Posted by: ACI Editor | July 14, 2010

WOMMA shares 5 reasons why stories work

Pat McCarthy shares his view on why stories work (and create Word of Mouth). Here’s his five reasons:

1. People desire social acceptance and recognition – Stories about brands (and everything else under the sun) help show common interests, which leads to closer bonds.

2. People want to distinguish themselves – Stories also help distinguish a person’s uniqueness.

3. People want to be the authority – Being known as a specialist is a huge driver for telling stories. You might call this the Influencer Mentality.

4. People want to help – If you care about someone and you know a story that might help them, you tell it.

5. People like to share experiences – There is a reason “What’s up?” is asked millions of times per day. We like to talk about what we have been doing.

Source: WOMMA – 5 Reasons Stories Work

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