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Selling the Dream Using Social Media

Posted by Jeffrey Blake on Monday, January 18, 2010, In : Evangelism 

An Evangelist is not a well known role but is experiencing a resurgence in the age of Social Media.  Guy Kawasaki was probably one of the first to popularize the roll of the evangelist working for Apple computer.    I was recently re-reading his book on evangelism called "Selling the Dream"  It is still inspiring.

 One of the jobs of a product evangelist is to consume, distill and disseminate vast amounts of information.  And like Guy says - an evangelist must "eat like a hummingbird ...

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Characteristics of a Technical Evangelist

Posted by Jeffrey Blake on Friday, January 15, 2010, In : Evangelism 

The most salient characteristics of the typical technology evangelist role include being:

  • Proactive in rapidly connecting with others; open and generous in extending time and assistance; willing to build and leverage relationships to accomplish tasks and meet goals.
  • Able to communicate large volumes of content rapidly and clearly. Enthusiastic and persuasive, motivating others by considering their points of view, and then adjusting the delivery to fit the specific individual.
  • Collaborative,...

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