Word-of-Mouth Marketing (WOM Marketing)

Word-of-mouth marketing (WOM marketing) is when a consumer’s interest in a company’s product or service is reflected in their daily dialogues. Essentially, is it is free advertising triggered by customer experiences—and usually, something that goes beyond what they expected. Word-of-mouth marketing can be encouraged through different publicity activities set up by companies, or by having opportunities to encourage consumer-to-consumer and consumer-to-marketer communications. Also called referred to as WOMM or word-of-mouth advertising, WOM marketing includes buzz, viral, blog, emotional, and social media marketing.