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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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Brian Solis on “Engage” — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

12:45 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Brian Solis, author of Engage! The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web. 12:46 — Brian: How’s your lunch? Since the room is so big, I created a PowerPoint. Now that you have the book Engage, thanks to Wiley, “Engage or die!”– not…

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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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Olivier Blanchard: How to Measure Word of Mouth — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

11:53 — Kurt Vanderah mentions charity: water http://gaspedal.com/water 11: 54 — Kurt introduces BrandBuilder‘s Olivier Blanchard. 11:54 — Olivier: ROI — the most boring topic, but it’s why you all are here. I help companies integrate social media and WOM into what they do. I’m a brand management guy. In the process of working with companies, I…

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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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Dana VanDen Heuvel: How to Create and Promote Your Blog — live from Word of Mouth Supergenius

11:15 — Kurt Vanderah introduces Marketing Savants‘ Dana VanDen Heuvel (and tells everyone that he hopes they had a good snack). 11:16 — It’s 2010 – why are we talking about blogging? Wasn’t this what we talked about in 2003? We built one of the first blogs for WOMMA a few years ago. 11:17 —…

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

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