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Duct Tape Marketing — live with John Jantsch
October 30, 2009
Ready for amazing word of mouth? We’re bringing together an all-star group of word of mouth marketers for Word of Mouth Supergenius: The “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” Conference on December 16 in Chicago. We’ll feature 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors. You’re going to learn […]
How to get someone to blog about you
May 22, 2009
1. Just ask nicely 2. Give them something to blog about Example: John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing sent me a nice shirt and a nice note. That's all it took. Before your PR firm launches some complex, expensive blogger-relations stunt, first try sending a note instead. Important: It only works if you're friends with […]
Check out my podcast with John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing
March 19, 2009
As part of Make a Referral Week, I joined John Jantsch for a podcast where we talked about a bunch of word of mouth topics, including: The difference between referrals and WOM How word of mouth happens How to create a word of mouth campaign Simple examples of small business word of mouth success Make […]
Make a Referral Week
March 9, 2009
I’m pledging to make a referral to a business I want to help as part of a national campaign to make 1000 referrals March 9-13. The week-long event features a killer list of referral experts providing valuable marketing advice (including me). Sign up to hear me interviewed on March 11. I’m passionate about solutions like […]
Good advice for small business in 2009
January 25, 2009
John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing organized Snackfest: 2009, predictions for small business from Seth Godin, Bryan John Battelle, Tim Ferris, Dan Pink, me, and many others. Read it here: Part 1 Part 2 My favorites: Seth Godin, author of Tribes said . . Run/grow/compete like mad because the big bad companies that have been […]
Getting great testimonials
January 21, 2009
John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing has an amazing idea: Have a Testimonial Gathering Party: Why not create an event around gathering testimonials. Invite your best customers for a networking social happy hour. Promote the event as a chance to network, swap stories and star in the creation of new marketing materials for your company. […]
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