Tag: word of mouth

  • Word of mouth and pepper spray parody

    Read the article below, and the rest of it at the Kellogg website. There really is an opportunity to stand out from others by writing good old fashioned letters to people. For better or worse, a decade of development in web technology enables the fast sharing of imagery. “Word of mouth” used to occur verbally,…

  • Does social media cut it for B2B sales & marketing?

    The current hot stories about B2B marketing and sales emanating from the US are about Facebook and its use in the mix. This may well be valid but I guess these messages are also being propagated by people with a vested tech/social media interest. Andy Maslen on his blog reports that his successes are primarily…

  • Those Welch Are Very Civil

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    Now that’s what you want, your contractor’s staff being polite, being civil, and being advocates for your brand. This morning, at Loddon Primary School, there was a big hole in the ground. There were four workmen digging a trench to lay green pipes to carry data cables. As you can imagine this gathered a crowd…

    Virgin Media
  • Red Lion Foods: A Brand with a Purpose

    Red Lion Foods Ltd, founded by Andrew Gidden, presents a unique business model that combines commerce with charitable giving. The company’s core concept is simple yet powerful: 100% of post-tax profits are donated to armed forces charities. Launch and Initial Impact At the company’s launch event, Red Lion Foods made an immediate impact by donating…

  • Surrey Mums Like MAD Activities

    We all know that word of mouth (WOM) is very powerful marketing. Therefore it was very pleasing to see the comment below on Surrey Mums about one of my wife’s businesses. “I’ve recently started taking my little girl to MAD (Music and Dance) academy, and it’s brilliant! “The first group we attended consisted of the…

    MAD Academy
  • Are Chef’s Table dinners the best word of mouth (WOM) marketing?

    Are Chef’s Table dinners the best word of mouth (WOM) marketing? You pay for the best then go off and tell everyone about it. Restaurant wins at both ends. I raise this subject as a compliment having just had the most wonderful Chef’s Table dinner at L’ortolan, Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire. My daughters Jo, Sam and…

    View from the L'ortolan chef's table