Cultivating Strong Online Relationships To Build An Ever Ready Troop Of Evangelists December 21, 2011 by Jeff Hurt It’s important to build your network before you need it! Building a network of organization supporters who can do a variety of things at a moment’s notice is imperative in today’s socially networked world. Transactions Versus Relationships Unfortunately, many organizations struggle with relationship building. Instead, they are masters of the transaction. Their emphasis on transactions … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , engagement, influencers, online conversations, online listening, online social media conversation, relationships, WOM
Unleash Your Conference Participants To Become WOM Influencers October 22, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Here is the slide deck from my recent presentation for Daxko Webinar Series on association and conference influencers. Enjoy! Unleash Your Conference Participants To Become WOM Influencers View more presentations from Jeff Hurt. Additional statistics and facts mentioned during webinar. United Breaks Guitars video received 25,000 views in the first 24 hours it was uploaded in … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , conferences, engagement, event marketing, influence, influencers, Social Media, social networking, WOM
Identifying Influencers: Harnessing The Power Of Individuals October 14, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Armed with creativity, passion, $150, friends and YouTube, Dave Carroll created more than nine million impressions. You’ve probably heard of Carroll. He wrote and created the music video “United Breaks Guitars” about United’s baggage handlers smashing the base of his $3,500 Taylor guitar. United refused to pay $1,200 to repair his guitar because of an … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , engagement, event marketing, influencers, Social Media, social networking, WOM