Word of Mouth

Christopher D · 03-26-2008, 05:03 PM

Hello. Dose in you opinions "Word of Mouth" attract a lot of customers for businesses? Have you ever tried this method? What do you think? Share your opnions on this matter.

Thanks,
Christopher.

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William P · 05-24-2008, 08:07 PM

Word of mouth. The best and most sucessful way of advertising. If you offer something good to talk about. People will talk about it. Have something that people want that others don't have to offer.

Emily A · 05-24-2008, 08:55 PM

Yep it is the best.

However don't get screaming in the streets "come to my business now". It's more like gossip. Feed them something to talk about.

Olivia · 05-25-2008, 08:31 PM

Have something juicy that no one else as. Then advertise that. It will get people talking. For example: Hey, did you see that new advert on TV? You know the one about so and so on.

OrchardInvesting · 06-17-2008, 03:09 AM

I'm in insurance and investments, and word of mouth is what built my business. I started off part-time in the evenings fifteen years ago.

If you do a good job for people, they'll recommend you to others. It makes them feel like they're offering an inside edge to their friends and family. And then their people start recommending, too.

I heard a story in business school about a painter who would paint the first room of any house free of charge; he would go to a house in a neighborhood and offer free painting. The idea was that the people would see how well he did on the first room and immediately want the rest of their house done, or would remember his name in the future when exploring other painting jobs, or would mention his "first room free with no obligation" policy to their neighbors.

In time, he was able to hire a crew and concentrate on acquiring new business full-time. As I remember it, his approach to customer satisfaction and excellence made him a millionaire in a very competitive and commoditized field in a very short time.

Matthew S · 07-08-2008, 08:41 PM

The key is to get people talking.

If you can craete something worth talking about. People will start talking and talking. Very good for online and offline businesses.

Christopher D · 07-16-2008, 08:43 PM

It's all about hype.

Making a lot of hype which will cause interest will help you and your business. For example Record Companies.

They cause Hype by making Mixtapes to promote upcoming albums.

computergeek7632 · 10-03-2009, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by William P

Word of mouth. The best and most sucessful way of advertising. If you offer something good to talk about. People will talk about it. Have something that people want that others don't have to offer.

VERY TRUE!

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