On our Social Media Business Council blog, we recently shared how Quiznos is asking fans to submit photos or videos of themselves eating their Quiznos’ sandwiches “in an usual place or while doing an unexpected activity.”
They sandwich chain is posting the submissions at ToastyTorpedo.com, and there’s already a bunch of participants.
While Quiznos is giving away $10,000 to the winning entry (similar to KFC’s homemade commercial contest) — you could do something like this without a big budgets, big prizes, or fancy websites.
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Issue #143: Don't let your word of mouth walk out the door
August 4, 2009
[Welcome back to the You Can Be a Word of Mouth Marketing Supergenius! newsletter. This is text of the great issue all of our email subscribers just received. Sign yourself up using the handy form on the right.]
You’ve got a much better shot at getting fantastic, in-the-moment testimonials and reviews if you ask for them on the spot rather than letting your fans walk out the door. Try these tips to get instant word of mouth:
1> Get it online
2> Get it in writing
3> Get it on tape
1> Get it online
It takes a bit of effort for someone to log on to Yelp or Amazon to leave a review, and the longer it’s been since they’ve bought from you or been in your store, the less likely it is they’ll take the time to do it. Instead of asking for the review when they get home, try setting up a kiosk that encourages customers to post an online review right from your store. If you can get the review right at the moment they’ve seen your best stuff, you’ve got a great shot at getting some awesome online word of mouth.
2> Get it in writing
Have a simple way for customers to leave an old-fashioned, hand-written testimonial before they walk out the door. It could be as simple as comment cards or a wall for fans to pin reviews they wrote on their napkins — or you could get creative by letting customers create signs to put in the window or asking them to write their reviews on shirts that your staff wear. Asking for a quick, handwritten note from your fans is a simple way to get instant testimonials that you can use in a lot of ways.
3> Get it on tape
Few things are as effective and authentic as an in-the-moment video review from one of your customers. Businesses like restaurants, bars, concert venues, and small shops could set up a little booth for customers to leave a video review that could later be posted on websites and shared on YouTube — as could service companies apply this technique by giving their repair and installation crews a camera to gather feedback when they’re out in the field. And though not everyone will be up for being on tape, why not have the option available for your most enthusiastic fans?
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