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Consumers May Not Trust Online Reviews Older Than 3 Months: Navigating the Reliability Conundrum

Navigate the Channel

Since 2010, we’ve seen significant developments in the perceptions of online reviews, the ways businesses engage customers to leave feedback, and the channels or platforms consumers choose to do it on,” according to BrightLocal. They don’t conflate WOM with a stranger’s review online. But users are more discerning than they used to be.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Word-of-mouth marketing gets BtoB people buzzing

markempa

Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers. Where do you think WOM fits into a traditional lead generation strategy ? Richard Karpinski wrote the piece which, from what I can tell, is one the the first articles on WOM for B2B marketers.

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Baseone Buyersphere 2011 Report and the Changing B2B Buyer Behavior

Tony Zambito

While this second report highlights the continuation of the changes noted in the 2010 report, there is definitely a “more of” aspect that is revealed and a few surprises.    Blogs, WOM, Twitter, and Direct Mail were all ahead of Facebook in terms of influence.    What was the King of Influence in this survey? 

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The Perfect Storm in Customer Service

Buzz Marketing for Technology

In my last post we discussed the 4 reasons why using Social Media pays to provide Support : Customers prefer a good customer experiences to low prices, helps aid in spreading WOM, makes customer less likely to defect and results in high profitability for the company. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding

markempa

When it comes to word of mouth marketing (WOM), Ive observed that many B2B marketers, marketing blogs and the media seem overly concerned about brand building. So if you want to build a WOM marketing program, you must look at your reputation first - not your brand. They have it wrong. " Read my post on defending thought leadeship.

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Convince and Convert Blog: Social Media Strategy and Social Media.

Convince & Convert

He specifically addresses incremental sales: “Opinion Leaders” or “Fans” are not as effective in spreading WOM that drives incremental Sales because these efforts are “preaching to the choir”, per #1 above. I see social as finally giving as a way to track and measure WOM, giving it a seat at the lead and sales gen table.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Lead Generation via Industry Experts

markempa

« Asking for referrals does more than generate leads | Main | Lead generation ROI depends on a good handoff » Lead Generation via Industry Experts Proactively building relationships with industry experts is a powerful way to generate sales leads and positive word of mouth (WOM).