{"id":1595,"date":"2016-10-24T14:58:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T22:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2016-10-24T14:58:20","modified_gmt":"2016-10-24T22:58:20","slug":"gain-traction-with-word-of-mouth-advertising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/2016\/10\/24\/gain-traction-with-word-of-mouth-advertising\/","title":{"rendered":"Gain Traction With Word-of-Mouth Advertising"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Word-of-mouth advertising aka referral marketing is one of the best ways to market your services and\/or products. Like seriously&#8230;. Not only can it give you the highest return on investment (ROI) but it&#8217;s easy to get started &#8211; and a lot of times CHEAP to get started. Honestly, there&#8217;s really no better way to hear about a product than getting an honest opinion from a trusted peer.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.powerupforprofits.com\/2016\/10\/thunderclap-a-great-way-to-sell-books.html\" target=\"_blank\">We wanted to showcase an article one of our clients published recently about this type of marketing<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.powerupforprofits.com\/2016\/10\/thunderclap-a-great-way-to-sell-books.html\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt; Read here<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Kathleen talks a lot about referral marketing and how it can help spread the word about whatever it is you want to share. In addition, she talks a little bit about Thunderclap &#8211; a pretty nifty tool to book the selling power of books. Give it a read! Then let us know what you think in the comments &#8211; Have you had any success with word-of-mouth advertising? 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