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We’ve been invited by our friends at GasPedal to present at their upcoming “Supergenius” conference (aka “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing“), where we’ll be giving a talk titled “How Random House is Connecting Teen Readers Directly with Authors”. Click on the video below for a preview of what to expect, courtesy [...]
On the heels of the first-of-its-kind WOM industry study in 2007, The Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA), in conjunction with PQ Media, just released their Word-of-Mouth Marketing Forecast 2009-2013: Spending, Trends & Analysis study. It’s chock full of great data and insight, and includes the following eye-opening prediction: Total spending on WoM marketing is [...]
It’s no surprise that marketing budgets will continue to shift towards better ways to engage and reach consumers as this recession begins to subside. Continue with building better brand equity and not only will consumers remember you but feel a connection and loosen up pockets as more money begins to come in. This is also [...]