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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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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. I wrote a post a while back you might want to check out, " Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding. Where do you think WOM fits into a traditional lead generation strategy ?

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Why Your B2B Business Needs a Customer Loyalty Program

The Lead Agency

The Golden Rule of Customer Loyalty and Retention. 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.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: How to leverage word of mouth for more leads

markempa

« Velocity of Lead Follow-Up Is Critical To Winning the Complex Sale | Main | B2B Lead Generation Blog Nominated for MarketingSherpas 2005 Readers Choice Blog Awards » How to leverage word of mouth for more leads I liked this post by Joe Cullinane, author of 21st Century Selling , over at his WOMP blog. Be visable.

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

markempa

« New PDF Tracking Gives Us Pause | Main | Podcast: Landing Pages for Lead Generation » Word of Mouth Marketing relies on reputation not branding The premise of my post is that B2B marketing and B2C marketing are different. Word of mouth is all about our reputation. They have it wrong. Why or Why not?

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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).

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: Using thought leader content as a lead generation tool

markempa

This is especially important in generating postitive word of mouth (WOM) too. As a general rule, you will select less intrusive methods of capturing people who are just at the awareness phase of the buying process. This is especially important in generating postitive word of mouth (WOM) too.