Other words for word of mouth

as in oral

made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing

not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity

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Merriam-Webster unabridged

«We should have come to you ourselves and not left an important message to be passed along by word of mouth in that fashion.

Inform the gentleman at once—either by word of mouth or by writing—of the position in which he stands: and authorize him to place the case in the hands of a person known to you both, who is competent to decide on what you are to do next.

However, as it must be done, he had no choice but to do it; so, after attempting several letters, and failing in them all, he resolved to do it by word of mouth.

Still, I did not augur ill from his silence: to me it looked like the natural action of a lover, who, even while his heart was singing «She is mine!», would fear to paint his happiness in the cold phrases of a written letter, but would wait to tell it by word of mouth. «Yes,» I thought, «I am to hear his song of triumph from his own lips!»

Biddy says, «I know he will be very glad to have it by word of mouth, it is holidaytime, you want to see him, go!» I have now concluded, Sir,» said Joe, rising from his chair, «and, Pip, I wish you ever well and ever prospering to a greater and a greater heighth.»

This omission I now made haste to correct, and, after the manner of green Martians with their beasts, I let him know partially by the weird and uncanny telepathy of Barsoom and partly by word of mouth that we were upon the trail of those who had recently occupied the boat through which we had just passed.

Has either of them confided anything to you by word of mouth?»

Where that word of mouth comes from can differ, however.

Second-Person Word of Mouth is when an individual makes a recommendation not because of their personal experience, but because a friend or family member told them something positive about the product, service, brand or company.

This interpersonal communication between people over the internet and through the use of different electronic devices is known as electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) (Henning-Thrau et al., 2004).

Word of mouth has been recognized as an effective medium for dissemination of information.

However, beyond the societal dimension of word of mouth, companies and communicators have come to realize the importance of this medium in influencing the purchasing behavior of consumers and shaping opinions about a brand, with «word of mouth being 10 times more effective than traditional advertising,» as per Jonah Berger, a rising expert on word-of-mouth and viral marketing.

In this Soundview Live webinar, Harnessing the Power of Word of Mouth, Paul Rand, the founder of one of today’s most successful digital and social marketing firms, will reveal how customer recommendations in the digital space have radically transformed the way people buy—which means you need to come up with new methods to reach customers and improve your products.

Positive reviews and strong word of mouth could help in the film’s business for this week.

Charismax Systems will use its fast growing word of mouth media network platform www.surebzz.com to conduct WOMM campaigns in India.