Supergenius Example #5: Nueske’s Having fresh bacon samples is a pretty good way to get people to stop by your booth. Nueske’s did it with their cherrywood smoked variety that they tout as having no nitrates or artificial flavors. After a few samples, the spokesperson hands you a brochure with recipes on how to include…
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WOM lessons from the 2009 NRA Show: Give them something to take home
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WOM lessons from the 2009 NRA Show: Get their signature
Supergenius Example #3: Eco Products Eco-Products — a company that sells environmentally friendly cups, containers, and packaging – raffled off a bike at their booth. But instead of the normal raffle, participants were also asked to add their signature to a pledge that read: “We the People of the restaurant and hospitality industry, in order…
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WOM lessons from the 2009 NRA Show: Give them a sticker
Supergenius Example #2: Nathan’s Famous The Nathan’s booth was a complete hot dog stand, rolling out samples for the lines of visitors stretched around the side. Anyone could grab a sample, but as your “ticket,” a Nathan’s representative went through the line giving everyone a sticker to put on their shirt that you then showed…
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WOM lessons from the 2009 NRA Show: Take their picture
Supergenius example #1: Sani Professional The Sani Professional booth – a company that sells cleaning products and solutions to restaurants – had a bunch of guys walking around dressed up as giant germs and holding signs pointing people to a special micro-site. Not only were the germs themselves worth a picture, but everyone was getting…
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How a software maker included a bunch of tools for talking right in the box
Music production software maker Ableton gave their fans a bunch of reasons to talk with their latest release, Ableton Live 8. Already with a strong community of enthusiasts, Ableton included a bunch of tools for talking right in the box: Lots of stickers with suggestions on where to put them (i.e. different sizes for laptops and cell…
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AIIM creates a bunch of new fans by inviting members to pay what they think its worth
AIIM, a community that provides education, research, and best practices to help organizations optimize information, recently offered their professional membership to the public for what they thought it was worth. In his post, AIIM president John Mancini described how the week-long campaign played out. A total of 192 people from around the world took advantage of…
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Southwest Airlines raps its way to word of mouth
Instead of the same lame, monotone delivery of your flight instructions, this Southwest airlines flight attendant raps them to passengers. In the clip below, he starts out saying, “I’ve had five flights today, and I just can’t do the regular announcement again, otherwise I’m going to put myself to sleep.” So instead, he asks for…
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