How to REALLY unlock word-of-mouth

the no bull secret to unlocking word-of-mouth

Tara @missrogue Hunt

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“people who share interests, intent, beliefs, resources, preferences, needs, and risks in common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness.”

community


7%86%

of consumers whose purchase decisions were somewhat influenced by word of mouth from people they know.

Deloitte Study, April 2014

Contagious: why things catch on - Jonah Berger

of word of mouth happens online…yes…only 7%.


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Word of mouth spreads throughout communities/networks of people. Communities are word of mouth amplifiers.


but the secret sauce is…

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DENSITY!

less dense more dense

“Density is the measurement of how

concentrated relationships and

conversations are within a community.”


RULE:

The higher the density of relationships in a community, the more things will spread between the members - online and off.

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what creates density?


location Tara @missrogue Hunt

uncertainty

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marginalization


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competitionTara @missrogue Hunt

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shared passionsTara @missrogue Hunt

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shared experiences


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unique identitiesTara @missrogue Hunt

history/culture

It’s a Portuguese Feast!

Where is the food?

It’s not literal. It’s what we’ve always called it.


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signalsof density

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discussion group activity

connections between group members

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interactions between group members

offline interactions

still haven’t found the right

community?

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1. How dense is this community?2. Are the members of this community in need of

what you are offering? Can/will they pay for it?3. Do you have a connection to or experience with

this community?

Ask the following questions:

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every big company

started with a small, dense community.

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so…how does one go about

‘entering’ a community?


STEP 1:Show up…a lot.

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STEP 2:Build trust and relationships.

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STEP 3:Deliver amazing experiences.

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STEP 4:Repeat.

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and…what if your ideal

community lacks

density?https://www.flickr.com/photos/danorth1/193729282/ Tara @missrogue Hunt

https://www.flickr.com/photos/autographedcat/14538292862/

“if you see a parade, get in front of it!”

Tim O’Reilly


Bring people togethercreate resources and platforms to gel the conversations



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Encourage bondingbring people physically together to deepen the relationships

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Promote ownershipmake the community members the leaders

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community…it never went

away…https://www.flickr.com/photos/kamaljith/6130319471 Tara @missrogue Hunt

…it’s just been buried beneath the bullsh%t that has flooded the networks with with noise…


…noise that does the opposite of building community.

It’s worse than annoying. It’s killing the networks where people find their tribe, which is bad news for business, too.

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Look for your community of interest. Find and/or create density. Build relationships. Add value. I promise this will work. No bs.


About Tara"Before Timeline and tweets, before a blog was called a blog, before anyone even knew what a web browser was, Tara Hunt

was there. Often labeled a pioneer of online and social marketing, the Canadian has been an observer of the realm's

development and a force in influencing it."

- Entrepreneur Magazine, 2013

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How to REALLY unlock word-of-mouth