Word of mouth marketing in 2009 and beyond

Word of mouth 2009 was a tough year for marketing in general. However, some marketing techniques were doing just fine. One of them was, despite all the challenges, email marketing.

Another one was word of mouth marketing. Now, you probably know that word of mouth marketing is still predominantly an offline matter. However, with the increasing adoption of social media, word-of-mouth moves online more and more.

Despite the recession, word of mouth marketing (WOM) remained a strong grower in the media and communication industry in 2009.

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Soon coming to a car near you: Twitter

It’s that time of the year again: CES. One of the keynote speakers at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show is Ford CEO Alan Mulally.

Ford is planning to take in-car entertainment and communications a step further.

By 2015 the company wants to equip 80% of its models with all kinds of technological features including web browsing and, yes, social networking.

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