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The WOMMA Word for March 3, 2008

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Ninety-five percent of senior marketing executives believe social media's importance is set to soar over the next five years, according to new research from WOMMA member company TNS Media Intelligence/Cymfony. Nearly half of the marketers surveyed believe social media to be an integral part of corporate communications -- one that should be monitored at the executive level and allocated significant resources.

This video, which features an interview with Baby Einstein founder Julie Clark, was put together by Microsoft to tout the power of word of mouth marketing, especially in the context of small business marketing. According to Clark, traditional advertising -- whether in the form of a T.V. commercial or magazine ad -- is something she skips and ignores. When she's looking for something she really wants, she trusts the word of mouth from friends -- and applied that common sense philosophy to marketing her own products.

The next Batman movie, The Dark Knight, has launched the next segment in its viral-driven marketing strategy. Following on the heels of the flick's December efforts, which used online viral marketing to "reveal" the movie's trailer, the latest campaign is driving Batman fans to the "I Believe in Harvey Dent" website, where they can enter their email address to join the fight to save Gotham City and follow the fictional District Attorney candidate's campaign efforts.

Announcing: WOM Wednesday Teleconferences!

Join us Wednesdays at noon EST for WOM Wednesdays, WOMMA's ongoing teleconference series. Just register, dial in, and listen up to get the ideas that will truly expand your marketing horizons.

UPCOMING WOM WEDNESDAY TELECONFERENCES
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Wednesday, Mar. 5, at noon EST -->

>> WOMM Lessons from a Hyper-Competitive Category: Energy Drinks: Learn how energy drink producer WheyUp used word of mouth marketing to stand out in the crowd, including lessons about what worked, what didn't, and how you can apply this information to your own WOMM efforts. Featuring Erik Rothchild, CEO of WheyUP, and Ted Wright, Managing Partner of Fizz.

Wednesday, Mar. 12, at noon EST -->
>> How NBC Generated Major Buzz and Excitement for the Fall 2007 Premiere of the 'Bionic Woman': Find out how NBC used a viral game, as well as blogs, social networks, online communities, and more to pump up the buzz prior to its launch of "Bionic Woman." Featuring Terry Dry, President/Co-Owner, and Melissa Taylor, Senior Director of Marketing, both of Fanscape.

Wednesday, Apr. 2, at noon EST -->
>> The Law, The FTC, and Word of Mouth Marketing: Learn the legalities that every word of mouth marketer needs to know in order to adhere to the word of the law and do WOMM right. Also learn the latest from the FTC -- as it pertains to word of mouth marketers. Featuring Tony DiResta, a partner at Reed Smith and WOMMA's Counsel for Regulatory Affairs.

Wednesday, Apr. 9, at noon EST -->
>> Customer 2.0 -- Five Rules to Engaging a New Breed of Customer: Never before have customers morphed so quickly. Enabled by new technologies with accelerated adoption rates, customers have attained a level of control never before seen -- and it's something that established companies have to work hard to adapt to. Join us Wednesday, Apr. 9 and learn five rules for engaging "Customer 2.0." Featuring Brandon Evans, Managing Director and Partner, RepNation Media

Wednesday, Apr. 30, at noon EST -->
>> 7 Radical Rules to Leverage Online Sports Fan Buzz: It's no surprise that sports fans like to talk about the teams they love. Join presenters Kathleen Hessert and Dexter Bustarde of Sports Media Challenge as they explain how they've leveraged sports fans' enthusiastic online buzz for a variety of clients, including NFL, WWE, Ticketmaster, and more.

>> Cost is FREE for WOMMA members; $60 for non-members.

To register now, visit:
http://www.womma.org/events/teleconferences/

In this podcast with Joe Pulizzi, creator of the blog and business bookmarking site Junta42, Pulizzi discusses the role of content in the form of podcasts, blogs, videos, communities, and a variety of other Web 2.0 platforms as a marketing device. Content as marketing is not a new concept -- but the internet age is turning content marketing from a science to an art, according to Pulizzi. Here he discusses the basics of content as marketing, as well as how-to tips and best practices.

To promote an upcoming presentation featuring Andy Sernovitz, CEO of WOMMA member company GasPedal and author of "Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking," the American Marketing Association created an online video promotion. Whether or not the video gains traction remains to be seen, but using word of mouth marketing tactics to promote WOM is a resounding endorsement.

 
 
 
 

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