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From the revised edition of my book: How to handle negative word of mouth

March 25, 2009

This week we're sharing a bunch of tips on how to handle negative word
of mouth over on GasPedal's You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! blog, inspired by one of the new chapters in the revised edition of my book, Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking.

Remember, negative word of mouth is going to happen about your brand.

In fact, it's already happening.

That's the bad news. But the good news is that there are several things you can do — right now — to both protect yourself from future negative WOM as well as fix much of the existing stuff that's already out there.

Yesterday, our newsletter focused on diluting negative word of mouth, and today we covered the four defenses from negative word of mouth.

Stay tuned throughout this week as we continue to share ideas, including how to respond to negative word of mouth and how to deal with unethical competitors — as well as the downright crazy people out there.

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Nick S. March 26, 2009 at 8:45 am

Just received my copy of the revised edition of your book, Andy. I’m only a little bit into it, but I’m loving it. Thanks a lot.

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