Posts Tagged ‘word of mouth marketing’

5 Ways to Boost Holiday Sales by Unleashing your Brand Army

Rob Fuggetta, Founder & CEO, Zuberance

With retailers and manufacturers relying more than ever on robust holidays sales, guest blogger Rob Fuggetta of Zuberance reminds them not to overlook their enthusiastic, social-media powered customers.

In an excerpt from his soon-to-be-published book, “Energize! How to Turn Fans, Followers, and Enthusiastic Customers into Social Media Marketing Machines,” Fuggetta explores the methods and benefits of harnessing brand advocates.

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7 Essential Aspects of Word of Mouth Marketing

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Word of mouth increases sales. Depending on which study is being quoted, research has found word of mouth to be 8.5 and 30 times more effective than other media.

At last month’s excellent Contagious Marketing seminar, sponsored by United Insight, Wharton Assistant Professor of Marketing Jonah Berger presented reasons why some products get more word of mouth than others. He focused on seven, which he labelled ASPECTS.

After the jump — concrete ideas you want to start applying to your marketing today.

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