
Before the days of social media – before viral videos and sponsored ads – was the natural social interaction between consumers: the recommendation of a product or service from one person to the next.
Word of mouth marketing (WOMM) is the organic communication of information from one person to another about a brand, product or service. It is most often influenced and driven by a positive interaction that an individual has had with a brand. WOMM is nothing new, and has been reviewed and discussed in a number of articles. More recently, there has been strong evidence for WOMM to succeed in the credit union space. With customer satisfaction levels at an all-time high for credit unions, and with 64% of marketing executives believing word of mouth is the most effective form of marketing, customer referral programs just make sense.
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