Advocamp: Mike Stowe

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Who wants to see a Magic Trick?

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Fitting Square Pegs into Round Holes

@mikegstowe

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There’s an easy way to fit Square Pegs into Round Holes…

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MAGIC

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But first

I need 4 Volunteers

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Well…

That didn’t work.

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What do you do?What’s your company do?Where do you want to be in 10 years?

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Lessons Learned:1. They don’t think like me2. They all do different things3. They all want different things

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YOUR ADVOCATES

Are Unique.

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THE SECRET:Everyone is a Square Peg

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Another Question:Why are you here?

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Lessons Learned:1. For their own goals/ desires2. Because they have an interest in

advocacy3. Because I asked them to come on stage

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START WITHTHE SINGULARITY

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THENASK QUESTIONS

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ANDCREATE A CUSTOM ENVIRONMENT

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WHY?

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You can’t help them help youUntil you know what they’re capable of

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And you can’t keep them engagedUntil you know what they want in return

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Let’s try the

Magic Trick (again)

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Your advocates are there because they WANT to be.

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They are waiting to show the world what they can do.

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They are waiting for you to ask.

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Because square pegs don’t fit in round holes.

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And marketing isn’t MAGIC

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THANK YOU

@mikegstowe