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At our BlogWell conference.

75 global brands in the room.  Of the 260 attendees, 200 are decision-makers heading social media at a major brand.

If you’re selling social media services, there is no better event in the world. These are buyers, not bloggers. (You should probably sponsor the next one.)

A sample of the attendees:  3M • Abbott • Advocate Healthcare • Alberto Culver • Allstate • Ameren • American Family Insurance • Anixter • Aon Corporation • Ariba • Arthur J. Gallagher • Astellas Pharma US • Avaya • Avery Dennison • Barilla • Boeing • Cargill • Caterpillar • CDW • Chevron • CME Group • Coldwell Banker • ConAgra Foods • Dell • Delta Air Lines • DeVry University • Discover Financial Services • Domino’s Pizza • Fidelity Investments • First Tennessee Bank • Flextronics • GGP • General Motors • H&R Block • Hershey • Hilton Worldwide • Home Depot • Hospira • Ingram Micro • Johnson Controls • Kraft Foods • LexisNexis • Marathon Oil • Masco • McDonald’s • MGIC Investments • MillerCoors • Newell Rubbermaid • Northrop Grumman • Northwestern Mutual • OfficeMax • Perdue Farms • PNC • Premier Farnell • Quad/Graphics • Sabre Holdings • Schnuck Markets • Scholastic • Sears Holding • Serta International • Solo Cup Company • Symantec • T. Rowe Price • TD Bank Financial Services • Tellabs • The J.M. Smucker Company • Thrivent Financial for Lutherans • Ticketmaster • TiVo • T-Mobile • Toyota • Tribune Company • Tyson Foods • UnitedHealth Group • UPS • U.S. Navy • USG • Verizon • Whirlpool Corporation • Wolters Kluwer Financial Services • Wyndham Worldwide

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BlogWell - How Big Businesses Use Social Media! Come to BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media on August 11 to hear McDonald’s, Whirlpool, GM, CME Group, Chevron, Alberto Culver, Verizon, and Kraft Foods share case studies in corporate social media.

You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — and you’ll see some brilliant presentations like this one from BlogWell Seattle:

Rod Brooks’ big idea: Don’t be afraid to try new things in social media — you can’t break it.

PEMCO: From Student to World Class, presented by Rod Brooks from GasPedal on Vimeo.

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BlogWell - How Big Businesses Use Social Media! Come to BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media on August 11 to hear McDonald’s, Whirlpool, GM, CME Group, Chevron, Alberto Culver, Verizon, and Kraft Foods share case studies in corporate social media.

You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — and you’ll see some brilliant presentations like this one from BlogWell Seattle:

Alexandra Wheeler’s big idea: Social media can change behavior and drive purchase decisions.

Starbucks: Powering Product Launches, Building a Sense of Community, and More, presented by Alexandra Wheeler from GasPedal on Vimeo.

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Watch this amazing TED Talk from Derek Sivers.

It’s not about social media, it’s not about your marketing strategy.

It’s about inspiring people to follow.

Best line: “The first follower turns a lone nut into a leader.”

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BlogWell - How Big Businesses Use Social Media! Come to BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media on August 11 to hear McDonald’s, Whirlpool, GM, CME Group, Chevron, Alberto Culver, Verizon, and Kraft Foods share case studies in corporate social media.

You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — and you’ll see some brilliant presentations like this one from BlogWell Seattle:

Kenny Rowe’s big idea: The four types of content that drive engagement are interesting links, giveaways, product and sales information, and behind-the-scenes views of the brand’s culture.

ExOfficio: Content is King, presented by Kenny Rowe from GasPedal on Vimeo.

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BlogWell - How Big Businesses Use Social Media! Come to BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media on August 11 to hear McDonald’s, Whirlpool, GM, CME Group, Chevron, Alberto Culver, Verizon, and Kraft Foods share case studies in corporate social media.

You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — and you’ll see some brilliant presentations like this one from BlogWell Seattle:

Bryan Rhoads’ big idea: Great company-wide use of social media starts with great training.

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BlogWell - How Big Businesses Use Social Media! Come to BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media on August 11 to hear McDonald’s, Whirlpool, GM, CME Group, Chevron, Alberto Culver, Verizon, and Kraft Foods share case studies in corporate social media.

You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — and you’ll see some brilliant presentations like this one from BlogWell Seattle:

Todd Blecher’s big idea: It’s not about being “hip” on Twitter, it’s about opening new channels to better share your existing culture.

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Imagine what it would take to make 53,660,116 people wake up, call a buddy, and say “Dude … let’s watch deodorant commercials today!”

Old Spice has a hit TV commercial that went viral big time. Read my post about it. Most companies would run a few more TV ads and try to milk the fad until it fades away.

Old Spice is taking it to the next level: People who tweet about the campaign get a personal video response from the actor in the commercial. Which gets more tweets. Which sends more people to YouTube. And then they share it. Watch the videos here.

The secret to making viral content:

  1. GREAT CONTENT – The videos are funny, they’re original, they make you laugh. Nothing else matters if the content isn’t fantastic.
  2. A REASON TO COME BACK – Adding fresh videos every day got 90,000 people to subscribe to the Old Spice YouTube channel. Each new video launches with a head start from a  pre-existing fan base.
  3. A REASON TO SHARE – Personal responses get retweets. How can you not share it?

Take a look:

On Twitter, @NHLBlackhawks wrote “@OldSpice What would you do on a day with the Stanley Cup?:

On Twitter, @Gillette wrote “@OldSpice what’s up my friend…big fan :)

On Twitter, @GStephanopoulos wrote “@OldSpice Hey Old Spice Man — Political question: President’s lost some female support. How does WH get those women voters back?”

On Twitter, @Alyssa_Milano wrote “Ummm — Are you sitting down??? Sit down. Ready? The @oldspice guy sent me roses!”

On Twitter, @mrskutcher wrote “Old Spice Guy- I want a special video response wow!!!!”

On Twitter, huffingtonpost wrote “Old Spice Guy Makes Hilarious Personalized Videos For Fans http://huff.to/bYORn6


Watch them all here
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Learn more:

The Next Web: The Best Shirtless Old Spice Guy Videos: Celebrity Edition

Mashable: The Old Spice Guy Now Making Custom Videos for Fans via Social Media

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Newsletter #789: The “Social Media Should be Easy” Issue

July 1, 2010

If you’re getting stressed about all the elaborate, expensive, shiny social tools out there — take a deep breath. Social media can be easy (and fun) and still profitable. A few examples here: 1> To share insider stuff 2> To offer simple deals 3> To thank your fans 4> Check it out: Convert YouTube videos [...]

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California Tortilla’s Stacey Kane on how to harness customer engagement — live Word of Mouth Supergenius preview

June 30, 2010

We’re bringing together 31 amazing marketers for Word of Mouth Supergenius: The “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” Conference in New York on July 20. The day will feature 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors. You’re going to learn practical, hands-on techniques to get people talking about [...]

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Gevalia’s Dana Vogel on how to use social media to connect with loyal fans — live Word of Mouth Supergenius preview

June 28, 2010

We’re bringing together 31 amazing marketers for Word of Mouth Supergenius: The “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” Conference in New York on July 20. The day will feature 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors. You’re going to learn practical, hands-on techniques to get people talking about [...]

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MarketingSavant’s Dana VanDen Heuvel on how to earn a loyal blog following – live Word of Mouth Supergenius preview

June 25, 2010

We’re bringing together 31 amazing marketers for Word of Mouth Supergenius: The “How to be Great at Word of Mouth Marketing” Conference in New York on July 20. The day will feature 12 how-to classes, 12 real-world case studies, and 6 brilliant authors. You’re going to learn practical, hands-on techniques to get people talking about [...]

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