Introduction
My name is Masha Prusso. I work with Brock Pierce’s Percival.vc and assist portfolio companies with marketing and PR strategies. Brock Pierce is a significant investor in PKT as well.
My background is in marketing and business development, working professionally in the blockchain space since 2017. I co-founded Crypto PR Lab, and Story VC, and currently advise numerous blockchain projects. I was previously Head of PR and marketing lead for Polygon, then an executive at Waves, a layer 1 blockchain that raised 36,000 bitcoin at 2016 ICO. With 3 years of career in wealth management at UBS and HSBC banks, I am also a qualified attorney who studied at UC Berkeley and Sorbonne in Paris.
My partners are Keenan Olsen and Kurt Ivy. Our full bios are at the bottom of this document.
Keenan Olsen. Keenan’s background is as a marketing executive at Chainlink for over 5 years, beginning as employee number 12 in 2019. He worked as Head of Community to Head of Developer Marketing roles, building Chainlink Twitter from 20K to 1.1M organic followers. He has marketing skills combined with technical understanding which helps craft communications that both build community and attract new users.
Kurt Ivy. Kurt specializes in Web3 communications and research and development. He was the CMO at SHOPX, a bridge between Web3 and e-commerce. The project coin launched up to $4, doing 350x for most of the investors. Kurt’s communication skills and experience align very well with PKT, especially given the new connection between PKT Network, cjdns, and e-commerce (using the IPv6 web URL as a PKT payment address).
I am putting forth a proposal to become the Network Steward for a renewable period of 4 weeks. During this time, my team and I will deploy the below strategy to help PKT gain attention and visibility from KOLs, investors, through public relations, and from the general crypto world.
Project
Social Media and Community Building
Tasks:
- Twitter and Telegram:
- Work with the team to develop a consistent posting schedule, utilizing social media scheduling tools to ensure regular engagement.
- Diversify content formats to include infographics, memes, educational videos, and user-generated content, making technical information more accessible and engaging.
- Expand reach beyond the core audience by leveraging relevant hashtags, initiating paid campaigns, and engaging in trending conversations.
- Leverage Twitter Spaces:
- Regularly host and co-host Twitter Spaces sessions with other projects, focusing on topics relevant to PKT and the broader community. Use these sessions to drive engagement and direct followers to the most recent posts and updates.
- Boost Discord:
- Address the low activity issue in the Discord community of over 5k members by appointing additional active moderators.
- Implement daily interactive activities, such as Q&A sessions, polls, or discussions, led by moderators to foster continuous engagement.
- Introduce a structured onboarding process for new members to ensure they are quickly integrated and engaged in the community.
KPIs:
- Twitter and Telegram Engagement:
- Achieve a 20% increase in engagement rates (likes, comments, shares) per quarter (adjusted based on duration of engagement).
- Grow the follower base by 15% per quarter through diversified content and strategic outreach (adjusted based on duration of engagement).
- Twitter Spaces:
- Within the current bi-weekly Twitter Spaces, aim to increase participation by 20% engagement per session.
- Discord:
- Increase daily active users on Discord by 30% within the first quarter (adjusted based on duration of engagement).
- Enhance response time and interaction quality.
Content and PR Campaigns
Tasks:
- Content Development:
- Focus on creating informative and accessible content that demystifies the technical aspects of the project and focused on where PKT fits into the DePIN narrative. This will include a mix of blog posts, infographics, and videos.
- Ensure regular updates across digital platforms with engaging content that highlights features, benefits, and user experiences.
Influencer and Podcast Strategy
We will reach out to and activate influencers and KOLs across Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Telegram, and WhaleGroups to create content, promote PKT and build awareness for the project and trading on exchanges. We will allocate the budget described in the Summary section towards these efforts. We intend to activate at least 2 influencers per week, however, the budget may be accumulated across two weeks to target a higher budget amount.
We will reach out to the best industry podcasts to feature PKT community members (organic or discounted price). Podcasts like CryptoCoinShow, Ivan on Tech, Crypto Avances, Wild West Crypto Podcast, BadCryptoPodcast, Pomp, Bankless, Coindesk Money Reimagined, Breakdown, Unchained, Defiant. We will target organic opportunities, but may also allocate budget or PKT to secure opportunities.
Alpha and Whale Investor Group Promotion
We have access to the groups below. We will inform group members one by one and in groups (who are, in the majority, our friends) about the project and drive interest in PKT. Joining Twitter Spaces or AMAs with PKT by Whale group members will be suggested and explored as an opportunity, where it is possible
Summary
Our proposal is broken down by weeks and momths. We have budgeted the price of PKT at $0.0035, since that is close to where liquidity is located. If price increases, we will allocate the additional funds into our weekly influencer and podcast budgets.
Network Steward Use of Funds:
1.6m PKT x 4 weeks = 6.4m PKT @ $0.0035 = $22,400 per month
Team Budget:
(includes Social Media, Community Building,
Content PR Campaigns, Alpha & Whale Group Promotion costs):
Total: $15,000/month ($3,750 per week)
Influencers/Podcasts Budget:
Total: $7,400/month ($1,850 per week)
Grand Total:
$22,400 per month
Closing statement
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