Marker’s Mark Ambassadors love to show off their affiliation with the company. So Maker’s gives every ambassador a set of business cards to carry. Each of those handouts is a high-value word of mouth referral. There are tons of legendary stories of proud ambassadors using the cards to show off their whisky expertise, to start [...]
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Louis C.K.: You deserve a million dollars
Comedian Louis C.K. (who is the funniest man alive if you’re a 41-year-old dad like me) did something rebellious, simple, and awesome: He filmed his own comedy special and sold it online for just 5 bucks. No network, no middlemen, no big company getting between him and his fans by jacking up the price and [...]
500,000 fans prove it: Social media has nothing to do with a great ambassador program
Bill Samuels Jr. is a 7th-generation bourbon maker and president of Maker’s Mark. His Ambassador Program is, time and again, considered the gold standard of product fan clubs. 500,000 people proudly carry a membership card to show their support for this brand. Guess what? It ain’t about social media. The entire program is run with [...]
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