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

Sprout Social

Never underestimate the power of positive word of mouth. With a defined word of mouth marketing strategy, you can create a consistent flow of customer conversations that regularly result in new business. What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? The not-so-hidden power of word of mouth advertising.

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How ThriftBooks uses data insights, loyalty and experience to drive ecommerce sales

Martech

Over the years, online bookseller ThriftBooks developed a data-driven approach to experience that makes books relevant both to casual book browsers and to trend-setting readers in TikTok’s “BookTok” community. The company’s loyalty program, ReadingRewards, incentivizes customers to continue shopping and stay connected with the brand.

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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. In the early days of web-based communities, we had LiveJournal and MySpace, with Facebook, Reddit and other forums following soon after.

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The Relationship Between Customer Engagement, Loyalty And Revenue

Influitive

Customer engagement is highly correlated to customer loyalty ,” says Aimee Lucas , Customer Experience Transformist and VP at the Temkin Group , a customer experience research and consulting firm. However, loyalty can generate revenue on another front: demand gen. Loyal customers draw in more customers.

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7 Customer Loyalty Lessons from Lady Gaga

Convince & Convert

She did so by engendering immense loyalty from her fans through her music, her message, and the community she has built around them. To anyone in the business community, this sounds like a classic case of loyalty marketing and customer cultivation. Build Community. Gaga is the queen of word-of-mouth marketing.

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B2B Reads: B2B Communities, Long-Term Vision, & Sales Mindset

Heinz Marketing

Ensuring that your company is producing effective content helps build brand awareness and consumer loyalty which ultimately leads to more sales. The Importance of B2B Communities: What’s in It for Marketers? Community is what draws us together as people and in turn connects us as marketers as well.

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Niche advertising: 7 actionable tactics for targeted marketing

Martech

Build community on social media Social media can be a powerful tool, allowing you to connect with and build community with a specific audience. Focus on the social media platforms most popular with your niche and engage them through discussions, polls and user-generated content to strengthen community bonds and provide social proof.