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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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Consumers May Not Trust Online Reviews Older Than 3 Months: Navigating the Reliability Conundrum

Navigate the Channel

They don’t conflate WOM with a stranger’s review online. Show transparency Demonstrating transparency in responses to older reviews can go a long way in building trust. This demonstrates a commitment to customer satisfaction and company transparency. How can businesses address the aging review dilemma?

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Engage the Social Buyer Persona

Tony Zambito

  Social buyer personas today expect transparency.  Word-of-Mouth : Most often we think of WOM being one person just deciding to talk to another.  .  Setting up avenues for B2B buyers to place reviews of your product or service can be powerful – and yes – frightening.    Related articles.

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5 Main Reasons You Should NOT Buy EveryoneSocial

EveryoneSocial

There are so many stats on why word-of-mouth and peer-to-peer advocacy outperforms official brand channels and ads, but consider the importance of “WOM” (word of mouth) for hiring, marketing, sales, and retail! Congrats, sorry to be a buzzkill but: chances are your success is anomalous and probably short lived.

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

Convince & Convert

One good New Years Resolution is to join other bloggers and take a step towards transparency from the companies who profit from your blog writing by NOT writing April 15, 2010. Google, Lijit, and other’s profiting from publishers plan on there being no power among independent, freethinking writers. 'They