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Mar 6, 2020 5 tweets 1 min read Read on X
Reading on Twitter that a lot of DevRel folks are concerned about conference cancellations. I was in that role previously for a highly technical product. Speaking and talking to folks at the booth is only part of the game. 1/
If the conf was highly aligned with your product niche, this can be a concern for your outreach efforts. But it also represents an opportunity. Attendees already know they want to see your talk and have probably followed you on Twitter. 2/
So give it starting in blog form. Not all at once though, make it like a TV show that has cliffhangers. You already have the narrative, you just need to create episodes with subplots. People will read it, trust me (folks at confs said they read my posts) 3/
The booth interactions are harder to substitute, but frankly you're there to support technical conversations; the rest is marketing's job. Shift your efforts to sales support, they're going to really need it with the drop in leads from the conf cancellation. 4/
Finally, remember that you're an engineer who talks to other engineers. So go where they'll be spending their time; Reddit, HN, Twitter, Slack. You're a technical resource that they need. So get cracking. 5/fin

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