring

Webbiquity

And you’d certainly never talk about your brand or product at a business conference or networking event…while wearing noise-cancelling headphones. Why then do so many brands fail to do basic brand monitoring on social networks, and across the Internet more generally? But failing to do it can be very costly.

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The power of brand advocacy and its uses

Sprout Social

When a brand is able to create positive buzz around their brand by just mentioning a product enhancement or product drop, you know they have a great marketing strategy behind them. But how are some brands, like Apple, able to attract new customers and elevate their positioning in the market with a simple announcement?

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Employee advocacy: The untapped goldmine in your content marketing strategy

Martech

But let’s face it — the “publish and pray” era of content marketing is long gone. Decoding employee advocacy Employee advocacy isn’t just a fancy marketing term. What makes these networks even more powerful is the nature of personal relationships that underpin them.