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Saul Colt: How to Create Offline Word of Mouth — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

11:15 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Thoora‘s Saul Colt. 11:17 — Saul: I’m here today to explain how to create offline word-of-mouth. 11:18 — Saul: Word-of-mouth is doing something so interesting that people are going to have no other choice but to talk about it. 11:18 — Saul: Creating real WOM is about creating experiences. It’s…

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Jason Falls: How to Create and Promote Your Blog — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

11:15 — Bergen Anderson introduces Social Media Explorer Jason Falls. 11:16 — Jason, “This presentation won’t blow you away because this ain’t rocket surgery, it just requires you to stop, think, apply” 11:18 — Word of mouth marketing for your product and your blog are different. Your blog is an entity of itself, and it…

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Lane Becker: How to Inspire WOM with Customer Service — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

10:15 — Bergen Anderson introduces Get Satisfaction‘s Lane Becker. 10:16 — Lane shows a slide, “So you’ve got these customers” and you want them to tell everyone about you. “How many of you have a community and are actively engaged in it?” 10:16 — There are 3 things to remember about customer service. 1. This…

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Andy Sernovitz: How to Stay Out of Trouble: WOM Ethics, Policies, and Training — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

10:15 — Kurt Vanderah introduces GasPedal‘s Andy Sernovitz. 10:16 — Andy: This is our safety talk, our “not screw up” talk. 10:18 — Andy says there’s a bigger purpose to this.  Trust is what makes word-of-mouth work. It’s what makes social media work. You can’t start a program without people trusting you. 10:19 — Andy…

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Lindsay Lebresco: How to Respond to Feedback, Posts, Comments, and Reviews — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

10:15 — Jim Lovelady introduces Converseon‘s Lindsay Lebresco. 10:16 — Lindsay explains how she’s only recently on the agency side, and for 10 years worked in corporate communications at Graco Children’s Products. 10:16 — Lindsay shows a picture of a one-star review, or a negative comment — or, perhaps, a whole site dedicated to how…

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Spike Jones: How to Create a Fan Community — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

9:35 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Spike Jones, Brains On Fire‘s Firestarter. 9:37 — Spike shows a clip of a woman singing a Fiskars carol. 9:39 — It’s about people, not technology. 9:40 — Brains on Fire creates movements as opposed to campaigns, something that lasts forever, not for just a moment. Movements are a volume…

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Randy Lopez: How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

9:35 — Jim Lovelady introduces Randy Lopez of Johnson Gray Advertising. 9:36 — Randy introduces his background with non-traditional marketing and guerilla marketing. 9:36 — Randy: My background is really working with companies that have no real budget. 9:36 — Randy: Having no money can actually be freeing — it really puts you in that…

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John Moore: How to Create Buzzworthy Topics — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

9:35 — Bergen Anderson introduces John Moore, WOM Enthusiast for the Word of Mouth Marketing Association. 9:36 — John Moore begins talking about generating buzz, despite disliking the actual term buzz. 9:38 — 14,600 days is the average life expectancy of a Fortune 500 business. 40 years total. 9:39 — 3,100 days is the average…

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9 Things to Share That Start Conversations

Use the examples in this guide to help inspire ways to make your message more portable and shareable.

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These tools will help you kick off any word of mouth campaign no matter what topic, industry, or budget.

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These tips can help you get your marketing to do more work without a lot of extra effort.

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10 Ways to Turn Around Negative Word of Mouth

The most effective ways to stop negative WOM with examples from Zappos, FedEx, Dell, and more.

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The New Topics Worksheet

All word of mouth starts with a topic of conversation — a simple, portable, repeatable idea that gets people talking.

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The Word of Mouth Action Plan

Create a complete word of mouth marketing plan using this worksheet’s eight simple steps.

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