Hype Man Optional: How to Generate Social Buzz and Gain Influence

NEW YORK, March 26, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Social media and digital communications have revolutionized word of mouth marketing—and it has exploded in scale. Marketers now have the opportunity to communicate directly with their target audience and generate buzz for their small business and products. "Buzz" plays into the first three stages of the AIDA consumer behavior purchase model: Awareness, Interest and Desire—don't underestimate its importance in driving Action.

In her latest article for PR Newswire's Small Business PR Toolkit, Heather Wied, Marketing Director for Pubsoft, offers tips for creating hype, from involving your team in using a researched, dedicated #hashtag, to press releases and campaign contests or promotions. Wied also offers practical advice on managing expectations around using hype to drive business, complete with use cases of instances when it worked—and when it didn't.

To learn more about best practices for generating—and using—hype:  http://bit.ly/1jIT0Qt

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