Companies are increasingly sponsoring blogging events, paying for bloggers to attend tech conventions and even paying bloggers hundreds of dollars for postings or viral marketing campaigns. “Word of mouth is a very powerful tool,” said Mr. Mercurio, who added that the company uses things ranging from Amazon.com consumer ratings to market research like focus groups as part of its product research. “Consumers are increasingly investigating products online.”
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