8. 94% of consumers trust Word of Mouth; 14% trust ads. -Forrester Research Inc, Intelliseek, 2006
9. The ROI of Word of Mouth marketing is 10:1. For each dollar marketers invest in WOM marketing, they get $10 back in qualified leads and sales. -Zuberance, The ROI of Energizing Brand Advocates, 2010
10. Each time a Brand Advocate recommends a brand, he/she reaches 150 people on the social web. -Forrester Research Inc, Peer Influence Analysis, 2010
11. Brand Advocates are 5X more valuable than average customers because they spend more and recommend more than average customers. -Zuberance, What’s a Brand Advocate Worth, 2010
12. Word of Mouth is the #1 driver of buying decisions in nearly every product category including cars, computers, software, hotels, restaurants, and movies. -McKinsey, The consumer decision journey, 2009