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Geno Church: How to get people talking offline

10:15 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Brains On Fire‘s Word of Mouth Inspiration Officer, Geno Church. And, he has awesome glasses. 10:16 — Geno Church takes the stage with spectacles that are ON POINT. I love a good pair of glasses. He starts his session grabbing at the heart of a Word Of Mouth Marketing: “As…

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Jason Duty: How to join conversations about your brand

11:15 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Dell‘s Director of Global Social Outreach, Jason Duty. 11:16 — Jason Duty takes the stage and starts out with a bold statement: “Social Media: It’s not The Wild West – It’s The Blob.” 11:20 — Read the thread: Understand the context and rules of the road – Know where you’re…

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David Rabjohns: How to measure word of mouth

11:15 — Cale Johnson introduces MotiveQuest‘s CEO, David Rabjohns. 11:16 — 11:16 — 11:17 — 94% of marketers say that they are not getting actionable responses for their efforts. 11:18 — We are in a new social world where social matters and we need new metrics. 11:19 — Advocacy is a metric that is extremely…

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Dave Kerpen: How to be amazing in social media

10:15 — Erin McDaniel introduces Likeable Media‘s CEO, Dave Kerpen. 10:17– Social media is not free, and will not bring you instant results. Imagine it as a cocktail party that gives you the opportunity to have conversations with people and build relationships. Social media also can’t  make up for bad products or services. 10:20– 50% of all communication…

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Rick Murray: How to deal with negative word of mouth

  11:15 — Erin McDaniel introduces Edleman PR‘s President, Rick Murray. 11:16 — Social media gives people the power to say anything, to anyone, at anytime. 11:18– What could spark negative WOM? Something that doesn’t sit well with a follower. Either something you said or something you did. 11:22– How can you minimize the chance that negative…

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John Moore: How to create buzzworthy topics

9:35 — Erin McDaniel introduces Brand Autopsy‘s Marketingologist, John Moore. 9:36 — John Moore gets his marketing background from Starbucks and Wholefoods. 9:38– It’s important not to create “buzz” which is short term for your brand, but to create long lasting conversation through “talkable” marketing. 9:40– People talk because they have something interesting to talk about….

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Jake McKee: How to work with influential talkers

9:35 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Ant’s Eye View‘s Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Jake McKee. 9:36 — Let’s define an influencer – Boom. An influencer is a person in a short or long-term relationship with a company who helps them drive the company’s biz objectives forward while enjoying the process. They are leaders of a…

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Spike Jones: How to create a fan community

10:15 — Cale Johnson introduces WCG‘s Group Director of Engagement, Spike Jones. 10:16 — 10:16 — 10:17 — Austin is the greatest place on earth. 10:18 — Community – The most misunderstood word on the internet. 10:19 —  Just because you throw up a site or get some likes on Facebook doesn’t mean you have…

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