In the future we could put a slideshow on and play it out through a 32" HDTV there. Things we could show includes Skullotron, since we don't really want to carry that to every events. People playing during game nights or game day, our facilities, lounge, classroom, kitchen. Kinetic text of what we do and events we've held. I saw Assent Works have nice big screen TV that shows the big equipments they have. I think some onlookers just passed by from a distant and looks like they are not sure what we are. So having the slideshow on big screen, even just 32" TV, would help.
On 11/2/13, Jay Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > We do need better sign-age next time - ours was definitely underfoot > and out of sight. I love the approach the AssentWorks team took in > hanging up giant banners behind them. > > That said, most people pass us by in two seconds because most people > would never be interested in us. Due to the con demographics, we > really aren't interested in 90% of the kids that pass by the booth > either. Watch for the people who's eyes get caught by the sight of the > raspberry Pi, or people who are excited to see arduinos on display. > When you see those people, talk to them! Everything on the table has > been placed there with starting conversations with people like that in > mind. > > Knowing a good SkullSpace "elevator pitch" is handy, but I find the > real trick is in asking con-goers questions and learning about them. > This is especially easy if a specific piece of hardware caught their > eye. "Have you ever used an arduino before?" can lead to "Well, I'm > interested making one control my AC unit" and before long you'll be > recommending that they show up at Skullspace. Another trick is to > watch Nate and do what he does - the guy is a PR pro. We're first and > foremost a community, and demonstrating that we're a friendly > community to join starts with friendly people representing us. > > Aside, everybody has been fantastic so far. Thank you to everybody > who's helping this year! > > On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 8:53 PM, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: >> Then you shouldn't be working the booth. We need our most extroverted >> people, otherwise there's no chance. Also some cool stuff sitting there >> for people to check out. Did we get the pile of blinking lights? >> >> I personally hate it when vendors ask for contact info for a "draw", >> which is code for "we're going to spam you forever". >> >> Ron >> >> On 2013-11-03 01:10, [email protected] wrote: >>> I don't know about the other guys at the table, but I kinda suck at being >>> talkative and marketing to random people... Some congoers just pass by >>> and evaluate us in 2 seconds, it's good to have a way to identify >>> ourselves in that time as 'not just guys who have a nintendo and cards >>> against humanity'. >>> >>> Also maybe have a prize drawing where they need to leave contact info... >>> AW has one of those for a free month membership and it has 100+ papers >>> inside, wow. I volunteer a pile of Cisco 800-series routers for the >>> draw. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ron <[email protected]> >>> Sender: [email protected]: Sat, 2 Nov 2013 >>> 19:57:41 >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: [SkullSpace-Discuss] Displaying Skullspace's identity >>> >>> Are there people at the table? Isn't the point of having volunteers >>> there to tell people about it? >>> >>> It'd be cool to have stuff on the table, as well, but we sorta suck at >>> having stuff. :) >>> >>> Ron >>> >>> On 2013-11-03 00:42, [email protected] wrote: >>> > #incomingbikeshed >>> > >>> > I'm at the C4 booth and we have a nice sign (draped below a table where >>> > it's not really visible, especially when people stand in front) and >>> > nice business cards, but they just say our name and 3 unmeaningful >>> > words, nothing says that we are a hackerspace or what that entails. I'm >>> > still sick and not feeling too creative, any suggestions on how we >>> > should represent what we do and interest people in it? >>> > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>> > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
