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Word of mouth marketing: how to drive conversations and sales at the same time

Sprout Social

Although word of mouth marketing is a form of advertising, keep in mind that WOM doesn’t represent an ad or ads. Companies with plenty of positive buzz and frequent social mentions grow rapidly in the age of social media. Although this isn’t a huge surprise, this stat showcases the importance of people shouting you out.

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

Convince & Convert

In particular, sales and leads (as opposed to chatter, sentiment, buzz, purchase intent, etc.). 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.

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Social Media is the Servant of Strategy, Not the Master

Convince & Convert

There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. There is nothing new about social media; it's just modern WoM. Most of us don't look in our GA stats daily either way. Most of us don't look in our GA stats daily either way. Most of us don't look in our GA stats daily either way.

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

Convince & Convert

link] #socialmedia – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] cubedconsulting (Cubed Consult Twitter Comment Thought we all got it by now, but more stats about B2B and B2C use of social media in marketing, etc. – Posted using Chat Catcher [link] Mark Fidelman Not sure I agree that B2C and B2B social media are similar.

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5 Shared Traits Among Today’s B2B Buyers

KoMarketing Associates

Action marketers need to take: These stats tell us as marketers that we need to establish trust and present buyers with uninterrupted information they need in order to begin the decision-making process. Action marketers need to take: Word of mouth (WoM) marketing has been a buzzing topic of late, and for good reason.

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Top 40 Posts and Hot Topics of Inbound Marketing and Social Media

B2B Marketing Zone Posts

Great B2B Marketing Stats (in a GREAT format!) - CK’s B2B Blog , June 13, 2010 As marketers, data, statistics and factoids are our friends. B2B, Buzz & Brand ROI: Creating Customers That Create (MORE!) Check out our list of ten things you and your team can do with your time and energy to beer up your marketing results.