WOM-facts
http://blog.mediacatalyst.com/pivot/entry.php?id=234
A recent study in the US by Millward Brown, the Keller Fay Group and Voodoovox shows the growing importance of Word of Mouth Marketing (WOM). As such this is not big news, the facts and figures are. For example 43% of US marketing executives will use WOM in the next six months (source: CMO Magazine, April 2005). Also 29% of WOM-conversations take place online (source: TalkTrack™, Keller Fay Group, 2006).
1. Why is WOM important?
* 76% of US consumers do not believe companies are telling the truth in advertisements (source: Yankelovich, 2005)
* 68% of US consumers trust ‘people like themselves’ (‘Twinsumers’, according to Trendwatching.com). This was 22% in 2003 (source: edelman Trust Barometer)
* 92% of US companies think WOM is the best source for product ideas (source:GfK NOP/Roper)
* 19% of US consumers chooses brands solely based upon recommendation (source: Millward Brown, WOM Influence Study, 2005)
* 43% of US marketing executives will use WOM in the next six months (source: CMO Magazine, April 2005)
2. Who creates WOM?
* 76% of US consumers talk about at least one brand and about ten brands on average (source: TalkTrack™, Keller Fay Group, 2006).
* 15% of every conversation contain information about a brand or service (source: Northeastern University)
* 46% of all brand related discussions take place between family members (source: TalkTrack™, Keller Fay Group, 2006).
3. Where does WOM take place?
* 29% of WOM-conversations take place online (source: TalkTrack™, Keller Fay Group, 2006).
* The share of online conversations is three times as large with young people as with seniors (source:TalkTrack™, Keller Fay Group, 2006).
4. What is being said?
* The positive / negative ratio with WOM is 6 : 1 (source: TalkTrack™, Keller Fay Group, 2006)
* 74% of US consumers advised negatively through WOM decides to purchase another product (source: Millward Brown, WOM Influence Study, 2005
* 61% of the brand related conversations influence the purchasing probability (source: TalkTrack™, Keller Fay Group, 2006)
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