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Regularly referred to in the media as "Australia's Richard Branson", Pete Wililams is a serial entrepreneur, author, internet marketer and ego maniac. This blog is where he shares his rants and raves on all things business, marketing & publicity - in particular, how to successfully mix internet marketing & business...

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Word Of Mouth Marketing

We have all experienced the brilliance of Word of Mouth Marketing in our businesses, it is a powerful way to “spread the word”. In a recent article that was posted on the Customer Evangelists Blog. The numbers say it all ….

  • 56: The average number of times an American discusses brands in ordinary conversations every week.
  • 72%: The percentage of brand-related opinions delivered from a person to a family member or personal friend; 13% are delivered to co-workers and 7% are delivered by a professional or expert on the topic. (I suppose that puts us marketing bloggers in the distinct minority.)
  • 41%: Number of conversations about brands that reference an item seen or heard in the media or in marketing material; 15% refer to an ad, 8% refer to a form of editorial or entertainment content, 5% refer to a point of purchase item, and 4% refer to the lowly coupon or other promotion.
  • 62%: Percentage of marketing-related discussions described as “mostly positive.”
  • 9%: Percentage of marketing-related discussions described as “mostly negative.”
  • 92%: Percentage of word of mouth conversations that occur offline; 71% of those occur face-to-face, and 21% occur by phone.

These stats are courtesy of a new study (PDF) from the Keller Fay Group.

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