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12 how-to classes

Simple, hands-on lessons on essential word of mouth skills

  • Dell

    How to Create Your Word of Mouth Marketing Plan

    Bob Pearson: The guy who managed the world’s largest social media team at Dell.
  • SMBC

    How to Stay Out of Trouble: WOM Ethics, Policies, and Training

    Andy Sernovitz: SocialMedia.org CEO and ethics expert.
  • Brains on Fire

    How to Create a Fan Community

    Spike Jones: See how Brains on Fire created the astonishing Fiskars fan club.
  • Ogilvy PR

    How to Work with Bloggers and Influencers

    Virginia Miracle, Ogilvy PR: Leader in worldwide blogger outreach programs.
  • Womma

    How to Create Buzzworthy Topics

    John Moore, WOMMA: The guru of earning attention and respect.
  • Olivier Blanchard

    How to Measure Word of Mouth

    Olivier Blanchard: The most interesting how-to-value-and-measure-WOM presentation ever.
  • Jason Falls

    How to Create and Promote Your Blog

    Jason Falls, Social Media Explorer: Earning readers for the biggest brands’ blogs.
  • Freshbooks

    How to Create Offline Word of Mouth

    Saul Colt: Building crazy buzz and feverish fans for FreshBooks.
  • CME Group

    How to be Awesome on Twitter and Facebook

    Allan Schoenberg: Learn how the CME Group got 800,000 Twitter followers.
  • Get Satisfaction

    How to Inspire WOM with Customer Service

    Lane Becker: How a community of customers can be an army of helpful customer service reps.
  • Randy Lopez

    How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget

    Randy Lopez: Stories of big buzz for the smallest businesses.
  • Graco

    How to Respond to Feedback, Posts, Comments, and Reviews

    Lindsay Lebresco, Converseon: Friends and conversations as the voice of Graco.

12 real-world case studies

Word of mouth success stories from great companies

  • Lego
    Jake McKee dives into the strategy behind connecting LEGO’s amazing network of fans.
  • Land of Nod
    Bazaarvoice’s Sam Decker shows how The Land of Nod used fan feedback to improve customer service and build trust.
  • Pemco
    PEMCO’s Rod Brooks explains how they tuned in to their customers’ wants and needs to build relationships.
  • Coca-Cola
    Find out how Adam Brown empowers fans from all over the world to join in the conversation about Coca-Cola.
  • Random House
    Warren Ackerman from Affinitive explains how Random House is connecting its teen readers directly with authors.
  • Texas Instruments
    Telligent’s Rob Howard on how Texas Instruments’ E2E Community is driving productivity through increased engagement.
  • Intuit
    Kira Wampler on how Intuit is creating word of mouth by connecting small business leaders.
  • Dominos
    Ramon De Leon on engaging in the nonstop online conversation about Domino’s.
  • Maker's Mark
    Learn how Maker’s Mark is turning customers into lifelong brand ambassadors with Todd Spencer of Doe-Anderson.
  • Starbucks
    Matthew Guiste on how fan feedback helped them launch VIA.
  • Dreamfields
    Jeff Rohrs of ExactTarget shares how Dreamfield’s Pasta earned love from fans and built a permission-based following.
  • Bucks First Credit Union
    Braden Young of Bucks First Credit Union shows Bucks First Credit Union started Project Flipside to get young people talking about their finances.

6 brilliant authors

Small-group discussions about the big ideas in word of mouth

  • Andy Wibbels

    Andy Wibbels

    Blogwild!: A Guide for Small Business Blogging
    Blogwild!
  • Paul Gillin

    Paul
    Gillin

    Secrets of Social Media Marketing: How to Use Online Conversations and Customer Communities to Turbo-Charge Your Business!
    Secrets of Social Media Marketing
  • Lois Kelly

    Lois
    Kelly

    Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word-of-Mouth Marketing
    Beyond Buzz
  • Andy Nulman

    Andy Nulman

    Pow! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the Power of Surprise
    Pow!
  • John Jantsch

    John Jantsch

    Duct Tape Marketing: The World’s Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide
    Duct Tape Marketing
  • Mitch Joel

    Mitch
    Joel

    Six Pixels of Separation: Everyone Is Connected. Connect Your Business to Everyone
    Six Pixels of Separation
Will It Blend?

Will It Blend? Find out live!

Blendtec’s George Wright talks viral strategy, answers your questions, and – in true Will It Blend style – blends stuff!

George Wright from Blendtec will talk about the strategy and success behind the Will It Blend? series, one of the biggest viral marketing campaigns of all time. And he’ll blend stuff, too!



Testimonials

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Past Attendees

3M • Adobe • Aflac • Allstate • American Cancer Society • American Express • American Family Insurance • Apple • AT&T • Audi • Bank of America • Barnes & Noble • Best Buy • Boeing • Campbell Soup • Capital One • Cargill • Charles Schwab • Chevron • Chick-fil-A • Chipotle • Cisco • Clorox • CNN • Coca-Cola • Coldwell Banker • ConAgra Foods • Costco • Crate & Barrel • Dell • Delta Air Lines • Discover Financial Services • Discovery Communications • Dole Food Company • Domino’s • DuPont • eBay • Eddie Bauer • FedEx • Fidelity • Ford • Gap • GE • GEICO • General Mills • General Motors • Google • Graco • Hershey • Hertz • Hilton Worldwide • The Home Depot • HP • H&R Block • IBM • IKEA • Intel • InterContinental Hotels Group • Intuit • The J.M. Smucker Company • Johnson & Johnson • Kraft Foods • Kroger • Land O’Lakes • Levi Strauss • Mattel • Mayo Clinic • McDonald’s • MetLife • Michelin • Microsoft • MillerCoors • Molson • Monster • Motorola • MTV Networks • NHL • NBC Universal • NCR • Nestle Purina • Newell Rubbermaid • New York Life • Newell Rubbermaid • Nike • Nokia • Nordstrom • The North Face • Northwestern Mutual • Novartis • OfficeMax • Oracle • Orbitz • PacSun • Palm • PepsiCo • Perdue Farms • Pfizer • Pitney Bowes • Procter & Gamble • Progressive Insurance • REI • Research In Motion • SAP • Scholastic • Sears • Sega • Sharpie • Shell Oil • Solo Cup • Sony • Sprint • Starwood Hotels & Resorts • Starbucks • State Farm Insurance • Steelcase • Sun Microsystems • SunGard • Supervalu • T. Rowe Price • Target • TD Bank Financial • Ticketmaster • Time • TiVo • T-Mobile • Toyota • Turner Broadcasting System • Tyson • U.S. Bank • U.S. Coast Guard • U.S. Marine Corps • U.S. Navy • USAA • UCB Pharma • United Airlines • UPS • USAA • Verizon • VH1 • VIZIO • Walmart • Wells Fargo • Whirlpool • The World Bank • Wyndham Worldwide • Xerox • Yahoo!

What They Had to Say

  • “Definitely a ‘must attend’ conference.”
    Michelle Halm, Kolcraft
  • “All I can say about the Supergenius conference is WOW.”
    Stephanie Lewis, TC Public Relations
  • “Great content throughout the day really kept things fresh!”
    Brent Bynum, State Farm Insurance
  • “I felt like I got my money’s worth in the first 20 minutes!”
    Janine Smiley, Dairy Farmers of America
  • “Supergenius ranks #1 in experience.”
    Lindsay Lebresco, Converseon
  • “This is awesome: well-organized, effective, and the people are smart.”
    Molly Catalano, Five Guys
  • “An excellent and extraordinary conference!”
    Lane Becker, Get Satisfaction
  • “We now have so many ideas on how to better spread our WOM, we don’t even know where to start!”
    Heather Vyvyan, Educators Credit Union
  • “I enjoyed every moment of the event.”
    Saul Colt, Thoora
  • “A stellar event!”
    Nichole DuPont, BUNN
  • “Supergenius was excellent.”
    Seth Brewer, The Hartford

Sponsors

Smart folks who help make this event possible

Sponsors

  • eDialog
  • TC Public Relations
  • Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau
  • National Restaurant Association
  • WOMMA
  • Smart Brief on Social Media
  • Mashable
  • SocialTwist
  • cima
  • Chicago Convergence
  • Social Media Club
  • Business Marketing Association
  • Online Marketing Summit