Word Of Mouth Marketing To Women

CEO's Who Dare

There is hardly a day that goes by without the topic of health care reform making its way in the news. Today, to gain an "in the trenches" perspective, I decided to spend time researching and reading blogs authored by a group that I like to call CEO's Who Dare - the hospital CEO's who are brave enough, passionate enough and transparent enough to discuss the business of health care. Their insights allow us to watch from afar as they tackle the day-to-day challenges of leading their respective hospitals.

I have created a Hospital CEO Blog link section on this blog. Sites authored by Scott Kashman, Tom Quinn, Paul Levy, Marty Bonick, Bruce Bullen and William Roper are provided. Sign on and begin to make the health care journey with these web 2.0 savvy CEO's.

Pay particular attention to Marty Bonick - this CEO gets social media! With 864 Twitter followers, someone is listening to what Marty has to say.

Social Networking's ROI

I recently read an article - the Fork in the Road for  Social Media - which asks a very important question -  What revenue model works for social media? the assumption is advertising... but is that assumption right?

Blogging Women Just Want to Have Fun

My last post talked about women and social media so BlogHer's newest study showing that 35% of all women in the US, age 18-75 are blogging should come as no surprise.  So what makes this study particularly important? Read on...

Social Media - A Women's World

According to a recent study conducted by Rapleaf on the use of social media,  Facebook users are 63% female and 36% male,  MySpace Users 63% female, 36% male, Friendster Users are 58% female, 41% male and Hi5 Users are 60% female, 39% male. So what is it about web 2.0 that breaks the old rule of male early adopters?

Word of Mouth, Social Media & All That Buzz

What can you learn about WOM and  social networking, and the power of word-of-mouth women from a battle with cancer? A lot , as I have learned first hand these last 5 months.

Flipping Out Is In!

Are advertisers and marketers reaching the young girls/Gen Y market? Not according to the team at 3iYing. Its' offensive, insulting and plain stupid! Who i 3iYing, what's a Flip? and what has this got to do with Word of Mouth? Plenty!

What Word of Mouth Can Learn from Cartoons

What do Powerpuff Girls, Spider-Man and Disney's Cutie line all have in common? These US cartoon characters have all been re-invented by a process called transcreation. Far more than just dubbing in another language, these icons of the cartoon world now have relevance in the global markets they enter. Can transcreation help build stronger WOM programs? Read on.....

Building WOM Through Strategic Partnerships

I recently read three different articles regarding new products and services that address the fitness and wellness market. The first article described an intelligent smart grocery cart which allows the consumer to review a product from their cart and learn about its caloric count, nutritional value, and even ethical sourcing and environmental impact. The second was an article about a social networking nutrition site which offers one-to-one virtual support to the dieter and the last article was about the Boomer sports market and the opportunity that it presents for Sports Medicine businesses, professional trainers and fitness clubs.

How can these trends and products and services come together to generate WOM for each individual entity ? Through WOM Strategic Partnerships.

Intergenerational Friendships- An Untapped Marketing Opportunity

On the Couch, Dr. Gail Saltz, one of the specialty blogs offered through iVillage had a very interesting article about women and their friendships. The article discusses the benefits that come to women who become close friends with those much older and/or much younger than themselves. The blog comments were very telling AND if viewed through a marketing lens, show the power these intergenerational relationships could have on a company's Brand and bottom-line.

Cause Marketing and Word of Mouth

Are all Causes equal? Could supporting a Cause that fits a company's products or services generate more goodwill than supporting one that is done just 'beCause' it is easier to operationalize and requires no new creative thinking?  Lastly, can a Cancer Cause program generate more Word of Mouth for their Brands AND stand out among the 'sea of pink'?