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“Starting Your Story, part 1” – Social Marketing Kung-fu / workshop & spiel

Dave Olson and students at Social Marketing Kung-fu Workshop / Spiel in May 2013
Dave Olson and students at Social Marketing Kung-fu Workshop / Spiel in May 2013

What to do on day one of any new start-up project” – whether for business, nonprofit profit, campaign or revolution including: naming / branding, media kit and various descriptions, and building culture, excitement and a posse – all without spending much money – are covered in part 1 of a fast-paced *master class* workshop by Dave Olson from  May 2013.

Download: Starting Your Story – Social Marketing Kung-fu 1 – workshop / spiel (1:07:02, 98.7MB, .mp3)

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Creative Social Publicity and Promotion preso – SFU, 2016

sfu-class

From time to time, I visit various classes associated with B.C.’s Simon Fraser University’s fine publishing program under the stewardship of Suzanne Norman. This time around, the class was something about personal publicity and brand building. As such, I share anecdotes gleaned from Hootsuite and dozens of other personal social and community projects from over the years of activism, media outreach and marketing.

Head to class for: Creative Social Publicity and Promotion at SFU (1:56:08, 84MB, .mp3)

More: Roundup of artifacts from Creative Social Publicity and Promotion at SFU

Keynote Aboard a Boat with Dave Olson and Greg Gunn – Experience Tectoria (2012)

keynote on a boat

On a private yacht with special access to the Victoria naval base, respective VP’s of Community and Business Development at HootSuite, Dave Olson and Greg Gunn, jointly delivered a keynote speech for Experience Tectoria, an event designed to highlight Victoria’s tech sector.

A lively crowd who actively participated in the stories with heckles and laughs, a steady supply of Hoyne beer, plus a pod of Orca whales breaching and interrupting the talk… all made for a memorable Sunday afternoon.

Come Aboard for: Keynote Aboard a Boat with Dave Olson and Greg Gunn  (.mp3, 51:42, 75MB)

Note: Audio extracted from iPhone video shot by Jose Albis – thanks!

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Making Great Swag – soliloquy on a trail, part 3

Dave (L) and Richard Loat shoot swag from atop the Hootbus at SxSW HootHockey event in 2012
Dave (L) and Richard Loat shoot swag from atop the Hootbus at SxSW HootHockey event in 2012 (photo by ?)

Creating memorable, keep-able promotional items can enhance your brand / campaign rather than getting tossed out. On a hiking trail, Dave shares “rules” and considerations from experience, including many examples and anecdotes, ergo:

Rules:

  • Light enough to travel
  • Photo-op-able
  • Sizes suck
  • Quality goods
  • Metaphorically yours
  • Will it fly?
  • Thrifty for lots
  • If you’ve seen it before, don’t do it

Examples:

  • Scarves (muted design, subtlely design, useful in chill too)
  • Flags (simple design, sized to fold, wear like a cape, bonus for decorating event)
  • Beer coozies (low cost, party-friendly, connect to home)
  • Passports (independence, handy for notes, interactive)
  • Pins and stickers (easy giveaways, make a bundle for excitement, mailable, each unique)
  • Temp tattoo (inspired by Sailor Jerry rather than just a logo)
  • Masks (remixed from users, great for events, provides interactive activity)
  • Plush owls (remixed from user, take like a traveling gnome, shoot from cannon!)

Other Considerations: 

  • Design for your audience and crew
  • Workshirts with patches + bandanas
  • Swag-box exchange and unboxing
  • Budget guidelines
  • Making best t-shirts

Breaking rules:

  • Lighters and pint glasses with etched logo (renegade “hippie” culture)
  • Coasters (allowed us to leave bread crumbs, bars/restaurants find useful)

Recorded spontaneously in May 2013 on Varley Trail, Lynn Valley, North Vancouver

Listen to: Making Great Swag – soliloquy on a trail, part 3 (23:37, 192k mp3, 37MB)

 

Continuing the Conversation After the Talk – soliloquy on a trail, part 2

Dave performs "Crowd Sourcing Community Projects like Tom Sawyer" at SxSW 2012
Dave performs “Crowd Sourcing Community Projects like Tom Sawyer” at SxSW 2012 (photo by ?)

Public speaking is often/usually undertaken for a purpose beyond simply giving a talk. Indeed, starting and continuing a conversation is important for gigs relating to business endeavours, civic causes, art projects. After capturing attention and sharing ideas, documenting the reactions, questions, and reviews, as well as following-up in a meaningful manner, give a speech a life beyond the lectern.

Along a trailside stream, Dave shares practical tactics – both off-line networking and on-line curation – for doing so learned from diverse gigs for myriad purposes. Unedited and spontaneous, transcription also available. 

Unedited and spontaneous, transcription also available. Recorded April 2013.

Listen to: Continuing the Conversation After the Talk – soliloquy on a trail, part 2 (21MB, 192k mp3, 11:44)

NOTE: Storify (sadly and neglectfully) pulled the plug on the service in May 2018, the noble company Wakelet now offer similar / same functions.

More: Transcribed version of “Continuing the Conversation After the Talk {DRAFT coming eventually}

(How to be a) Public Speaking Bad Ass – soliloquy on a trail, part 1

Dave Olson "Fuck Stats Make Art" - SXSW 2009
Dave Olson “Fuck Stats Make Art” – SXSW 2009 (photo by Kris Krug via Flickr)

Sharing stories to groups – whether for business, civics, or art – requires a certain amount of performance art in order to effectively educate, entertain and inspire.

Along a trail, Dave shares a stream of consciousness spiel with tips and tactics. learned from dozens of gigs at all sorts of audiences. Including: slides are not the talk; don’t depend on tech; have a uniform; give tweet-able snacks; don’t re-introduce yourself; go “Donahue”; plus, riffs about finding flow, establishing momentum, starting in situ, finally knowing your audience and treating with intelligence.

Unedited and spontaneous, transcription also available. Recorded April 2013.

Listen to: (How to be a) Public Speaking Bad Ass – a soliloquy on a trail, part 1 (22:35, 33MB, 192k mp3)

More: Transcribed version of “(How to be a) Public Speaking Bad Ass  {DRAFT}”

Social HR and and International Culture – a soliloquy

Not All Skills Fit on Resume cake by Destin (photo credit ?)
Not All Skills Fit on Resume cake by Destin (photo credit ?)

Using social media and community-building tactics for various HR-related objectives including: recruiting quality by tracking and amplifying stories, fostering company culture, and spreading messages across borders. 

Dave Olson (then VP Community at Hootsuite – a social media management software company) gives a fast-paced and candid talk about using social media and community-building tactics for various HR-related objectives including: recruiting quality talent by tracking and amplifying stories, fostering company culture (especially in time of international growth), and spreading messages across borders. Includes many examples and anecdotes. 

Recorded in 2012 at unknown location/circumstance.  

Listen to: Social HR and and International Culture – a soliloquy (33MB, 192k mp3, 23:37)