As I’ve long believed, and seen reconfirmed by study after study, it’s voluntary, consumer-generated and uncompensated word of mouth (with recommendation as a subset,...
Services marketing, first and foremost, must create perceived – and hopefully ongoing – benefit for prospective and current customers. When that doesn’t happen,...
Recently, a CustomerThink blogger wrote a piece in which he equated compensated customer endorsement and influence for a brand with customer advocacy. As...