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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…