Highly recommended : harnessing the power of word of mouth and social media to build your brand and your business / Paul M. Rand.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index.

Foreword / by Margo Georgiadis, President , Americas, Google -- Introduction : living a recommendable life -- Preface -- Word of mouth recommendations : marketing's holy grail -- Stew Leonard's and the 30 minute recommendation -- Why Angie and her list are worth $650 million -- Fixing what advertising has broken -- A whole new model for a whole new world -- The power of positive recommendations -- Where, how and why we recommend -- Some recommendations are more valuable than others : the influencer ecosystem and the Oprah effect -- The roadmap to recommendations -- Know : understanding where and how your brand and your competitors are talked about and recommended -- Plan : developing a recommendable brand strategy, articulating your sharable story -- Identify : discover those people whose recommendations influence your brand's purchase decisions -- Activate : creating compelling content and experiences that engage the 90/10 rule -- Protect : identifying and neutralizing "hear me's", "reputation terrorists" and "competitive destroyers" -- Beyond marketing : operationalizing recommendations -- Customer service that gets you recommended -- Becoming the most recommended place to work (HR) -- Creating products and offerings your customers tell you they will buy (Product Innovation/R & D) -- Built by recommendations : tying it all together.

According to Nielsen, 92 percent of consumers report that a word of mouth (WOM) recommendation is the top reason they buy a product or service.

The founder of one of today's most successful digital and social marketing firms, Paul M. Rand has been at the forefront of WOM marketing since social media and smartphones began revolutionizing the way we do business. In Highly Recommended, Rand reveals how customer recommendations in the digital space have radically transformed the way people buy--which means you need to come up with new methods to reach customers and improve your products.

Highly Recommended provides everything you need to seize the competitive edge and grow your company.

Find out where and how your customers are talking about your brand
Articulate your "Shareable Story" and get people talking
Connect directly with your most influential customers
Create compelling content to engage new customers
Identify and neutralize negative commentary about your brand
Build a true social business based on being the most highly recommended brand
With WOM success stories from Stew Leonard's, Red Robin, Frito-Lay, Kimberly-Clark, Amazon, and other industry leaders, Highly Recommended puts you on the fast track to taking control of the dialogue about your business that’s already taking place.

You have instant access to just about everything your customers are saying about you. You can't afford not to take advantage of this opportunity. And you can bet that your competition is working on it right now.

The power of WOM can't be overstated. It's the most important marketing tool today. Apply the lessons of one of the pioneers of word of mouth marketing to ensure that your brand is Highly Recommended.

The online book link:

https://www.amazon.com/Highly-Recommended-Harnessing-Social-Business/dp/0071816216/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=9780071816212&qid=1617518703&s=books&sr=1-1