Word of Mouth

 

Soda jerker flipping ice cream into malted milk shakes. Corpus Christi, Texas (LOC)

Making a trip to the soda fountain fun

Terrior is is a French term used in wine making that loosely translates to “a sense of place.” It refers to the fact that the same chardonnay grapes grown in different vineyards (or even separate parts of the same vineyard) can produce noticeably different wines because each set of grapes will absorb different amounts of sunlight, minerals from the soil, and be subjected to unique weather in each region.

The concept of terrior offers tons of ideas for social media marketing. What makes where you live or work unique and fun?

  • Is your corporate office a 100-year-old converted sugar plant/movie theater/train station?
  • Do you offer a product/service/meal/experience that’s truly one of a kind (be honest)?
  • Is Wrigley Field/Empire State Building/Eiffel Tower up the street from your office?
  • Can you get awesome green chili/cheese steak sandwiches/clam chowder/barbecue ribs from the hole-in-the-wall restaurant in your neighborhood?

What unique places do people go out of their way to track down when they visit your hometown? Share those insider tips with us. That’s interesting stuff we’re not going to find in the guide book from the airport bookstore.

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The Key to Marketing Success: Testing (Maybe the Free Waffles Work)

July 7, 2010
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I spent U.S. Independence Day weekend in the Colorado mountain town of Frisco. My agenda included fireworks, grilling and Odell’s 90 Shilling. A fun time was had by all. Before we left, we decided to drive around and explore the town. The yellow banner on the Ramada Inn caught my attention because of the inclusion [...]

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How to Get Your Business Started on Twitter

November 17, 2009

Twitter encourages you to post short, 140-character status updates (“tweets”) that are sent to the people who have chosen to follow your messages and to the rest of the Web. Twitter is a great way to stay connected with customers, vendors and colleagues and send brief bits of relevant information to those who are interested [...]

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What Questions Do You or Your Business Answer? Google and Jeff Jarvis Want to Know

April 4, 2009

A lot of marketers, PR people and corporate executives spend a ton of time and energy writing a shiny mission or positioning statement every few years. According to author and blogger Jeff Jarvis, figuring out which questions you or your business answer is probably a more important exercise. Why? Easy. Because of Google. In his [...]

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How to Save Money on Marketing – Let Me Distribute Things For You

March 28, 2009

I found The Bacon Flowchart on Twitter yesterday. As it’s dated December 22, 2007, I seem to be a little behind the times, but it’s funny stuff (even if you don’t actually like bacon). I immediately retweeted the link to my Twitter friends. Still, I felt incomplete. This was really funny. I needed to share. [...]

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