geekdom ambassador program
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Presentation to community members at Geekdom San Antonio on principles of branding a collaborative workspace based on the members sharing their personal brandsTRANSCRIPT
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PERSONAL BRANDING & CONTENT AMBASSADOR
PROGRAM
June 27, 2012
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WHAT...
•Two fold objective:
•help you master the art of personal branding in the context of where you create and get things done
•help promote the Geekdom brand from the perspective of its community members
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YOU & GEEKDOM
•Are
•brands
• stories
•a work in progress
•Ambassadors for each other’s brand
I’m a big deal at Geekdom:)
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YOU ARE A BRAND
•Be it as a solo gig or as a team, you are in your own right, a brand
•The environment of Geekdom, the surroundings of downtown and the things you do in your work can help define and grow your influence and thought leadership on the social web
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WHY
•Geekdom is on its way to becoming a global brand with presence in 4 US and 3 global cities by 2015
•This is your opportunity to associate your personal brand with a brand that could help you think about how you are branding yourself
•Opportunity to grow your business around the world by associating with the globalization of Geekdom
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WTF?
•This is a distraction
• I am too busy working
• I can’t take on more work
•External to work, I have a life
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HOW DO I BENEFIT?
•Gets you in the mindset of personal branding
•Associates yourself with the (global) Geekdom brand
•Cross pollenates your personal brand with your team
•Helps your fellow Geekdom community members
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PART OF YOUR DAILY FLOW
•Your smart phone is your friend
•Open your ears and ears and see what’s around you for easy story telling
•The collaborative nature of Geekdom inherently lends itself to this process
•A good way to connect with people you may not know
•A good way to build deeper relationships - this is not always about business
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I DON’T KNOW BRANDING
• Just be you
•Share who you are
•Discover your surroundings with writing, photos, videos...
I’m awesome
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TIMING
•Now through October, the weather is perfect for this
•Go, discover downtown
•Lots of funky dives, dumps, joints and street people that makes San Antonio very unique
•Great buildings, street signs, foods, bridges
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When you are here.....
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ONE “THING” PER DAY
•Shout out to a team member
•Photo of an object on the floor
•Go for a walk on the Riverwalk and share the moment
•Knock on your neighbor’s door and do an interview
•Write a blog post
•Do a Facebook entry
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WHERE TO START?
•A few basics
•Pick a few obvious platforms - Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, G+, Foursquare
•Check in daily
•Share one thing per day....
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westoncenter
riverwalk
funky buildings
Discover the building and your surroundings....
foods
people
transportationarchitecture
fun
culture
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IF YOU TRAVEL....
•On business and on vacation...wave back to your peers
•Shout out to your team
•Root for the TechStars Cloud teams when they are in residence
•Wear your Geekdom T-shirt and photograph yourself at recognizable landmarks
•Wear your startup’s T-shirt and photograph yourself at recognizable landmarks
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SHOW YOUR SUPPORT
•Show Nick, Louie, Pat, Dirk, Todd, Cole, Graham and Jason some love
•Thank the local media when they cover Geekdom
•Thank the speakers who share their insights during programs
•High five your peers when they have a win, get funding, a major customer, or a big contract
•Promote new programming
•Welcome new community members as you meet
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Story Telling With Instagram...
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THE WESTON CENTER
•The building itself
•Lobby area - chairs, decorations, artwork, walkways, waterfall
•Restaurant
•Piano man
•Events & classes
•11th floor + new maker space in the works....
•Geekdom signage, collateral material, seminar handouts...
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share and promote your
community members’
content, music, photos,
documents, etc.
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Geekdom has tons of cool images you can create that surround the environment we
work in
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Classy Joint: Geekdom.... I approach the
Weston Centre as an
infrastructure to Geekdom
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geekdom you
institution humanity
Your personal branding helps humanize the Geekdom experience and the persona of its community members
your voice really matters and contributes
we are one :)
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WIN & WIN
•Aimed to help you think about your personal brand
•Helps raise awareness of the awesomeness of the Geekdom experience
•The process could open new opportunities for you personally and with your team
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START SLOW...
•Become aware of your surroundings
•Experiment and build your voice
•Meet, connect with someone new on the floor
•Take a stranger for a walk and share the experience
•Friend & connect with the community
•A good way to say “thank you” to Graham for his act of kindness and generosity
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SUSTAIN
•Think in the long run
•Daily is ideal, but focus on building on what you are working, making, creating
•A few check-ins / posts a week over the course of the balance of 2012 really adds up and helps you be discovered and shared
•The more you do this, the better you get at branding you and your team
•The collective voice of the community will really impact