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

Martech

I used to imagine the internet then (and still do) as a city-like entity — apps and websites connected by wires like neighborhoods, each with their own rules and culture. These experiences can translate to more trust and credibility for the brand and valuable word-of-mouth beyond the community.

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Finding Ideas for a Video Series or Podcast - Whiteboard Friday

Moz

For this kind of content, for a video series and podcast to really stand out and to grow in terms of their audience, we need to harness word of mouth. Word of mouth doesn't grow through the way we often think about audience growth in marketing. How to find a niche audience. It could be to do with emotional problems.

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How CPG Marketing and Content Strategy Drive Lasting Product Demand

Content Standard

Frankly, strong shelf placement and decent in-store ads supported by print campaigns and some word of mouth was a reliable strategy for launching a blockbuster product. Digital marketing for CPG brands is a changing landscape with fierce competition, and the rules are shifting fast. The entire landscape has changed.

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

Convince & Convert

Website surveys, email surveys, Facebook inquiries, focus groups, telephone calls to 25 customers each month. When I discuss this concept with companies, however, too often I hear something in the realm of “we don’t know what to provide our customers that would be helpful.&# This is the strategy of creating a Social FAQ.

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How to measure 5 popular social media channels

Online Marketing Institute

He suggests that brand awareness is the new measuring stick of a successful marketing campaign and says that only the first set of eyeballs are the ones you pay for—everything after that is word of mouth.

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How to Find the Best Selling Angles For Your Shopify Store Products (With Data & A/B Testing)

Convert

She shares the 5-step process to become a big fish: Find the smallest category Obsess over an underserved segment Give them a compelling reason to switch Benefit from word-of-mouth from early adopters Dominate the market, rinse, repeat. What are the rules? It means you walk away from the ocean and look for a large swimming pool.

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Get Your Social Media Story Straight | Blogging and Content.

Convince & Convert

So, I turned to the team’s Facebook page, where NBA rules have not yet been codified, and team’s have more leeway than they do on the official Web site. But, the team does reference a series of social media outposts via a tiny murderers row of icons (my favorite is “Linkedin.coming soon&#.