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Entries Tagged as 'word of mouth marketing'

Viral Marketing and the 1893 World’s Fair

February 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Master landscape architect Frederick Law Olmstead, designer of New York’s Central Park as well as the grounds of George W. Vanderbilt’s Biltmore House and the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, liked to talk to strangers while crisscrossing the country by train to check on work in progress.
In June 1893, on a trip to Asheville, NC, from […]

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Word of Mouth marketing is not a tactic; it’s a result

January 10th, 2007 · No Comments

There’s no place for “Word of Mouth” within a marketing strategy or on a tactical marketing plan. That’s like bringing your toothbrush on a first date. Optimistic, yes. A reliable strategy or tactic, no. Word of mouth is something that’s achieved through superior product or service design, proper positioning, and just a good product or […]

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Tags: ROI · Strategy · Tactics · word of mouth marketing