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How to Build Trust With Your Customer Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

Advocates are highly valuable because they advertise your company using one of the most trusted, effective tactics: word-of-mouth (WOM). Recent statistics show that WOM is directly responsible for 90% of all purchases , meaning now is the time to start turning your customers into advocates if you haven’t already considered it.

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Word of Mouth Has Gone Digital

Go Beyond SEO

Word of mouth (WoM) has gone digital. Online reviews are the closest thing we have to WoM in the digital realm, and they absolutely matter for your business. Google trusts the power of WoM marketing. In fact, reviews pretty much work as crowd-sourced WoM recommendations. 3 Ways Google Reviews Affect Your Business.

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Why Your B2B Business Needs a Customer Loyalty Program

The Lead Agency

If a customer becomes part of something positive, memorable and walks away satisfied, they are 14 times more likely to return for another purchase, spread WOM, share their data, or re-engage with the brands in other ways. B2B companies are definitely not exempt from this rule. Tiered incentives. Transaction-based value propositions.

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Why The Leader in Conversation Intelligence Invested in Employee Advocacy w/ Sandy Pell at Invoca

EveryoneSocial

Millennials rank word-of-mouth as the #1 influencer in their purchasing decisions. But it’s not just about buying – how WOM affects hiring is also impressive. But it’s not just about buying – how WOM affects hiring is also impressive. Radius Global ). Word of mouth is repeatedly cited as the most trusted “ad format”.

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30+ Word-of-Mouth Marketing Statistics You Must Know

EveryoneSocial

Word-of-mouth marketing (WOM) is when people gain interest in your brand, product, or services through their peers’ influence. Nielsen ] 92% of global consumers trust UGC and WOM more than advertising. [ USM ] 74% of consumers identify word-of-mouth as a key influence in purchasing decisions. What Is Word-of-Mouth Marketing?

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3 Types of Audiences That Drive Word of Mouth Marketing Success

Convince & Convert

If you’re a social media marketer, then odds are you’ve heard of word of mouth (WOM) marketing. However, the path to WOM mastery doesn’t happen overnight. If you don’t focus on a hyper-relevant audience, your WOM efforts won’t be nearly as successful. Engage Your WOM-Driving Audiences. Image via BigStockPhoto.com.

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Employee Advocacy- Are You Leveraging Your Employees’ Influence?

Onalytica B2B

We know all too well that word of mouth marketing (WOM) is by far the most effective form of marketing, and we also know that customers are turning to social media to aid in their decision making process, so why doesn’t brand advocacy have much greater emphasis? WHY SHOULD I BE DOING IT?

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