By Ted Wright
One of the core ideas about our word of mouth marketing practice is igniting stories that Authentic, Interesting and Relevant. This is much, much harder than it seems. In fact, when we are working on a client project, we may spend a couple of weeks just brainstorming and refining ideas for our clients. The whiteboards […]
By Ted Wright
Here is a great irony of word of mouth marketing. It is the oldest type of marketing known to the human race – we have always sold stuff by talking to others. And yet, in a modern company culture, it might be the most unfamiliar marketing option available to us. And, embracing the unfamiliar, like […]
By Ted Wright
When you see the Christmas holly, Word of Mouth gets very jolly! Do you like my poetry? There is actually an important lesson here and maybe that phrase will help you remember the connection between holidays and your Word of Mouth Marketing success! The part of the year between Thanksgiving week and New Year’s Day […]
By Ted Wright
Word of Mouth Marketing Strategy is just this simple. Feel free to run out and get this as a tattoo! When starting your journey, you’ll have to do a ton of work before you can quickly or easily fill this out, but once you do, questions like “why” and “how” will be more easily understood. […]
By Ted Wright
Our own Sarah Neely had a chance to talk about the foundations of Word of Mouth Marketing at The Uprising, a small retreat for marketing thought leaders hosted by friend of Fizz, Mark Schaefer. Sarah led a discussion that covered five essential “big ideas” about WOMM. 1. An advocate is not the same an influencer […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright I was just in the San Francisco airport lounge for Delta. In the men’s room this Dad is changing the diapers for his two year old son. The kid is just screaming up a storm. Now his diaper needs to be changed. It’s nasty. On some level, even the two year old […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright We are so immersed in the digital world that it’s easy to assume that it is a mirror image of society – the same conversations must be taking place online versus offline. But a new study confirms what word of mouth marketers have known all along – the two channels must be […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright In Mark Schaefer’s excellent book Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins, he profiles the workout gear company Lululemon and documents how the retailer has turned their brick and mortar stores into a living world of mouth marketing opportunity. Lululemon has exploded on the scene and bucked almost every retail trend. They […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright The most important thing we do at Fizz is finding ways to transmit customer stories in authentic, interesting, and relevant ways. And while the “what” behind the story is essential, the “who” in the delivery of that story is also critical to our success. So an essential part of our job is […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright I’ve been immersed in the world of word of mouth marketing for more than 20 years. I’ve had a hand in many well-known case studies including Pabst Blue Ribbon beer, Intel Inside, Fireball and AT&T’s move from 3G to 4G. But the one that really made me say “wow” was a project […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright I was asked, “Is there any seasonality factor with word of mouth marketing? Is there a better time of year to do activations?” There is no seasonality for word of mouth because people are always talking. In fact, they may be even talking more over holidays and down times. Holiday seasons can […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright At its core, Word of Mouth marketing is about people organically sharing stories. So how do we encourage people to share your brand story in a real, natural way? Create a story worth talking about. A good brand story is at the core of building a Word of Mouth Marketing strategy This […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright One of the most all-time most popular marketing ideas is swag – you know those little gifts you hand out at a trade show booth, customer meeting, or industry conference. Today I’m going to save you a lot of time and money by telling you the truth about the value of swag […]
By Ted Wright
By Scott Jenson We’ve all heard the cliché phrase “Rome was not built in a day.” Often used to call for reasonable expectations when something isn’t happening fast enough, and when used in marketing you can be sure that it is attached as an appeal to patience. This phrase is never more relevant than when […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright Should you outsource word of mouth marketing or keep it within the walls of your organization? We see in the news that many types of marketing are coming back in-house these days, so I think an interesting topic is how this applies to word of mouth. Should this be an in-house competency, […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright One of my proudest achievements is writing the word of mouth marketing book Fizz: Harness the Power of Word of Mouth Marketing to Drive Brand Growth. Although it was written a few years ago, it stands the test of time because, in fact, the fundamentals of word of mouth marketing are timeless. […]
By Ted Wright
By Ted Wright Many companies try to create word of mouth marketing efforts on their own, and they should. As I describe in my book, Fizz, with focus, discipline and a little practice, a word of mouth marketing strategy is within reach of almost any business willing to commit to the effort. But when WOMM […]
By Ted Wright
A guest post by Mark Schaefer For the last two years, I’ve been immersed in study and research, preparing to write a new book, Marketing Rebellion: The Most Human Company Wins. The process forced me to face some very uncomfortable facts. At the top of the list — our traditional approaches to marketing don’t work […]
By Ted Wright
In this short video, Ted Wright discusses the efficacy of word of mouth marketing as a strategy on low-value items versus high value items. How would word of mouth marketing impact the purchase of a bottle of water? Of a college education? An interesting view of purchase price as a factor in the word of […]