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12 how-to classes

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

  • How to Create Buzzworthy Topics

    How to Create Buzzworthy Topics

    Rohit Bhargava, author of Personality Not Included: Dive into a crash course on how to create experiences people love to talk about.
  • How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget

    How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget

    Saul Colt, Thoora: How to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.
  • How to Deal with Negative WOM

    How to Deal with Negative WOM

    Lane Becker, Get Satisfaction: How a community of fans can be an army of helpful customer service reps.
  • How to Work with Bloggers and Influencers

    How to Work with Bloggers and Influencers

    David Witt, General Mills: Learn practical steps to creating an outreach program and managing your relationships.
  • How to Measure Word of Mouth

    How to Measure Word of Mouth

    Olivier Blanchard, BrandBuilder: The most interesting how-to-measure-WOM presentation ever.
  • How to Create a Fan Community

    How to Create a Fan Community

    Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard: Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.
  • How to be Awesome on Twitter and Facebook

    How to be Awesome on Twitter and Facebook

    Brendan Hart, National Geographic: How to effectively add social media tools to your word of mouth marketing mix.
  • How to Respond to Feedback, Posts, Comments, and Tweets

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

    Lindsay Lebresco, Converseon: Graco’s former evangelist on turning fan feedback into brand-building buzz.
  • How to Stay Ethical and Out of Trouble

    How to Stay Ethical and Out of Trouble

    Andy Sernovitz, GasPedal: Learn the simple ways to train your team, create fool-proof policies, and keep your brand safe from scandals.
  • How to Create Offline Word of Mouth

    How to Create Offline Word of Mouth

    Martin Atkins, Tour:Smart: Learn to build an amazing fan base offline with this music industry legend.
  • How to Create and Promote Your Blog

    How to Create and Promote Your Blog

    Dana VanDen Heuvel, Marketing Savant: Learn how to earn a loyal following and drive engagement with your blog.
  • How to Work with Online Reviews

    How to Work with Online Reviews

    Kevin Lee, Yelp: Learn how to make the most of both the good and the bad reviews about your business.

12 real-world case studies

Word of mouth success stories from great companies

  • Maker's Mark
    Learn how Maker’s Mark is turning customers into lifelong brand ambassadors with Todd Spencer of Doe-Anderson.
  • Fiskars
    Geno Church on how Brains on Fire created the amazing Fiskars fan community.
  • PrintingForLess
    Jessica Cooper shares how PrintingForLess.com creates fan loyalty through customer service.
  • Intuit
    Kira Wampler on how Intuit measures impact of social media activity on sales for small business owners.
  • Estee Lauder Companies
    Bazaarvoice’s Sam Decker shows how the Estee Lauder Companies accelerated internal buy-in for word of mouth.
  • Duck Brand
    Duck Brand’s David Rodgers shows how you can create buzz, community, and excitement for anything — even duct tape.
  • Dell
    Dell’s Caroline Dietz on how they revolutionized the way they engage their customers.

  • WindsorONE
    Craig Flynn on creating amazing BtoB word of mouth based on his experience making lumber remarkable.
  • Domino's
    Ramon De Leon on engaging in the nonstop online conversation about Domino’s.
  • Gevalia
    Dana Vogel on how Gevalia merged direct response with social media to connect with loyal fans.
  • California Tortilla
    Stacey Kane on how a burrito chain with no budget harnessed customer engagement to launch a new menu and boost sales.
  • charity: water
    Paull Young on how charity: water is using social media tools to connect with their cause’s biggest believers.
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Tony Hsieh

NY Times #1 Best-Selling Author of “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose” and CEO of Zappos

Learn Tony Hsieh’s billion dollar secret: Using happiness as a framework produces profits, passion, and purpose in both business and life.

In one amazing session, Tony will share lessons he’s learned in life — from a pizza business to last year’s $1.2 billion acquisition of Zappos by Amazon. He’ll talk about how to establish a culture of customer service, how to help employees grow both personally and professionally, and how it can all add up to fantastic word of mouth (and profits).

6 brilliant authors

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

  • Jeanne Bliss

    Jeanne
    Bliss

    I Love You More Than My Dog: Five Decisions That Drive Extreme Customer Loyalty in Good Times and Bad

    I Love You More Than My Dog
  • Douglas Atkin

    Douglas Atkin

    The Culting of Brands: When Customers Become True Believers

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  • 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
  • Brian Solis

    Brian
    Solis

    Engage! The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success in the New Web

    Engage!
  • Hugh MacLeod

    Hugh MacLeod

    Ignore Everybody: And 39 Other Keys to Creativity

    Ignore Everybody
  • Josh Bernoff

    Josh Bernoff

    Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies

    Groundswell

Agenda

Time

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

7:30am Registration, breakfast & networking
8:30am Introduction Welcome to Word of Mouth Supergenius!
8:50am Love or Marketing? How Word of Mouth Will Save Your Brand
Andy Sernovitz, author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking” and CEO, GasPedal

Your brand isn’t what you say it is — it’s what people tell their friends it is. Word of mouth marketing is the art of creating a company that people love to talk about. When you earn passionate fans who promote you out of love and not for money, you’re rewarded with customers that do your marketing for you, for free, forever.

9:20am Switch Rooms!
9:35am How to Create Buzzworthy Topics
John Moore, Brand Autopsy

Dive into a crash course on how to create experiences people love to talk about.

How to Create an Enthusiastic Community
Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget
Saul Colt, Saul! Is

Learn to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.

10:05am Switch Rooms!
10:15am How to Create Buzzworthy Topics
John Moore, Brand Autopsy

Dive into a crash course on how to create experiences people love to talk about.

How to Create an Enthusiastic Community
Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget
Saul Colt, Saul! Is

Learn to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.

10:45am Snack and make friends
11:15am How to Create Buzzworthy Topics
John Moore, Brand Autopsy

Dive into a crash course on how to create experiences people love to talk about.

How to Create an Enthusiastic Community
Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget
Saul Colt, Saul! Is

Learn to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.

11:45am Switch rooms!
11:55am How to Create Buzzworthy Topics
John Moore, Brand Autopsy

Dive into a crash course on how to create experiences people love to talk about.

How to Create an Enthusiastic Community
Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

How to Create Word of Mouth on Zero Budget
Saul Colt, Saul! Is

Learn to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.

12:25pm Lunch break: 20 minutes to grab lunch and choose your small-group author discussion
12:45pm Author Lunch: Dave Evans
Social Media Marketing: The Next Generation of Business Engagement

Dave explains how to build on the lessons learned and information gleaned from first-generation social media marketing efforts.

Author lunch
Sally Sue Longnamer, Fleishman-Hillard Austin

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

Author Lunch
Saul Colt, Saul! Is

Learn to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.

1:10pm Switch rooms!
1:25pm Afternoon Keynote: Delivering Happiness
Andy Sernovitz, author of “Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking” and CEO, GasPedal

Your brand isn’t what you say it is — it’s what people tell their friends it is. Word of mouth marketing is the art of creating a company that people love to talk about. When you earn passionate fans who promote you out of love and not for money, you’re rewarded with customers that do your marketing for you, for free, forever.

2:00pm Switch rooms!
2:10pm Case Study: WindsorONE
Craig Flynn, WindsorONE

Learn how to create amazing BtoB word of mouth from the people who make lumber interesting.

Case Study: Maker’s Mark
Todd Spencer, Doe-Anderson

Learn about Maker’s Mark‘s fascinating program that’s turning customers into lifelong brand ambassadors.

Case Study: LEGO
Jake McKee, Ant’s Eye View

Dive into the strategy behind connecting LEGO’s amazing network of fans.

2:40pm Switch Rooms!
2:50pm Case Study: WindsorONE
Craig Flynn, WindsorONE

Learn how to create amazing BtoB word of mouth from the people who make lumber interesting.

Case Study: Maker’s Mark
Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

Case Study: LEGO
Saul Colt, Saul! Is

Learn to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.

3:20pm Snack and make friends
3:50pm Case Study: WindsorONE
Craig Flynn, WindsorONE

Learn how to create amazing BtoB word of mouth from the people who make lumber interesting.

Case Study: Maker’s Mark
Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

Case Study: LEGO
Saul Colt, Saul! Is

Learn to create remarkable experiences on tiny budgets from the genius behind FreshBooks’ amazing word of mouth.

4:20pm Switch rooms!
4:30pm Case Study: WindsorONE
Craig Flynn, WindsorONE

Learn how to create amazing BtoB word of mouth from the people who make lumber interesting.

Case Study: Maker’s Mark
Spike Jones, Fleishman-Hillard

Learn how to create long-term, sustainable word of mouth with an amazing fan community.

Case Study: LEGO
Craig Flynn, WindsorONE

Learn how to create amazing BtoB word of mouth from the people who make lumber interesting.

5:00pm Head home with a notebook full of word of mouth ideas
*Agenda times or presenters are subject to change.

Sponsors

Smart folks who help make this event possible

Sponsors

  • Radian6
  • Cotweet

Partners

  • Social Media Examiner
  • Mashable
  • Technorati
  • TWTRCon
  • Bubble Chocolate
  • BlogHer
  • Online Marketing Summit
  • AMA
  • Marketing Profs
  • Social Media Breakfast
  • Maker's Mark
  • Brand Trainers

Details

Where:
Pier Sixty (at Chelsea Piers) 23rd Street & the Hudson River New York, NY
Recommended hotels: Kimpton Eventi
851 Avenue of the Americas
212-564-4567
W Hotel
130 East 39th Street
212-592-8860
When:
  • July 20
  • 8:00am-5:00pm
New York Marriott Financial Center
85 West Street
212-930-1169
Sheraton Four Points Chelsea
160 W 25th Street
212-627-1888
Price: $750

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Blogger Passes

    We need a few awesome bloggers (and maybe a podcaster or two) to cover the event. We have a few passes reserved for live bloggers, so if you’re interested, let us know. Thanks for contacting us! We found awesome live bloggers for the event.

  2. Press Passes

    We’d love for a few fantastic journalists to cover the event. We have 20 press passes for working reporters with proper media credentials. Contact us for more information.

  3. Sponsorship

    Word of Mouth Supergenius is the best place to meet buyers of word of mouth and social media products and services. Get real leads with budgets looking for solutions and services. Contact us to learn more: Click here

  1. Recording

    We’ll be recording the event in audio and video format. After the event we’ll have more details on availability.

  2. Registration / Cancellation Policy

    If you are unable to attend the event — well, we’ll miss you. We encourage you to have a friend take your place at no additional charge. However, we understand that emergencies happen: As long as we receive 48-hours notice of your cancellation, we’ll refund your ticket — but we’ll still miss you. If it’s less than 48-hours notice, we’ll credit your ticket value toward a future GasPedal event.

  3. Group Discount

    3 + people? Contact Jen for a group discount. For more information, get our attention via email or contact us directly at 312-932-9000.

Testimonials

People love GasPedal events

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