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Case Study: Domino’s — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

2:10 — Bergen Anderson introduces Domino’s Ramon De Leon. 2:11 — Ramon: I am the operating partner of a six-store Domino’s franchise in Chicago. 2:12 — One thing Ramon believes in: “Tweetable facts.” Ramon: I cannot make money selling pizzas for one dollar, but I can make money from the conversations. 2:13 — Going beyond using the tools…

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Author and Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh on creating passion, profits, and purpose — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

1:25 — Andy Sernovitz introduces author and Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh. 1:25 —  Andy Sernovitz talks about Tony and Zappos. If you’ve opened any magazine in America in the last few weeks you’ve seen Tony’s book. 1:26 — You should tour Zappos’ office in Vegas if you can. You can see how passionate everyone is….

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Hugh MacLeod on “Ignore Everybody” — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

12:49 — Andy Sernovitz introduces Hugh MacLeod, author of Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity. 12:50 —  “Im not a cartoonist.  I’m a marketing guy stuck in a cartoonist’s body.” 12:51 — “I used to work in an advertisinz agency. It’s funny to find yourself at 22-23  hired to be creative. To come…

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David Witt: How to Work with Bloggers and Influencers — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

11:55 — Cale Johnson introduces General Mills‘ David Witt. 11:56 — David Witt kicked of his session about how to work with influencers and bloggers. One of the most important things he said is that you have to have very clear objectives with your social media campaigns. Many people say just be social and that’s…

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Case Study: Fiskars — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

2:10 — Cale Johnson introduces Brains on Fire‘s Geno Church. 2:11 — ?Fiskars is the 2nd oldest incorporated brand in the world (didn’t know that!) and frankly it doesn’t seem like a product that would generate high conversation, especially given that it seems like so many people use them. 2:13 — But Fiskars worked very…

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Kevin Lee: How to Work with Online Reviews — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

11:55 — Bergen Anderson introduces Yelp.com‘s Kevin Lee. 11:56 — People are paying a lot more attention to online reviews.  Here are some dos and don’ts. 11:56 — People trust folks they already know. What’s starling is that an equal proportion of people put just as much trust in what they find on a brand…

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Martin Atkins: How to Create Offline Word of Mouth — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

11:15 — Bergen Anderson introduces Tour:Smart author, Martin Atkins. 11:16 — Strategies to create offline WOM. 11:16 — Before we get offline, online. Practice Japanese table manners online and off! One of these is that you don’t pour your own drink. How do you get someone to pour your own drink online? 11:17 — A…

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Andy Sernovitz: How to Stay Ethical and Out of Trouble — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

10:15 — Bergen Anderson introduces GasPedal‘s CEO, Andy Sernovitz. 10:16 — “This is our serious lesson.  This is the important stuff.”  We always have an ethics talk because WOM is all about trust.   You can’t start open honest communications by lying to people. 10:17 —  Ethics is the foundation you build a WOM program on. …

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